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Theatre Royal Drury Lane :This present Saturday April 20 1816, Their Majesties’ servants will perform (4th time) a new romantick operatick Ballet Spectacle, ... "Pitcairn's Island" ... composed by and produced under the direction of Mr Byrne; the vocal and melo-dramatick musick composed and compiled by Mr M Corri ... after which (19th time) a new farce, called "What next?" to which will be added (2d time these 20 years) the musical farce called "The two misers" [1816]
- Date
- 1816
- Reference
- Eph-D-BRITISH-THEATRE-1816-01
- Description
An arangement of text of varying type faces, advertising "a new romantick operatick ballet spectacle (founded on the recent discovery of a numerous colony, formed by, and descended from, the mutineers of the 'Bounty' frigate)". Following productions of a farce, then Garrick's Jubilee ode performed by Miss Nash in honour of Shakespeare, are listed below. The actors in all the productions are named, and subsequent future productions are listed at the lower edge.
News of the Bounty mutiny reached England in 1790. American Captain Mayhew Folger discovered the mutineers on Pitcairn in 1808, but the news was not widespread, and it was in September 1814 that two British ships rediscovered the island and its community.
Mr Byrne (as composer) and his son Oscar Byrne (as a performer) had been involved in ballet productions with Drury Lane Theatre from as early as 1805 (see “Monthly Mirror” vol 20 (1805), page 203). Oscar Byrne and Miss Smith would often perform Pas de Deux. (See collection of theatrical broadsheets from Drury Lane, at https://books.google.co.nz/books?id=sNYIAAAAQAAJ (retrieved 17 September 2016)
Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). 13.30 Linear Metres.
Physical Description: Letterpress, on muslin-backed rag paper, 610 x 412 mm.
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Alternative form available: Scanned from original
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- Format
- 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s), 13.30 Linear Metres, Ephemera, Letterpress works, Performing arts posters, Posters, Letterpress, on muslin-backed rag paper, 610 x 412 mm., Orientation: Vertical image
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Theatre Royal Drury Lane :This present Saturday April 20 1816, Their Majesties’ servants will perform (4th time) a new romantick operatick Ballet Spectacle, ... "Pitcairn's Island" ... composed by and produced under the direction of Mr Byrne; the vocal and melo-dramatick musick composed and compiled by Mr M Corri ... after which (19th time) a new farce, called "What next?" to which will be added (2d time these 20 years) the musical farce called "The two misers" [1816]. Ref: Eph-D-BRITISH-THEATRE-1816-01. Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington, New Zealand. /records/35285289More information can be found in our terms of use.