The Grey Kimono/Kimona

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Event The Grey Kimono/Kimona
Venue Goulburn Oddfellow's Hall , Goulburn, NSW
First Date 23 September 1907
Opening Date 23 September 1907
Last Date 23 September 1907
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description “…a pretty little tale of Japanese (?) in which quaint danced and ballets, bright musical numbers, and pretty lyrics are introduced."
- Evening Journal (SA), 25 Sept 1907, p4

"A new and original Japanese opera"
- Goulburn Evening Penny Post (NSW), Tue 17 Sep 1907

This play was a one act and lasted 70 minutes. West Australian reports that Meynell and Gunn formed the company of 50 children after the success of the Tin Can Band in The Fatal Wedding. The WA reports that The Grey Kimono forms the first half of the show, the second part is the Tin Can Band
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Opera
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Rosie Fitzgerald Actor and Singer
Doris Joyce Actor and Singer
Lonira Pounds Actor and Singer
Arby Sinclair Actor and Singer
Queenie Williams Actor and Singer
Minnie Everett Choreographer
F Wynne Jones Composer
Maggie Dickenson Dancer
Flossie Dickinson Dancer
David Henry Souter Playwright
John Gunn Producer
Clyde Meynell Producer
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 148616
Dataset AusStage