Event |
The Glass Menagerie
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Venue |
Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW |
First Date |
19 February 1947 |
Opening Date |
19 February 1947 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Part of a Tour |
Yes |
Description |
The action in Tennessee Williams's brilliant play "The Glass Menagerie" might easily take place within a stone's throw of the Minerva Theatre where it was given its Australian premiere last night. It concerns a family of three who live in an apartment in what is described by the dramatist as "one of those hive-like conglomerations of cellular units that flower as warty growths in over-crowded urban centres." The plot revolves round a daughter for whom a doting mother wants to find a husband, and a gentleman caller introduced by the son. From the awakening of a romantic hope, and its swift des |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Drama
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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 |
United States of America
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Newspaper |
Sydney Morning Herald, 20 February 1947, p. 4 |
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Event Identifier
| 100546 |
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