Frontispiece by George Cruikshank, for 1837 edition of Bombastes Furioso
Bombastes Furioso, subtitled A Burlesque Tragic Opera, was written in 1810 by William Barnes Rhodes (sometimes credited as Thomas Barnes Rhodes). The first authorized printed edition was published in 1822. It is a drama with comic songs, that satirizes the bombastic style of other tragedies that were in fashion at the time.
It was very popular throughout the 19th century—its popularity was sufficient for two quotations to appear in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, and for Lewis Carroll to refer to it in his poem "Melancholetta".
The part of Bombastes was first played by Richard John Smith.
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1810 for the pantomime at the Surrey Theatre. Taking in BombastesFurioso the part of Bombastes, vacated through illness by another actor, he gave an exhibition...
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boards" on occasion: In 1880 he played "King Artexomines" in Rhodes's BombastesFurioso. In 1882 he had several landscapes painted to order by H. J. Johnstone...
'burlesque theatre' holding a number of shows, including a performance of BombastesFurioso by William Rhodes. By 1855 Merlin had set up an amateur theatre in...
Bedford and William Henry Oxberry at the Strand, where he appeared in ‘BombastesFurioso’ and the ‘Three Graces,’ but in November was back at the Adelphi,...
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Theatre Royal, Bristol in May 1841 and playing the title role in BombastesFurioso. On 7 June 1841 a Benefit for her was held during which she played...
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