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Contributor	Don Finley
Gender	Male
Nationality	Australian
Functions	Costume Designer, Director, Lighting Designer, Set Designer, Lecturer
Notes	Born in Melbourne. Went to England 1935. Died in Ireland.
Related Contributors	Also known as Don Finlay (Director, Producer. Event Dates: 1934)
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 The Gate of Bronze, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 28 March 1933 The Rising of the Moon, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 16 October 1932 Combined Arts Recital, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1932 Disraeli, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1932 Lecture and Playreading: Lecture: "The Birth of the Proletarian Theatre" Play Reading: "The Weavers", Workers' Art Club (1932), Sydney, NSW, 23 August 1932 [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 By Candle Light, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1930 The Temple on the Hill: A Mask, University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW, 8 May 1928
	Set Designer Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Disraeli, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1932 Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 By Candle Light, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1930 Director The Gate of Bronze, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 28 March 1933 The Rising of the Moon, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 16 October 1932 Combined Arts Recital, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1932 The Temple on the Hill: A Mask, University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW, 8 May 1928 Lecturer Lecture and Playreading: Lecture: "The Birth of the Proletarian Theatre" Play Reading: "The Weavers", Workers' Art Club (1932), Sydney, NSW, 23 August 1932 Lighting Designer [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930
	Doris Fitton - Actor, Producer The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Disraeli, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1932 By Candle Light, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1930 Eric Edmonds - Actor [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 Ethel Gabriel - Actor, Costume Designer [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 Richard Parry - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 By Candle Light, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1930 Carrie Tennant - Actor, Director [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 Harold Abraham - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Charles Anscombe - Actor [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Wilfred Blacket - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Leslie Board - Set and/or Property Maker Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Dorothy Bransdon - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Alfred Brock - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Maisie Buchanan - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Mischa Burlakov - Actor, Choreographer The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Raoul Cardamatis - Director, Producer, Set Designer Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Frank Carswell - Actor Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 Agnes Caspers - Musical Director Disraeli, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1932 Frank Cayley - Actor [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Lelia Coppola - Performer The Temple on the Hill: A Mask, University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW, 8 May 1928 Patricia Cotton - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Allen Davis - Actor [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 John Dease - Actor Disraeli, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1932 J Dudley-Swinton - Actor [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Jean Elwing - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Louis Esson - Playwright Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 Nija Firth - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Gordon Forsythe - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Bede Foster - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Chesney Gardner - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Nan Gardner - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Siegfried Geyer - Playwright By Candle Light, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1930 Alfred Gordon - Director The Temple on the Hill: A Mask, University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW, 8 May 1928 Trixie Gore - Actor The Gate of Bronze, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 28 March 1933 John Gould - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Harry Graham - Translator By Candle Light, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1930 H M Green - Playwright The Temple on the Hill: A Mask, University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW, 8 May 1928 Lady Gregory - Playwright The Rising of the Moon, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 16 October 1932 Laurette Grouse - Actor The Gate of Bronze, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 28 March 1933 J Hamilton - Actor [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Gerhardt Hauptmann - Playwright Lecture and Playreading: Lecture: "The Birth of the Proletarian Theatre" Play Reading: "The Weavers", Workers' Art Club (1932), Sydney, NSW, 23 August 1932 Jean Heighway - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Pauline Henriques - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Alfred Hill - Composer, Conductor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 John Holland - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 May Hollinworth - Stage Manager Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Alec Hope - Playwright The Temple on the Hill: A Mask, University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW, 8 May 1928 Fay Hornby - Director The Gate of Bronze, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 28 March 1933 William Hume - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Colin Jones - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Joyce Lambert - Actor [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 M Landa - Musical Director Combined Arts Recital, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1932 John Le Gay Brereton - Playwright The Temple on the Hill: A Mask, University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW, 8 May 1928 William Leahy - Actor Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 Louisa Lightfoot - Choreographer The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Peter Lightfoot - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Pamela Linton - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Pierce Mack - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 K S Maclellan - Actor [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Ann Martin - Actor Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 John Martin - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 N K Mason - Stage Manager The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Hugh McCrae - Playwright The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Mahdi McCrae - Costume Designer The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 R McDonald - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Lorna McKean - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Albert Mizen - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Morris Murdock - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Betty O'Brien - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Madeleine Oakes - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Alph Olsen - Actor [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 John Pagan - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Louis N Parker - Playwright Disraeli, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1932 Ellis Price - Actor Disraeli, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1932 Adele Quinn - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Alfred Race - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Ronald Roberts - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Betty Roland - Playwright The Gate of Bronze, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 28 March 1933 Edmond Rostand - Playwright Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Gladys Rowling - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Edward Samuel - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Jack Saul - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Robert Scott - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Alathea Siddons - Performer The Temple on the Hill: A Mask, University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW, 8 May 1928 Mimi Spaull - Performer The Temple on the Hill: A Mask, University of Sydney, Great Hall, Camperdown, NSW, 8 May 1928 John Stacy - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Douglas Taplin - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Harry Tighe - Producer By Candle Light, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1930 Harold Tollemache - Actor The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Beatrice Wines - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 F E Wright - Actor Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933
	The Independent Theatre The Ship of Heaven, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 7 October 1933 Disraeli, Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 3 September 1932 By Candle Light, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1930 Workers' Art Club The Rising of the Moon, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 16 October 1932 Combined Arts Recital, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1932 Lecture and Playreading: Lecture: "The Birth of the Proletarian Theatre" Play Reading: "The Weavers", Workers' Art Club (1932), Sydney, NSW, 23 August 1932 Workers' Art Club Players The Rising of the Moon, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 16 October 1932 Combined Arts Recital, Workers' Art Club (1932-1943), Sydney, NSW, 9 October 1932 Lecture and Playreading: Lecture: "The Birth of the Proletarian Theatre" Play Reading: "The Weavers", Workers' Art Club (1932), Sydney, NSW, 23 August 1932 Community Players, Sydney [Coventry] Miracle Play, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 15 December 1930 Dead Timber, Community Playhouse, Darlinghurst, NSW, 4 September 1930 Impressionist Theatre Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 J C Williamson Limited (1910-1979) Cyrano de Bergerac, Theatre Royal (1875-1972), Sydney, NSW, 16 December 1933 Junior Theatre League, Sydney The Gate of Bronze, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 28 March 1933
Resources	Article: Catty Communications, Smith's Weekly, 18 May 1935, 21 Article: London Week by Week, Sydney Morning Herald, 30 July 1936, 20 Article: Pamela Zeplin, 'Three shillings for a bolt of hessian': Stage design in Melbourne 1919 -1953, Australasian Drama Studies, Australasian Drama Studies c/- Department of English, Unive, St. Lucia, Queensland, 2, 1, October 1983, 42 - 69 Letter: Duncan MacDougall, Little Theatres. Mr. Macdougall And Playbox, The Sun (NSW), 18 February 1933, 7
Contributor Identifier	227991
Dataset	AusStage