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Issue Details: First known date: 1842... 1842 The Queer Client ; Or, The Avenger
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Based on Charles Dickens' The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (1837), the story revolves around George Heyling (the queer client).

Notes

  • Dibdin's play was performed as The Queer Client, or The Avenger at the Royal Victoria Theatre, Sydney on 16 May 1842.

  • The Queer Client is one of two plays by Charles Alexander Dibdin which are extant at the New South Wales State Records. The other play is Billy Barlow.

  • Further Reference :

        • Pelosi, Janette. 'Colonial Drama Revealed ; Or, Plays Submitted for Approval.' Margin 60 (2003), pp21-34.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1842
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      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • Submitted to the Colonial Secretary for approval by Charles Dibdin.

      Holdings

      Held at: State Records, NSW
      Local Id: SZ62
      Note:
      Holding details : Colonial Secretary Correspondence ; play enclosure (42/3644) ; covering letter (42/3644 in 4/2577.2) ; further letter (43/1194 in 4/4559.1) ; play at (SZ62) ; microfilm copy of play (see SR Reel 2558).
    • Sydney, New South Wales,: William Baker , 1842 .
      Extent: 30p.
      Note/s:
      • As performed at the Royal Victoria Theatre.
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Works about this Work

Australia's 'First' Dramatists Eric Irvin , 1969 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 4 no. 1 1969; (p. 18-30) Discusses early Australian theatre and drama in examining the question: Who wrote the first Australian play?
The Theatre 1842 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 21 May vol. 4 no. 396 1842; (p. 2)
— Review of The Queer Client ; Or, The Avenger Charles Dibdin , 1842 single work drama
Literary Notice 1842 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 15 November vol. 4 no. 472 1842; (p. 2)
— Review of The Queer Client ; Or, The Avenger Charles Dibdin , 1842 single work drama
The Theatrical Examiner : Royal Victoria Theatre : The New Play 1842 single work review
— Appears in: The New South Wales Examiner , 18 May no. 14 1842; (p. 3)
— Review of The Queer Client ; Or, The Avenger Charles Dibdin , 1842 single work drama
The Theatrical Examiner : Royal Victoria Theatre : The New Play 1842 single work review
— Appears in: The New South Wales Examiner , 18 May no. 14 1842; (p. 3)
— Review of The Queer Client ; Or, The Avenger Charles Dibdin , 1842 single work drama
Literary Notice 1842 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 15 November vol. 4 no. 472 1842; (p. 2)
— Review of The Queer Client ; Or, The Avenger Charles Dibdin , 1842 single work drama
The Theatre 1842 single work review
— Appears in: Australasian Chronicle , 21 May vol. 4 no. 396 1842; (p. 2)
— Review of The Queer Client ; Or, The Avenger Charles Dibdin , 1842 single work drama
Australia's 'First' Dramatists Eric Irvin , 1969 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 4 no. 1 1969; (p. 18-30) Discusses early Australian theatre and drama in examining the question: Who wrote the first Australian play?
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