The Arabian Nights

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Event The Arabian Nights
Venue His Majesty's Theatre, Dunedin, New Zealand
First Date 21 October 1922
Last Date 24 October 1922
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Arabian Nights derives its name from the experiences of the principal character, Arthur Hummingtop, at the moment a grass-widower, and who, after reading a volume of tho famous Eastern fairy stories, conceives the idea of having a 'night' himself. So he assumes as a disguise the beard of Khalifeh Harun Er-Rashid, and sallies forth for a stroll in the park….
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Farce
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kathleen Aslin Actor Daisy Maitland
A G Fleming Actor Dobson
A R Gard'ner Actor Mr Arthur Hummingtop
A R Gard'ner Actor Mrs Gillibrand
Kathleen Glendining Actor Barbara
H W Hunter Actor Ralph Ormerod
Frank Lampen Actor Joshua Gillibrand
Frank Lampen Actor Mrs Hummingtop
Bessie Thomson Actor Rosa Columbia
A R Gard'ner Director
Sydney Grundy Playwright
Further Information Proceeds donated to St Michael's Church building fund, Anderson's Bay. Gowns by Elsinore. A crude, though amusing, military sketch entitled Slipping' was given as a curtain-raiser. In this, Major Lampen was a soldier on sentry-go, Mrs Wilfrid Andrews an actress and 'the cause of the slip' (review, 24 October).
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 204610