A Bill of Divorcement

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Event A Bill of Divorcement
Venue His Majesty's Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 11 November 1936
Last Date 14 November 1936
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. 'See the age-old problem of the eternal triangle handled in a new and intriguing way' (ODT Ad, ).
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Ernest Fish Actor Rev. Christopher Pumphrey
Desmond Greenslade Actor Kit Pumphrey
Wakefield Holmes Actor Miss Hester Fairfield
Maurice Joel Actor Dr Alliot
Sheila Macdonald Actor Bassett
Alex McDowell Actor Gray Meredith
Sheila Neilson Actor Margaret Fairfield
Mollie O'Sullivan Actor Sydney Fairfield
Charles Tobin Actor Hilary Fairfield
Bessie Thompson Director
Clemence Dane Playwright
T C Wynne Stage Director
Works
Text Nationality England
Further Information 'Acclaimed by press and public as the Society's finest production' (ODT ad).
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 204305