number of melodramatic spectacles had appeared during the Third Mysore War and The Calcutta Gazette predicted in March 1792 'Tippoo Saib will be the greatest favourite ever produced at Sadler's Wells'. The 'Storming of Seringapatam' was re-enacted at the Royal Coburg Theatre in 1823, with the great actor Kemble taking the role of Tipu. At Astley's Theatre in 1829, the performance included a 'Hall of Silver balustrades,' and a 'hindoostan' ballet. In literature, references to the dramatic events at Seringapatam appear in the works of Charles Dickens ('The Uncommercial Traveller'); Wilkie Collins ('The Moonstone'); and Jules Verne ('1000 Leagues under the Sea') France was equally fascinated, with Sue's 'La Vigie de Koat Vin'; Morand's 'Montociel'; Larneuil's 'La Begum Sombre'; and Assolant's 'Capitain Corcoran.'

The dramatic tradition continued into the present century, with a Devonshire mummers' play, in which the cast included Father Christmas, the Prince of Orange, a mermaid and Tipu Sultan. The Sidmouth Mummers' play was last performed in 1905, on the anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.