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Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband 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 Royal Olympic Theatre, London, 15 February 1836.
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Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, August, October and December 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House ; Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 31 December no. 5338 1868; (p. 1)A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies (advertised under the title Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns) and Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband on 31 December 1868.
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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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The Prince of Wales Opera House
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 8 October no. 5267 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of A Handsome Husband 1836 single work dramaA brief review of the 7 October 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband and of Madame Anna Bishop's musical entertainment.
(Note: the performance of A Handsome Husband was not included in the Prince of Wales's 7 October advertisement, placed in the Empire, for that evening's entertainments.)
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Prince of Wales Opera House
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 29 August no. 5234 1868; (p. 4)The Empire reflects on the performances at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 28 August 1868. The evening was a benefit for George Case and Grace Egerton, but was poorly attended. The Empire comments on the acting in Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband and a scene from Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback, and also the performance of The Sentinel.
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Farewell Demonstration to Grace Egerton
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 27 August no. 5232 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 28 August no. 5233 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for a 'farewell demonstration to Grace Egerton' at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 28 August 1868. The advertisement includes a list of distinguished patrons who will be in attendance; the list includes Henry Parkes, Edward Deas Thomson and William Bede Dalley, together with 'many of the leading families in Sydney'.
In addition to Egerton's items, the evening includes a performance of Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband, a scene from James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback and the 'pretty comedietta' The Sentinel (possibly John Maddison Morton's The Female Sentinel).
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The Prince of Wales Opera House
1868
single work
review
— Appears in: The Empire , 8 October no. 5267 1868; (p. 2)
— Review of A Handsome Husband 1836 single work dramaA brief review of the 7 October 1868 Prince of Wales Opera House production of Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband and of Madame Anna Bishop's musical entertainment.
(Note: the performance of A Handsome Husband was not included in the Prince of Wales's 7 October advertisement, placed in the Empire, for that evening's entertainments.)
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Farewell Demonstration to Grace Egerton
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 27 August no. 5232 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 28 August no. 5233 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for a 'farewell demonstration to Grace Egerton' at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 28 August 1868. The advertisement includes a list of distinguished patrons who will be in attendance; the list includes Henry Parkes, Edward Deas Thomson and William Bede Dalley, together with 'many of the leading families in Sydney'.
In addition to Egerton's items, the evening includes a performance of Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband, a scene from James Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback and the 'pretty comedietta' The Sentinel (possibly John Maddison Morton's The Female Sentinel).
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Prince of Wales Opera House
1868
single work
column
— Appears in: The Empire , 29 August no. 5234 1868; (p. 4)The Empire reflects on the performances at the Prince of Wales Opera House on 28 August 1868. The evening was a benefit for George Case and Grace Egerton, but was poorly attended. The Empire comments on the acting in Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband and a scene from Sheridan Knowles's The Hunchback, and also the performance of The Sentinel.
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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 ; Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 31 December no. 5338 1868; (p. 1)A advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Walter Cooper's Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie and the Fairies (advertised under the title Harlequin Little Jack Horner; or, The Christmas Pie, and the Fairies of the Silver Ferns) and Elizabeth St George's A Handsome Husband on 31 December 1868.