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Richard Fotheringham, in Sport in Australian Drama, writes that the plot of Whitworth's play 'is at least fifty per cent that of [Dion Boucicault's] Flying Scud' (73).
Production Details
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First produced at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Auckland, 28 July 1868.
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Performed at the Prince of Wales Opera House, Sydney, 5 September 1868, under the title The Derby Day; or, Fortune's Favourite.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Notes by Buggins
1868
single work
prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 12 September vol. 19 no. 1327 1868; (p. 10)Buggins comments on the news that Queen Victoria will bestow Imperial honours on the mayors of towns visited by H. R. H. Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, during his visit to the colonies.
Buggins then turns his thoughts to the theatre observing that 'there has been very little this week in the way of amusements'. He does, however, write at some length about the production of Robert P. Whitworth's The Derby Day and notes the performances of John Maddison Morton's Your Life in Danger and the upcoming revival of John Oxenford's East Lynne.
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Notes by Buggins
1868
single work
prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 5 September vol. 19 no. 1326 1868; (p. 9)The bulk of Buggins's column is taken up with his views on Henry Parkes and the latter's activities in Kiama. Some comment is reserved for the theatre: Buggins notes performances at the Prince of Wales Opera House of Rob Roy and The Heart of Midlothian during the first week of September 1868, and of the upcoming production of The Derby Day.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : East Lynne, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 12 September no. 5246 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Oxenford's East Lynne and Robert Whitworth's The Derby Day (act two only) on 12 September 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : The Derby Day, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 5 September no. 5240 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 7 September no. 5241 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 8 September no. 5242 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 9 September no. 5243 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 10 September no. 5244 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 11 September no. 5245 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Robert Whitworth's The Derby Day, John Maddison Morton's Your Life's in Danger and of the sketch The Epsom Downs on a Derby Day on 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 September 1868.
The version of the advertisement published on 5 September 1868 includes the information that the winning jockey of the Australian Derby will be presented with 'a handsome mounted riding whip' during the evening's performance.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : The Wandering Minstrel, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 September no. 5239 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Henry Mayhew's The Wandering Minstrel and of Guy Mannering on 4 September 1868. The advertisement also notes the performance of Robert Whitworth's The Derby Day on 5 September 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : The Wandering Minstrel, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 4 September no. 5239 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Henry Mayhew's The Wandering Minstrel and of Guy Mannering on 4 September 1868. The advertisement also notes the performance of Robert Whitworth's The Derby Day on 5 September 1868.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : The Derby Day, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 5 September no. 5240 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 7 September no. 5241 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 8 September no. 5242 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 9 September no. 5243 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 10 September no. 5244 1868; (p. 1) The Empire , 11 September no. 5245 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of Robert Whitworth's The Derby Day, John Maddison Morton's Your Life's in Danger and of the sketch The Epsom Downs on a Derby Day on 5, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 September 1868.
The version of the advertisement published on 5 September 1868 includes the information that the winning jockey of the Australian Derby will be presented with 'a handsome mounted riding whip' during the evening's performance.
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Prince of Wales Opera House : East Lynne, &c.
1868
single work
advertisement
— Appears in: The Empire , 12 September no. 5246 1868; (p. 1)An advertisement for the Prince of Wales Opera House production of John Oxenford's East Lynne and Robert Whitworth's The Derby Day (act two only) on 12 September 1868.
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Notes by Buggins
1868
single work
prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 5 September vol. 19 no. 1326 1868; (p. 9)The bulk of Buggins's column is taken up with his views on Henry Parkes and the latter's activities in Kiama. Some comment is reserved for the theatre: Buggins notes performances at the Prince of Wales Opera House of Rob Roy and The Heart of Midlothian during the first week of September 1868, and of the upcoming production of The Derby Day.
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Notes by Buggins
1868
single work
prose
— Appears in: The Freeman's Journal , 12 September vol. 19 no. 1327 1868; (p. 10)Buggins comments on the news that Queen Victoria will bestow Imperial honours on the mayors of towns visited by H. R. H. Prince Alfred, the Duke of Edinburgh, during his visit to the colonies.
Buggins then turns his thoughts to the theatre observing that 'there has been very little this week in the way of amusements'. He does, however, write at some length about the production of Robert P. Whitworth's The Derby Day and notes the performances of John Maddison Morton's Your Life in Danger and the upcoming revival of John Oxenford's East Lynne.
