Hazard; or, Pearce Dyceton's Crime
| Hazard; or, Pearce Dyceton's Crime | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Walter H. Cooper |
| Date premiered | 15 July 1872[1] |
| Place premiered | Victoria Theatre, Sydney[2] |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | Sydney |
Hazard; or, Pearce Dyceton's Crime is a 1872 Australian stage play by Walter Cooper.
Academic Richard Fotheringham said the characters of Rawes "is an example of a stock figure in a number of later Australian plays: polite, effete and very British, good-hearted but ignorant of and unsuited to rough living conditions."[3]
Reception[edit]
The Sydney Morning Herald said " the story is eminently dramatic, the dialogue sparkling, the situatious good, and the o in-trusts of character clear and decided, without bßing over drawn."[4]
The Sydney Mail said "It is hardly to be commended that the legitimate drama should be put aside for pieces so murderously sensational."[5]
The Evening News said it was "the best piece" from the author.[6]
The play was produced on stage in the USA.
The play was revived in Australia in 1875.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXVI, no. 10, 653. New South Wales, Australia. 10 July 1872. p. 10. Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXVI, no. 10, 671. New South Wales, Australia. 31 July 1872. p. 12. Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Fotheringham, Richard (2006). Australian plays for the colonial stage : 1834-1899. p. 321.
- ^ "The Sydney Morning Herald". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXVI, no. 10, 658. New South Wales, Australia. 16 July 1872. p. 4. Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Theatrical and Amusements". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. XIV, no. 629. New South Wales, Australia. 20 July 1872. p. 77. Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEWS OF THE DAY". Evening News. No. 1552. New South Wales, Australia. 22 July 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. LXXII, no. 11, 626. New South Wales, Australia. 24 August 1875. p. 10. Retrieved 5 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[edit]
- Hazard of Prarce Pyceton's Crime at Austlit