Difference between revisions of "The Omnibus, or A Convenient Distance"
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First performed as ''[[The Omnibus, or A Convenient Distance]]'' in the Lyceum on 225 November 1830 and at Covent Garden on 6 December, 1830, published by Duncombe, Dick 725 and later by Thomas Hailes Lacy (1850) (Lacy’s Acting edition), 1850 | First performed as ''[[The Omnibus, or A Convenient Distance]]'' in the Lyceum on 225 November 1830 and at Covent Garden on 6 December, 1830, published by Duncombe, Dick 725 and later by Thomas Hailes Lacy (1850) (Lacy’s Acting edition), 1850 | ||
| − | + | According to the 1907 edition of the play, Power's version was first performed at Drury Lane Theatre | |
https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu//catalog/bib_2096427 | https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu//catalog/bib_2096427 | ||
Revision as of 06:06, 13 September 2017
The Omnibus, or A Convenient Distance is a farce in one act by Richard John Raymond ()[] and Tyrone Power (1797-1841)[]
Also found The Omnibus! or, A Conveniet Distance!.
Apparently an adaptation by Tyrone Power of Cherry Bounce (or The Bounce) by Richard John Raymond ()[], first performed at Saddlers Wells Theatre in 1821 (some sources say 1823).
First performed as The Omnibus, or A Convenient Distance in the Lyceum on 225 November 1830 and at Covent Garden on 6 December, 1830, published by Duncombe, Dick 725 and later by Thomas Hailes Lacy (1850) (Lacy’s Acting edition), 1850
According to the 1907 edition of the play, Power's version was first performed at Drury Lane Theatre
https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu//catalog/bib_2096427
https://catalyst.library.jhu.edu/catalog/bib_2093396
Allardyce Nicholl. A History of Early Ninteenth Century Drama 1800-1850, Google Play[1]
