The Emissary / Beyond the Road / Weights and Measures

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Event The Emissary / Beyond the Road / Weights and Measures
Venue Ingersoll Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 30 April 1933
Opening Date 30 April 1933
Dates Estimated No
Status Pro-Am
World Premiere No
Description Three short plays by Australian playwright Nellie Rickie. Content of these plays is unknown. (The Emissary was shortened for this production). Longer version of this play produced 08 June 1933, see Event 22441.

from Worker's Weekly Article: The Sydney Workers' Art Club,
dramatic section, has been revitalised
and Mrs. Nellie Ricke, on May Day
night, will produce three of her own
plays: "The Emissary," "Beyond the
Road," and i" Weights and Measures,"
at 536 Pitt Street. They will be presented
on an improved stage and will
be well acted. "The Emissary" in
particular, is worth seeing.
On Sunday, April 10, "The Traitors"
will be played by the club group.
Description Source Other
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Short Play
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Nellie Rickie Playwright
Nellie Rickie Producer
Further Information All information for this production was taken from The New Years, 1932 - The Plays, People and Events of Six Decades of Sydney's Radical New Theatre, New Theatre, 1992. No production or cast list available (except Playwright and Director) and therefore not entered. EDIT: Further information found in Worker's Weekly Article 21st April 1933. Note that the article lists venue address as 536 Pitt
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper "WORKER'S ART CLUB ACTIVITES" (1933, April 21), Worker's Weekly (Sydney, NSW: 1923-1939), p. 2 , retrived 25 October 2019 https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/209422129
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 22436