 Event |
Chums
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| Venue |
Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| First Date |
24 June 1890 |
| Last Date |
1890 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Set in a settler's parlour, a forest scene, and the outer view of the Otago homestead. Music & the Stage in NZ Maurice Hurst 1944. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Further Information |
David Christie Murray, a popular Victorian novelist was in New Zealand in the 1890s. Chums was written mostly in Gisborne and its first performance was in Auckland, became a hit and had one performance at the Globe Theatre, London, and then ran for twelve months in the English and Scots provinces. Music & the Stage in NZ Maurice Hurst 1944.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Event Identifier |
198005 |
| Dataset |
Theatre Aotearoa |
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