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Organisation	Mercury Mobile Players
Address	NSW Australia
First Date	1948
Last Date	1950
Functions	Production Company
Notes	Theatre company linked to Mercury Theatres Pty Ltd. This was founded in 1946 by Allan Ashbolt, Peter Finch, Sydney John Kay, Colin Scrimgeour and John Wiltshire.
Events	Date Contributor Organisation Venue
	The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948
	Mercury Theatres Pty Ltd The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948
	Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW A Pickwick Story, 16 November 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, 20 September 1948 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW The Typewriter, 10 July 1950 O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW The Imaginary Invalid, 18 August 1948
	John Brunskill - Actor The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Elsie Dayne - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Creswick Jenkinson - Adaptor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Sydney John Kay - Composer, Producer The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Al Thomas - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 June Wimble - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Allan Ashbolt - Actor The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 John Faassen - Actor The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Peter Finch - Actor The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Frants Folmer - Actor The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Patricia Harrison - Actor The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Weaver Hawkins - Costume Designer The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Jack Horner - Costume Designer, Set and/or Property Maker, Set Designer The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 John Hoskin - Actor The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Arthur Husband - Actor The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Tom Lake - Actor The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Jean-Baptiste Moliere - Playwright The Imaginary Invalid, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 20 September 1948 The Imaginary Invalid, O'Brien's Glass Factory, Waterloo, NSW, 18 August 1948 Lloyd Berrell - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Lenore Blackwood - Actor The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 Denys Burrows - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Shirley Cameron - Actor The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 Jean Cocteau - Playwright The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 Charles Dickens - Author A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Betty Duncan - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Ronald Duncan - Adaptor The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 Zelle Gordon - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Norton Howarth - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Margo Lee - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Reginald Lye - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Sheila Macafee - Actor The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 David Magoffin - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Peter Richards - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 John Unicomb - Actor The Typewriter, 2KY Radiotorium, Sydney, NSW, 10 July 1950 Edgar Veitch - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948 Alan White - Actor A Pickwick Story, Sydney Town Hall, Sydney, NSW, 16 November 1948
Resources	Article: Stephen Vagg, Finch, fry and factories: a brief history of Mercury Theatre, Australasian Drama Studies, 50, April 2007, 18-35
Data Set	AusStage
Organisation Identifier	10085

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