192
12.12.1850 (Thur)
G.A.A. BECKETT: "Roofscrambler" (1835)
T: Burlesque
W.H. MURRAY: "Diamond cut Diamond" (1843)
T: Farcical interlude (1 act)
C: Amateurs
Th: Theatre Royal (A)
R: NCH 14.12.1850. From the file I have been using the pages on which the review appeared were missing, so no further information can be given.
28.1.1851 (Tue)
J. KENNEDY: "Love, Law and Physic" (1812)
T: Farce
W.B. RHODES: "Bombastes Furioso" (1810)
T: Burlesque tragic opera (1 act)
C: Amateurs
Th: Theatre Royal (A)
R: In only a short impression the Herald wrote that "the performances went off with much spirit amidst repeated plaudits and continual bursts of merriment. The present company seems likely to become highly popular and the public are much indebted to them for according such seasonable diversion at this dull period of the year" (NCH 1.2.1851).
21.4.1851 (Mon)
G. COLMAN Jr: "Heir at Law" (1797)
T: Comedy (5 acts)
J. TOWNLEY: "High Life below Stairs” (1759)
T: Farce (2 acts)
C: Amateurs
Th: Theatre Royal (A)
N: Final performance of the season.
R: About the actors the critic thought it "uncourteous to select where all did their best and there was much to praise; we will, therefore, only say in allusion to Heir at Law that STEADFAST maintained the character of the fine old English bachelor with spirit”. In the same issue appeared a letter from "A Stranger": "The character of Dr. Pangloss (in Heir at Law) was performed with much quiet humour and the pedantic stolidity of an L.L.D. and A.A.S. (sic!) were exceedingly well portrayed, though at intervals much too low to enable the back part of the audience to catch the full force of the quotations". The Herald added that the part of Dr. Pangloss is, perhaps, the most difficult in the play, for an Amateur to sustain; the curt witticisms and various learned quotations require an experienced actor to give with effect".
High Life below Stairs "flagged somewhat from the previous exertions of the actors, but we must not omit to notice the excellent acting in the representative of the Lord Duke's servant'
Despite this and in spite of the editor not being very much satisfied with some of the language in the plays he thanked “our young friends for their kindly endeavours to promote amusement amongst the community, they were spared neither trouble, time nor expense to cater for the intellectual appetite of Shanghai in the classical drama” (NCH 26.4.1851).
26.1.1852 (Mon)
D. BOUCICAULT & C. MATHEWS: "Used Up" (1846)
T: Comedietta (2 acts)
H. CAREY (music: J.F. LAMPE): "The Dragon of Wantley" (1837)
T: Burlesque opera (3 acts)
192
12.12.1850 (Thur)
G.A.A. BECKETT: "Roofscrambler" (1835)
T: Burlesque
W.H. MURRAY: "Diamond cut Diamond" (1843)
T: Farcical interlude (1 act)
C: Amateurs
Th: Theatre Royal (A)
R: NCH 14.12.1850. From the file I have been using the pages on which the review appeared
were missing, so no further information can be given.
28.1.1851 (Tue)
J. KENNEDY: "Love, Law and Physic" (1812)
T: Farce
W.B. RHODES: "Bombastes Furioso" (1810)
T: Burlesque tragic opera (1 act)
C: Amateurs
Th: Theatre Royal (A)
R: In only a short impression the Herald wrote that "the performances went off with much spirit amidst repeated plaudits and continual bursts of merriment. The present company seems likely to become highly popular and the public are much indebted to them for according such seasonable diversion at this dull period of the year" (NCH 1.2.1851).
21.4.1851 (Mon)
G. COLMAN Jr: "Heir at Law" (1797)
T: Comedy (5 acts)
J. TOWNLEY: "High Life below Stairs” (1759)
T: Farce (2 acts)
C: Amateurs
Th: Theatre Royal (A)
N: Final performance of the season.
R: About the actors the critic thought it "uncourteous lo select where all did their best and there was much to praise; we will, therefore, only say in allusion to Heir at Law that STEADFAST maintained the character of the fine old English bachelor with spirit”. In the same issue appeared a letter from "A Stranger": "The character of Dr. Pangloss (in Heir at Law) was performed with much quiet humour and the pedantic stolidity of an L.L.D. and A.A.S. (sic!) were exceedingly well portrayed, though at intervals much too low to enable the backpart of the audience to catch the full force of the quotations". The Herald added that the part of Dr. Pangloss is, perhaps, the most difficult in the play, for an Amateur to sustain; the curt witticisms and various learned quotations require an experienced actor to give with effect".
High Life below Stairs "flagged somewhat from the previous exertions of the actors, but we must not omit to notice the excellent acting in the representative of the Lord Duke's servant'
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Despite this and in spite of the editor not being very much satisfied with some of the language in the plays he thanked “our young friends for their kindly endeavours to promote amusement amongst the community, they were spared neither trouble, time nor expense to cater for the intellectual appetite of Shanghae in the classical drama” (NCH 26.4.1851).
26. J. 1852 (Mon)
D. BOUCICAULT & C. MATHEWS; "Used Up" (1846)
T: Comedietta (2 acts)
H. CAREY (music: J.F. LAMPE): "The Dragon of Wantley" (1837) T: Burlesque opera (3 acts)
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