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Death Takes a Holiday
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| Venue |
Savoy Theatre, Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
19 June 1934 |
| Last Date |
21 June 1934 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
"Death Takes a Holiday, a comedy in three acts by Walter Ferris will be presented by the Impressionist Theatre players at the Savoy Theatre on June 19, 20 and 21. The play will be produced by Miss May Hollinworth and the settings and lighting will be arranged by Dr Raul Cardamatis. The cast will Include Mrs Albert Cazabon, Miss Nora Cazabon, Mr John Mant, Mr Wilfred Blackett and Mr Peter Osborn. It is based on the poetic conception of death suspending all activities for three days during which he falls in love with a beautiful girl and through her realizes why mortals fear him. The mood of the play is established with remarkable skill and while it is charged with exciting moments, it is a perfect background for a love story that is as simple as it is appealing. The character who symbolizes Death is a very human person, with no conventional claptrap dragged in for mere effect. Here is a play that stimulates discussion and presents a novel and optimistic philosophy of the problems of love and death. |
| Description Source |
Article |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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| Related Events |
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Death Takes a Holiday
, University of Adelaide, Union Hall, The University of Adelaide, SA, 23 September 1936
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| Text Nationality |
Italy
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
SMH, 7/6/1934, p6 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
103944 |
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