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“A performance of a play by certain amateurs among the crew of that vessel” (The Singapore Free Press, 1840, 5 March). The principal piece was John Bull or the Englishman’s Fireside, followed with songs and recitations, and concluded with the afterpiece of “Raising the Wind”. The performance was by invitation only. The Cruizer later left for China, and was involved in the Opium War.
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Comedy, English theatre, Music
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English
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| Date | Time | Frequency | Venue |
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| From 28/02/1840 to 28/02/1840 | – | – | – |
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Contributor
Last Updated on:
December 16, 2025 at 4:42 pm
Contributors:
Alvin Lim
To Cite:
, and Lim, Alvin Eng HuiAlvin Eng Hui Lim.
2025. “John Bull or The Englishman’s Fireside, and “Raising the Wind””. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
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British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
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Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
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British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Tour
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Performance
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Venue
Colonial and Empire Networks
Theatre
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Troupe
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Venue
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Teochew opera or Chaoju
Dance — Ronggeng
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
1959–1963: Singapore Self-Governance and Malaya Independence
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Festival
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Teochew opera or Chaoju
Dance — Ronggeng
Theatre — Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu
British Malaya (1826-1941)
Postwar pre-independent Singapore (1945-1963)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1945–1959: Malaya and Singapore: Postwar Transition and Reform
Up till 1895: British Colonial Consolidation
Performance
Diasporic Identities and Intercultural Encounters
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
Support
Archipelagic Agents
Chinese Opera or Wayang or Xiqu — Cantonese opera or Yueju
British Malaya (1826-1941)
1867-1941: Straits Settlements as Crown Colony
1911–1912: Xinhai Revolution