 Event |
Madame X
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| Venue |
Theatre Royal, Melbourne, VIC |
| Umbrella Event |
Muriel Starr, Frank Harvey, Louis Kimball season |
| First Date |
5 April 1919 |
| Last Date |
12 April 1919 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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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 |
France
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Madame X (original title La Femme X) is a 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It has been adapted for the screen numerous times.
The protagonist is a woman who has been thrown out into the street without any money by her jealous husband, when he discovers she has been carrying on an affair. She is not even allowed to see their young son. She sinks into depravity. Twent
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Thesis |
Heckenberg |
| Book |
Tallis |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection, J.C. Williamson scrapbooks of music and theatre programmes, Sydney and Melbourne, 1905-1921, vol 4, p228 |
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| Event Identifier
| 150891 |
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