The Poppy God

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Event The Poppy God
Venue Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
Umbrella Event Leon Gordon tour
First Date 15 February 1930
Last Date 28 February 1930
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The action of the drama takes place in the stateroom of a liner en route from Hong Kong to San Francisco, and in a Chinese merchant's house and an opium den in the Chinatown of San Francisco. It is a powerful play, with a wonderful part for Leon Gordon
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Roger Barry Actor Billy Grant
George Blunt Actor Wo Ling Wo
Frank Bradley Actor Doc
Dulcie Cherry Actor Margery Dean
John D'Arcy Actor Exley
Beatrice Day Actor Mrs. Bennett
Leon Gordon Actor Stanley Bennett
Nancy Gordon Actor Suie Ming
William Innes Actor Joe
Ashton Jarry Actor Gin Long
Les King Actor Hop Lee
Herbert Leigh Actor Steward
B N Lewin Actor Major Hawley
Hal Percy Actor "Tubby"
Sam Stern Actor Hick Lewis
Charles Wheeler Actor Higgins
Alban Whitehead Actor Leighton
Le Roy Clemens Playwright
Leon Gordon Playwright
Thomas Grant Springer Playwright
George D Parker Producer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Tallis, Silent Showman
Newspaper LEON GORDON'S NEW PLAY (1930, February 7). The Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), p. 8. Retrieved June 15, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article2276427
Event Identifier 145921
Dataset AusStage