Drought

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Event Drought
Venue Emerson Hall, Sydney, NSW
First Date 26 March 1936
Opening Date 26 March 1936
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere Yes
Description The Junior Theatre League and Tankstream Players, directed by Fay Hornby-Evans and Alfred Race, announce that an evening of one-act plays by Australian authors will be presented every three months at the Emerson Hall, Liverpool-street. On March 26, John Gould, Trafford Whitelock, Harry Dale, and Robert McCoughran will produce four one-act plays. This league although instituted primarily to encourage younger folk in the love of the theatre, caters for audiences of all types and ages.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Short Play
Subjects Drought
Family
Farming
Migrants
Suicide
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Harry Dale Actor
John Gould Actor
Trafford W Whitelock Actor
Fay Hornby Director
Alfred Race Director
Millicent Armstrong Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key DROUGHTMA
Newspaper STAGE & SCREEN PERSONALITIES. (1936, March 24). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 9 (Women's Supplement). Retrieved July 9, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17321659
Event Identifier 87506
Dataset AusStage