Baisers Perdu

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Event Baisers Perdu
Venue Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW
First Date 10 May 1939
Last Date 27 May 1939
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description A French comedy Baisers Perdus by Andre Birabeau with a curious psychological twist was presented last night by the Independent Theatre. "I have bled from a wound I have never received" says Etienne Cogolin in explanation of the dilemma into which he has fallen for 20 years through believing that his daughter Henriette is not his own. Henriette runs away on her 20th birthday to the home of her godfather Henri Paithes who she has long believed is her real father although he is Cogolin's best friend. In the last act comedy again puts on a smiling face when father and daughter are reunited in th
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ruth Cohen Actor
Robert Montgomery Actor
Thomas Parramore Actor
Margaret Ruthven Actor
Doris Fitton Director
Andre Birabeau Playwright
Phyllis Roberts Translator
Works
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper "BAISERS PERDUS." (1939, May 11). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 7. Retrieved June 1, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17571953
Event Identifier 145538
Dataset AusStage