Love for Love

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Event Love for Love
Venue University of Sydney, Union Hall, Camperdown, NSW
First Date 8 September 1932
Last Date 9 September 1932
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Congreve's comedy "Love for Love," which was presented by the Sydney University Dramatic Society last night at the Union Hall of the University, Is a typical example of the comedy of the Restoration, with its accurate portrayal of the artificiality and sophistication of the manners of the period that witnessed a reaction from the rigid Puritan morality of the preceding years
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Sheila Anderson Actor Prue
Mavis Brewster Actor Mrs Foresight
Clive Coppard Actor Sir Samson Legend
Frank Dwyer Actor Jeremy
Angus Hunter Actor Valentine Legend
Dorothy Mannix Actor Angelica
Ian Maxwell Actor Mr Scandal
Norma McLeod Actor Mrs Frail
Pat Newman Actor Benjamin Legend
Peter Osborn Actor Mr Foresight
Betty Pearce Actor maid
Patricia Rutherford Actor old nurse
Willi Weidersohm Actor Mr Tattle
William Congreve Author
May Hollinworth Director
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper "Love for Love" by University Dramatic Society (1932, August 28). The Sun (Sydney, NSW : 1910 - 1954), p. 27. Retrieved May 8, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228880876
Event Identifier 103738