 Event |
They Refuse to be Resurrected
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| Venue |
New South Wales Conservatorium of Music, Sydney, NSW |
| Umbrella Event |
Anglo-French Play Night |
| First Date |
1 June 1940 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
a charming comedy, "They Refuse to be Resurrected" by N. K. Smith.The idea was slight. A dramatic author, preparing himself with a great flourish to write a play, was shown conjuring up once again that venerable trio of personalities, Pieriot, Harlequin and Columbine. They appeared unwillingly, and, although they spoke the words and went through the motions the author imparted to them, they had plenty to say to each other in trenchant asides, about their feelings of futility and fatigue. Yet the author had developed this tenuous material with abundant wit |
| Description Source |
Reviewer's Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
One Act Plays
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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 |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
four one-act plays, "The Imprisonment
of the Du Barry," "They Refuse to be Resurrected,"
"The Woman Mary," and "Villa for Sale," will be
presented at the Conservatorium
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
ANGLO-FRENCH PLAY NIGHT. (1940, June 1). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved May 20, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17684289 |
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| Event Identifier |
137947 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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