A Bill of Divorcement

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Event A Bill of Divorcement
Venue Police Boys' Club Theatrette, Broken Hill, NSW
First Date 31 August 1947
Opening Date 31 August 1947
Last Date 21 September 1947
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The emotional reactions of a certain English family when faced with the return of the insane father; deals with the much discussed English divorce laws after the first World War.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Divorce
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mary Anson Actor Hestor Fairfield, sister-in-law of Margaret
Jeanette Cotton Actor Sidney Fairfield, the daughter of the insane man
Tom Davoren Actor Gray Meredith
Murray Gordon Actor Hilary Fairfield, father of Sidney, insane
Bert Johns Actor The Reverend Pumphrey
David Schleiss Actor Kit Pumphrey, the boyfriend of the daughter
Bill Spencer Actor Dr Alliott, the family doctor
June Spencer Actor Bassett, the maid
Lucy Woods Actor Margaret Fairfield, the divorced wife of the madman
Clemence Dane Playwright
Jack Cronun 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 92103
Dataset AusStage