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‘Mrs Deacle has the honor to announce, that on Monday the 12th instant, will be presented Otway’s celebrated Tragedy of Venice Preserved, in Five Acts, being the last representation but two which Mrs Deacle’s arrangements at Bombay will admit of her giving in Singapore.
VENICE PRESERVED.
Dramatis Personae.
Duke of Venice……Folair
Priuli……Kenwig.
Bedamor……Edward.
Jaffier……Shylock.
Pierre……Lenville.
Renault……Falstaff.
Durand……Glavonelly.
Captain of the Guard……Hector.
Officer……Thomas.
Executioner……An Amateur.
Conspirators……Amateurs.
Belvidera……Mrs Deacle.
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English
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| Date | Time | Frequency | Venue |
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| From 12-Aug-1844 to 12-Aug-1844 | From 19:00 | – | – |
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| Name | Type | Role in Performance |
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| Mrs Deacle | Person | Actor – Belvidera |
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- The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 8 August 1844, Page 2. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressa18440808-1.2.6.1
- Review: The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser, 15 August 1844, Page 2. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressa18440815-1.2.12
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Last Updated on:
January 23, 2026 at 3:53 pm
Contributors:
Alvin Lim
To Cite:
, and Lim, Alvin Eng HuiAlvin Eng Hui Lim.
2026. “The Venice Preserved – 1844 – Theatre Royal”. 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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