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Farce.
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John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker is included in AustLit because it was produced in Australian theatres during the colonial era.
Production Details
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First produced at the Princess's Theatre, Oxford Street, London, 13 November 1850. (Source: Nicoll, Allardyce A History of English Drama, 1660-1900. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1952.)
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Performed at a private, amateur production, Sydney, 9 July 1868.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Othello, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 21 November no. 5304 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of William Shakespeare's Othello, John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker, and the burlesque La Sonnambula on 21 November 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Azael, The Prodigal, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 19 October no. 5276 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 20 October no. 5277 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 21 October no. 5278 1868; (p. 3)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Edward Fitzball's Azael, The Prodigal and John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker on 19, 20 and 21 October 1868. The productions on 19 and 20 October were a benefit for Mr. Charles Lascelles.
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Prince of Wales Opera House
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 9 October no. 5268 1868; (p. 4)The Empire's review of Madame Anna Bishop's musical entertainment at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 8 October 1868, also notes that the evening included performances of Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband and John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker.
(Note: there was no reference to A Handsome Husband or Betsy Baker in the Prince of Wales's 8 October advertisement, placed in the Empire, for that evening's entertainments.)
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Private Theatricals
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 13 July no. 5194 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of A Terrible Secret 1861 single work drama ; Betsy Baker 1850 single work dramaA review of the 9 July 1868 private, amateur production in Sydney of Stirling Coyne's A Terrible Secret and John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker.
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Private Theatricals
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 13 July no. 5194 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of A Terrible Secret 1861 single work drama ; Betsy Baker 1850 single work dramaA review of the 9 July 1868 private, amateur production in Sydney of Stirling Coyne's A Terrible Secret and John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker.
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Prince of Wales Opera House
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 9 October no. 5268 1868; (p. 4)The Empire's review of Madame Anna Bishop's musical entertainment at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 8 October 1868, also notes that the evening included performances of Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband and John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker.
(Note: there was no reference to A Handsome Husband or Betsy Baker in the Prince of Wales's 8 October advertisement, placed in the Empire, for that evening's entertainments.)
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Azael, The Prodigal, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 19 October no. 5276 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 20 October no. 5277 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 21 October no. 5278 1868; (p. 3)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Edward Fitzball's Azael, The Prodigal and John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker on 19, 20 and 21 October 1868. The productions on 19 and 20 October were a benefit for Mr. Charles Lascelles.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : Othello, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 21 November no. 5304 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of William Shakespeare's Othello, John Maddison Morton's Betsy Baker, and the burlesque La Sonnambula on 21 November 1868.
