King Lear / No Song No Supper

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Event King Lear / No Song No Supper
Venue Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW
First Date 23 January 1837
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description First performance of King Lear followed by the comic opera No Song No Supper; or, the Lawyer in the Sack. Also a comic song by Mr Buckingham and Mr Lee in Grecian Statues, Living Models from the Antiquities.
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Related Events
  • is part of Mixed Bill No Song, No Supper , Theatre Royal (1833-1840), Sydney, NSW, 23 January 1837
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mr George Buckingham Actor Oswald/Dr Syntax
Mr Collins Actor Duke of Kent/William
Mr James Dyball Actor Old Man
Mr Conrad Knowles Actor King Lear/Crop
Mr George Simes Actor Duke of Albany/Lawyer Endless
Miss Eliza Winstanley Actor Aranthea (?)
William Shakespeare Playwright
Cordelia Cameron Cordelia
Mrs Maria Taylor Regan/Margaretta
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Benefit for Mr Simes. First performance in Australia.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Irvin, Eric, 1985, Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914 / Eric Irvin Hale & Iremonger, Sydney
Event Identifier 101253