 Event |
The Skin Game
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| Venue |
Albert Hall, Brisbane, QLD |
| First Date |
13 November 1945 |
| Opening Date |
13 November 1945 |
| Last Date |
14 November 1945 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
The plot tells the story of the interaction between two very different families in rural England just after the end of the First World War. Squire Hillcrist lives in the manor house where his family has lived for generations. He has a daughter, Jill, who is in her late teens and a wife Amy, as well as servants and retainers. He is “old money”, although his finances are at a bit of low ebb. The other family is the “nouveau riche” Hornblowers, headed by the single-minded and rich industrialist Hornblower who throws old retainers the Jackmans out of their home (much to the Squire’s disgust), and |
| Description Source |
Advertisement |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
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| Subjects |
Class Issues
Social Issues
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Text Nationality |
England
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
110232 |
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