The Mysteries of Sydney
The Mysteries of Sydney is a 1853 Australian play by Francis Belfield. It was based on a series of articles that appeared in Bell's Life in Sydney.[1][2]
Plays set in Sydney were very rare at the time.[3][4][5]
The play was in three acts.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Monday Evening, June 6, 1853". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XXXIV, no. 5008. New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer. Vol. IX, no. 176. New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Royal Victoria Theatre". Empire (newspaper). No. 751. New South Wales, Australia. 8 June 1853. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The People's Advocate And New South Wales Vindicator. Vol. V, no. 241. New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1853. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Pelosi, Janette. "Colonial drama revealed, or plays submitted for approval." M A R G I N: life & letters in early Australia, no. 60, July-Aug. 2003, pp. 21+. Gale Academic OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A108114095/AONE?u=anon~41f507b1&sid=googleScholar&xid=955b2b9f. Accessed 7 May 2024.
- ^ "Advertising". Bell's Life in Sydney and Sporting Reviewer. Vol. IX, no. 176. New South Wales, Australia. 4 June 1853. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[edit]
- The Mysteries of Sydney at Ausstage