Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure

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Event Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure
Venue Police Boys' Club Theatrette, Broken Hill, NSW
First Date 3 March 1946
Opening Date 3 March 1946
Last Date 24 March 1946
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Walter Hacket's colorful and amusing comedy, "Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure," was well received and much appreciated by those members present.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jennifer Burkhardt Actor Anna Valeska, Captured Woman, Big Eye Gladys
Jeanette Cotton Actor Poppy, the young admirer of Ambrose, and the Cabin Boy aboard the pirate ship
Ada Dalla Valla Actor Maid
Tom Delbridge Actor Mutineer of the Black Hawk
Bill Gleason Actor Penguard, the little crook; and the Chinese bosun
Cliff Harris Actor Mutineer of the Black Hawk
Vern Harrison Actor Mutineer of the Black Hawk
Bruce Hosking Actor Ambrose Applejohn
Jane Hyde-Cates Actor Credited in program as Mrs Pengard; not mentioned in review.
Bert Johns Actor Ivan Borolski, Russian spy
Bill Johns Actor Mutineer of the Black Hawk
Ted Ling Actor Police Officer
John McLaughlan Actor Role not in review
Nora Mullins Actor Maiden Aunt of Ambrose Appleyard
Mary Pettigrove Actor Wife of Penguard
Fred Pollitt Actor Old Family Butler
Bill Spencer Actor Johnny Jason
John Toole Actor Mutineer of the Black Hawk
Walter Hackett Playwright
Victor A Bindley Producer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Broken Hill Repertory Society Plays, 1945-1948, Broken Hill Library, A792.02 BRO
Event Identifier 92095
Dataset AusStage