 Event |
The Man Who Stayed at Home
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| Venue |
Her Majesty's Theatre (1887-1933), Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
30 October 1915 |
| Last Date |
19 November 1915 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
A detective poses as a shirker to unmask spies at an East Coast boarding house. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
World War 1
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
The play has its setting in England in 1914. When the story opens, Christopher Bent, the hero, is the centre of general indignation for, though young and perfectly fit, he has so far failed to enlist. And to make matters worse, he will give no explanation whatever for his conduct, and indeed treats the scorn of his friends in a flippant manner.
Although there is a stamp of "Melbourne" on the p
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Thesis |
Heckenberg |
| Programme |
PROMPT collection in the National Library digitized in Trove. J.C.Williamson Scrapbook 8, volume 3 page 90 |
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| Event Identifier |
106172 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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