 Event |
Dick Whittington and His Cat
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| Venue |
Cremorne Theatre (1911-1954), South Brisbane, QLD |
| First Date |
15 December 1945 |
| Opening Date |
15 December 1945 |
| Last Date |
1946 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Magnificent Christmas extravaganza with a cast of one hundred, twice daily. A rags to riches folklore tale about Dick Whittington and His Cat. The real-life Richard Whittington (c. 1354–1423), was a wealthy merchant and later Lord Mayor of London, telling a story of how he supposedly escaped his poverty-stricken childhood and made his fortune thanks to the ratting abilities of his cat. |
| Description Source |
Advertisement |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Pantomime
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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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 |
110238 |
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