French Without Tears

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Event French Without Tears
Venue All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD
First Date 11 October 1939
Opening Date 11 October 1939
Last Date 12 October 1939
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description In aid of the Legion funds. A comic play written by a twenty-five year old Terence Rattigan in 1936. It takes place in a cram school for adults needing to acquire French for business reasons. The play was a success on its London debut, establishing Rattigan as a dramatist. Critics thought it 'gay, witty, thoroughly contemporary ... with a touch of lovable truth behind all its satire'. It ran for over 1,000 performances in London and over 100 in New York. It also established Rex Harrison as a major star. Scattered throughout are Franglais phrases and schoolboy misunderstandings of the French l
Description Source Advertisement
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peggy Asprey Actor
Ken Bird Actor
Mervyn Eadie Actor
Harold Greenfield Actor
Ray Kelly Actor
William Smith Actor
Terence Rattigan Playwright
Babette Ferguson Producer
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Courier Mail 12 October 1939 p 13
Event Identifier 110785