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Venue	Criterion Theatre
Address	269 Miller Street North Sydney NSW Australia
First Date	January 1939
Last Date	August 1939
Notes	See Ailsa McPherson (2008) for full history. The Theatre was renamed the Criterion in 1939 by Richard White who took it over after Scott Alexander died and made it available to amateur groups, primarily Doris Fitton's The Independent Theatre, who formally took over management of the venue in Septem
Related Venues	Also known as Independent Theatre (1939-1977) Also known as New Kursaal Theatre Formerly located at Independent Theatre Clubrooms
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Latitude \| Longitude	-33.833329 \| 151.208134
Events	Date Contributor Organisation
	You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 Macbeth, 24 June 1939 H.M.S. Pinafore, 17 June 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Another Language, 18 March 1939 A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Housemaster, 4 February 1939 The Guardsman, 22 January 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 My Milliner's Bill, 11 May 1889
	Richard White You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 Macbeth, 24 June 1939 H.M.S. Pinafore, 17 June 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Another Language, 18 March 1939 A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Housemaster, 4 February 1939 The Guardsman, 22 January 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Criterion Theatre Players The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 Macbeth, 24 June 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 Another Language, 18 March 1939 A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 The Independent Theatre You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 Housemaster, 4 February 1939 The Guardsman, 22 January 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Thespian Dramatic Productions Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939
	Augustus Neville - Actor The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 Macbeth, 24 June 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 Another Language, 18 March 1939 A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Doris Fitton - Actor, Director, Producer You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 Housemaster, 4 February 1939 The Guardsman, 22 January 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Ernest Nicholls - Actor, Actor and Singer The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Marshall Crosby - Actor The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Hilda Dorrington - Actor The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 Another Language, 18 March 1939 Peter Pagan - Actor The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 Another Language, 18 March 1939 Beatrice Wenban - Actor The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 Macbeth, 24 June 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 Arnold Barker - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Gregory Blaxland - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Howard Craven - Actor The Guardsman, 22 January 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Valentina Diakoff - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Lars Engberg - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Ron Folkard - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 William Schwenck Gilbert - Librettist H.M.S. Pinafore, 17 June 1939 The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Arthur Greenaway - Director Macbeth, 24 June 1939 A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Moss Hart - Playwright You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 William Hume - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 George Kaufman - Playwright You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 George Kensington - Director The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 Sophie Kerr - Playwright The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 Myra Leard - Actor The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 Mary Littlejohn - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Evan Llewellyn - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Sumner Locke Elliott - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Helen Lohan - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Robert Montgomery - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Jessica Noad - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 David Ratner - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Ron Rousel - Actor The Family Dictator, 29 July 1939 The Family Dictator, 3 June 1939 Edward Samuel - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Patrick Scully - Actor Macbeth, 24 June 1939 A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Haydee Seldon - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 William Shakespeare - Playwright Macbeth, 24 June 1939 A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Arthur Seymour Sullivan - Composer H.M.S. Pinafore, 17 June 1939 The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Irene Thirkell - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Osmund Wenban - Actor, Actor and Singer The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Dorothy Whiteley - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 You Can't Take It With You, 7 January 1939 Josephine Balfe - Actor A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 O D Bisset - Actor Housemaster, 4 February 1939 John Boles - Actor and Singer The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Stan Buddle - Actor and Singer The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Frank Cates - Actor My Milliner's Bill, 11 May 1889 Mavis Corven - Actor Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Foster Dean - Actor Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Eric Downey - Actor Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Rose Franken - Playwright Another Language, 18 March 1939 Ethel Gabriel - Actor The Guardsman, 22 January 1939 George Godfrey - Playwright My Milliner's Bill, 11 May 1889 Evelyn Hall - Actor and Singer The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Lucia Harwood - Actor My Milliner's Bill, 11 May 1889 Ian Hay - Playwright Housemaster, 4 February 1939 Vera Heogh - Actor Another Language, 18 March 1939 Mary Hickey - Actor Another Language, 18 March 1939 John Kelly - Actor Another Language, 18 March 1939 Vera Keogh - Actor Another Language, 18 March 1939 Myra Lainge - Actor Macbeth, 24 June 1939 Helen Langton - Actor and Singer The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Audrey Lindsay - Actor Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Wendy Lindsay - Actor A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Andrew MacCunn - Conductor The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Charles McCallum - Actor Another Language, 18 March 1939 Gloria Mitchell - Actor Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Ferenc Molnar - Playwright The Guardsman, 22 January 1939 Edna Montgomery - Actor A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Lilian O'Toole - Actor Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Jessica Page - Director Another Language, 18 March 1939 Cecil Parry - Actor A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Cecil Perry - Actor Another Language, 18 March 1939 May Renno - Actor Another Language, 18 March 1939 Jean Robertson - Actor Another Language, 18 March 1939 Des Rolfe - Actor You Can't Take It With You, 7 October 1939 Marie Ryan - Actor and Singer H.M.S. Pinafore, 17 June 1939 Valerie Scanlon - Actor A Midsummer Night's Dream, 4 March 1939 Eric Scott - Actor The Guardsman, 22 January 1939 Richard Shortland - Director The Pirates of Penzance, 20 May 1939 Rodney Smith - Actor and Singer H.M.S. Pinafore, 17 June 1939 Alan Stone - Producer Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Montgomery Stuart - Actor Macbeth, 24 June 1939 Vaughan Tracey - Actor Macbeth, 24 June 1939 Betty Ward - Director The Guardsman, 22 January 1939 Beatrice Wenham - Actor Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Emlyn Williams - Playwright Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Eric Worth - Actor Night Must Fall, 18 February 1939 Eric Wright - Actor Another Language, 18 March 1939
Resources	Advertisement: The Richard White Academy of Dramatic Art, Sydney Morning Herald, 4 February 1939, 2 Article: Criterion Theatre. Mr R White's Plans., Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May 1939, 6 Pamphlet: Carolyn Lowry, The SBW Independent Theatre, Its Ages and Stages. A Brief History, SBW Friends Friends of the Independent Theatre., North Sydney, 2001 Websites / Online media: Ailsa McPherson, Independent Theatre, Dictionary of Sydney
Venue Identifier	16719
Dataset	AusStage