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The Corsican Brothers (International) assertion single work   drama   - Three acts
Alternative title: The Corsican Brothers; or, The Fatal Duel
This international work is included in AustLit to identify a relationship with Australian literature.
Issue Details: First known date: 1852... 1852 The Corsican Brothers
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Notes

  • An adaptation of Alexandre Dumas' French original.
  • Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era; and/or is the subject of Australian literary comment, adaptation or creative writing.

Production Details

  • First produced at The Princesses' Theatre, Oxford Street, London, 24 February 1852. (Source: Nicoll, Allardyce. A History of English Drama 1660-1900. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1966.)

  • Performed at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, March 1868 and August 1868.

  • Performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney, July 1868.

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First known date: 1852
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Works about this Work

The Theatres, &c. Jaques (fl. 1866-1868) , 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 15 August vol. 5 no. 124 (New Series) 1868; (p. 210)
— Review of The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan , 1775 single work drama ; The Corsican Brothers Dion Boucicault , 1852 single work drama

A review of the performances of Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan's The Rivals and Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, August 1868.
The Theatres, &c. Jaques (fl. 1866-1868) , 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 28 March vol. 4 no. 104 (New Series) 1868; (p. 402)
— Review of The Corsican Brothers Dion Boucicault , 1852 single work drama ; Acis and Galatea ; Or, The Nimble Nymph and the Terrible Troglodyte F. C. Burnand , 1863 single work musical theatre ; Jack Sheppard 1839 single work drama
Royal Victoria Theatre : Colonial Experience, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 11 July vol. 19 no. 1318 1868; (p. 15)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Walter H. Cooper's Colonial Experience and Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers on 11 July 1868. Also advertised is the upcoming performance of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins's No Thoroughfare.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Hidden Hand 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 13 August no. 5220 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 14 August no. 5221 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Tom Taylor's The Hidden Hand and Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers on 13 August 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Corsican Brothers, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 August no. 5212 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Corsican Brothers and of Jack Sheppard on 4 August 1868.
The Theatres, &c. Jaques (fl. 1866-1868) , 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 28 March vol. 4 no. 104 (New Series) 1868; (p. 402)
— Review of The Corsican Brothers Dion Boucicault , 1852 single work drama ; Acis and Galatea ; Or, The Nimble Nymph and the Terrible Troglodyte F. C. Burnand , 1863 single work musical theatre ; Jack Sheppard 1839 single work drama
The Theatres, &c. Jaques (fl. 1866-1868) , 1868 single work review
— Appears in: The Australasian , 15 August vol. 5 no. 124 (New Series) 1868; (p. 210)
— Review of The Rivals; or, A Trip to Bath Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan , 1775 single work drama ; The Corsican Brothers Dion Boucicault , 1852 single work drama

A review of the performances of Richard Brinsley Butler Sheridan's The Rivals and Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, August 1868.
The Royal Theatre : The Corsican Brothers, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 11 July no. 5193 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers and Walter Cooper's Colonial Experience on 11 July 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Corsican Brothers, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 August no. 5212 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Dion Boucicault's Corsican Brothers and of Jack Sheppard on 4 August 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : The Hidden Hand 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 13 August no. 5220 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 14 August no. 5221 1868; (p. 1)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Tom Taylor's The Hidden Hand and Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers on 13 August 1868.
Royal Victoria Theatre : Colonial Experience, &c. 1868 single work advertisement
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 11 July vol. 19 no. 1318 1868; (p. 15)

An advertisement for the Royal Victoria Theatre production of Walter H. Cooper's Colonial Experience and Dion Boucicault's The Corsican Brothers on 11 July 1868. Also advertised is the upcoming performance of Charles Dickens and Wilkie Collins's No Thoroughfare.
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