The Circle of Chalk

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Event The Circle of Chalk
Venue University of Adelaide, The Hut, The University of Adelaide, SA
First Date 8 August 1947
Last Date 12 August 1947
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description A traditional Chinese play taken from the repertory of the Chinese Theatre called Yuan-Cho-po-cheng ie, The Hundrede Pie composed by the yuan, or princes of the family of Genghiz Khan who reigned in China from 1259 - 1368. Modernised by the German lyric poet Klabund and translated into English by James Laver
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Odell Crowther Actor
Sheila Davies Actor
Robert Donaldson Actor
Kathleen Fielder Actor
Maxwell Kerr Actor
Geoffrey Laycock Actor
Betty Ann Robertson Actor
Franc Schapel Actor
Frank Zeppel Actor
Klabund Adaptor
Bruce Walton Lighting Designer
Robert Donaldson Producer
Patricia Hackett Producer
Elizabeth Wells Producer
John Merity Stage Manager
James Laver Translator
Resources
Text Nationality China
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information This production was also presented by the Adelaide University Students' Theatre Group at the Intervarsity Drama Festival in Melbourne in August 1947
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Barr Smith Special Collections
Event Identifier 85319
Dataset AusStage