 Event |
The Glass Menagerie
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| Venue |
Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW |
| First Date |
19 February 1947 |
| Opening Date |
19 February 1947 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
The action in Tennessee Williams's brilliant play "The Glass Menagerie" might easily take place within a stone's throw of the Minerva Theatre where it was given its Australian premiere last night. It concerns a family of three who live in an apartment in what is described by the dramatist as "one of those hive-like conglomerations of cellular units that flower as warty growths in over-crowded urban centres." The plot revolves round a daughter for whom a doting mother wants to find a husband, and a gentleman caller introduced by the son. From the awakening of a romantic hope, and its swift des |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
United States of America
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
Sydney Morning Herald, 20 February 1947, p. 4 |
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| Event Identifier |
100546 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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