Tonight at 8.30: Hands Across the Sea / The Astonished Heart / Fumed Oak

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Event Tonight at 8.30: Hands Across the Sea / The Astonished Heart / Fumed Oak
Venue St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW
First Date 23 September 1939
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Noel Coward's "Tonight at 8.30" was splendidly handled by Thespian Dramatic Productions at St James's Hall on Saturday night and an appreciative audience thoroughly enjoyed the sparkling dialogue of the inimitable Coward.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
One Act Plays
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jeane Carswell Actor Hands Across the Sea: Hon Claire Wedderburn
Charles Collings Actor The Astonished Heart: Christian Faber
Barbara Duval Actor Fumed Oak: daughter
Lillian Isaac Actor Fumed Oak: mother in law
Marcia Jones Actor Hands Across the Sea: Lady Maureen Gilpin
Marjorie Kaye Actor Hands Across the Sea: Mrs Wadhurst
Norma Lindsay Actor Fumed Oak: wife
Jean McAlister Actor The Astonished Heart: Leonora Vail
Alan Stone Actor Fumed Oak: husband
Celia Waghorn Actor The Astonished Heart: Barbara Faber
Muriel Connors Director
Alan Stone Director
Noel Coward Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper 'TO-NIGHT AT 8.30." (1939, September 25). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved October 2, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17632156
Event Identifier 125756