The Rough Diamond

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Event The Rough Diamond
Venue Nelson, Nelson, New Zealand
First Date 8 August 1856
Last Date 14 August 1856
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Based on the old Pygmalion legend, in this case portraying the attempts of a well-to-do country squire to turn the rough, uneducated girl he had married into a sophisticated woman of charm and breeding.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Farce
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
W H Foley Actor Margery
W H Foley Director
John Baldwin Buckstone Playwright
Text Nationality England
Further Information Mrs Foley directed and appeared with the amateurs. Followed by The Sentinel.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 193519