A Bill of Divorcement

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Event A Bill of Divorcement
Venue Radiant Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand
First Date 27 June 1930
Last Date 1 July 1930
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description A reaction to a law passed in Britain in the early 1920s that allowed insanity as grounds for a woman divorcing her husband.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
F W W Dawson Actor Dr Alliot
V Evans Actor Margaret Fairfield
W B Harris Actor Bassett
Walter B Harris Actor Gray Meredith
F C Malpas Actor Miss Hester Fairfield
James Shelley Actor Hilary Fairfield
Valerie Tennant Actor Sydney Fairfield
Roy Twyneham Actor Rev. Christopher Pumphrey
J Young Actor Kit Pumphrey
Kiore King Director
Clemence Dane Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Further Information Play written in 1921. One additional performance was given - five in total. The Society then gave one performance at the end of July in Rangiora.
Event Status Completed
Event Identifier 200283
Dataset Theatre Aotearoa