 Event |
The Merchant of Venice
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| Venue |
Queen's Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand |
| First Date |
6 January 1881 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
… We may here mention that the effect of this last portion of the piece [Portia's courtroom speeches] was marred to a considerable extent by the listlessness and utter want of interest displayed by the exponents of some of.the minor parts in what was going on. The whetting of Shylock's knife, and Portia's sublime invocation for mercy, alike failed to awaken the interest of the matter of fact officials of the court, and the Duke himself at one time appeared so apathetic that he might have been supposed to be indulging in 'forty winks.' … |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
New Zealand
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| Further Information |
Followed by The Secret, in which Mr Reynolds took the leading role. Evidently, A Dunedin amateur played the Duke. Season includes Hamlet; Othello; The Merchant of Venice; Romeo and Juliet; Macbeth; Narcisse, Dead or Alive.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
196933 |
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