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‘Mrs Deacle has the honor to announce, that on Monday the 22nd Inst. will be performed Shakespeare’s Play of the Merchant of Venice, commencing from the 3rd Act, with entire new dresses, decorations, &c. and assisted by the whole strength of the Amateur Talent,
Dramatis Personae.
Duke of Venice……Folair.
Antonio……Kenwig.
Bassanio……Lenville.
Gratiano……Hector.
Salanio……Edward.
Balthazar……Merrysides.
Goaler……Double.
Shylock……Cecil.
Tubal……Falstaff.
Portia……Mrs Deacle.
Nerissa……Miss O’Neil.
After which, a comic song, in character, (Billy Barlow) by an Amateur.
To be followed by the celebrated Gipsey Glee and Chorus of The Chouch and Crow to roost are gone,
From the Musical Play of Guy Mannering.
The whole to conclude with the excellent Farce of The Valet De Sham.
Colonel Tweezer (a headstrong old Gentleman)……Mr Kenwig
Captain Trivet (a prejudiced young Gentleman)……An Amateur
Wigler (a refined Gentleman’s Gentleman)……An Amateur
Miss Marchmont (an attractive young Lady)……Mrs Deacle
Clipper (a polished Lady’s Lady) Miss Glavonelly.’
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| Date | Time | Frequency | Venue |
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| From 22-Jul-1844 to 22-Jul-1844 | From 19:00 | – | – |
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| Name | Type | Role in Performance |
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| Mrs Deacle | Person | – |
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Sources
- The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 18 July 1844, Page 2. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressa18440718-1.2.6.1
- Review: The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 24 July 1844, Page 3. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressa18440724-1.2.9
Contributor
2026. “Merchant of Venice, The Chouch and Crow to roost are gone, and The Valet de Sham – 1844 – Sans Souci Theatre”. In Performing Archipelagos, edited by Kyueun Kim, Alvin Eng Hui Lim and Hedren Wai Yuan Sum. Singapore: National University of Singapore.
