Romeo and Juliet

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Event Romeo and Juliet
Venue Sloan's Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand
First Date 31 December 1880
Last Date 31 December 1880
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description … Mr. Reynolds was not equal to the delineation of the character [Romeo], but walked through the play, at times nearly rising to the situation, but oftener falling far short of the ideal. He failed to impress his individuality upon the character, and when the curtain fell one had the feeling that the part of Romeo might have been left out without being much missed. In the balcony scene Mr Reynolds was not sufficiently fervid, and spoke too loudly, while his memory failed him several times with the text. …
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Tragedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Herr Bandmann Actor Mercutio
Louise Beaudet Actor Juliet
JF Cathcart Actor Friar Lawrence
Louise Crawford Actor Nurse
Charles Hall Actor Tybalt
Walter Reynolds Actor Romeo
William Shakespeare Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Benefit for Miss Louise Beaudet.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 196935