 Event |
Telling Mrs Baker
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| Venue |
St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
12 June 1934 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"Two drover mates of dead man attempt to convince his widow that his death was heroic and mourned for. Mrs. Baker is not deceived but allows his mates to complete their charitable deception." |
| Description Source |
Article |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
One Act Plays
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| Subjects |
Death
Rural communities
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Adapted from Henry Lawson's short story of that name (1902). Presented in evening of Australian plays on occasion of birthday of Henry Lawson. Five Australian One-Act plays produced in programme in honour of Henry Lawson's birthday, proceeds to National Literary Fund.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
TELLINGMVP |
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| Event Identifier |
96660 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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