A Hundred Years Old

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Event A Hundred Years Old
Venue Auckland Town Hall Concert Chamber (The Edge), Auckland, New Zealand
First Date 26 April 1933
Last Date 27 April 1933
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description A sentimental comedy involving a very old man and a young girl. 'It is about Papa Juan, a sprightly old fellow who is within a few days of celebrating his hundredth birthday. A hundred-year-old man and his relatives are like the well-known pebble in the pool and its widening circle of ripples, but Papa's birthday, he insists, will be celebrated at a party which will bring together all the surviving members of his large and scattered clan….
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Charles Archer Actor
E Bathurst Actor
J G Boyle Actor
Edna Craig Actor
Marie Drysdale Actor
Kathleen Gilbert Actor
Allan McSkimming Actor
Leo O'Malley Actor
Edith Rosser Actor
Joe Sharpe Actor
Flora Shenkin Actor
M Shenkin Actor
Gaston Mervale Director
Joaquin Alvarez Quintero Playwright
Serafin Quintero Playwright
Text Nationality Spain
Further Information Translated by Helen and Harley Granville-Barker from the play El Centenario.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 204644