 Event |
Love on the Dole
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| Venue |
Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW |
| First Date |
1 February 1940 |
| Opening Date |
1 February 1940 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"Love on the Dole," which was staged at the Minerva Theatre last night, before a large audience, is a singularly gloomy play. It deals with economic depression during the nineteen-thirties. |
| 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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Article: In Love But Out of Work What Then?, The Daily Telegraph, 4 February 1940, 24
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Article: Love On The Dole. Drama Of Economic Depression., Sydney Morning Herald, 2 February 1940, 11
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Review: It Can't Happen Here?, Truth, 4 February 1940, 41
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Review: Play of Social Justice, The Sun (NSW), 2 February 1940, 11
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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 |
Novel by Walter Greenwood adapted for stage by Ronald Gow.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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| Event Identifier |
15263 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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