 Event |
French Without Tears
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| Venue |
All Saints' Hall, Brisbane, QLD |
| First Date |
11 October 1939 |
| Opening Date |
11 October 1939 |
| Last Date |
12 October 1939 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
In aid of the Legion funds. A comic play written by a twenty-five year old Terence Rattigan in 1936. It takes place in a cram school for adults needing to acquire French for business reasons. The play was a success on its London debut, establishing Rattigan as a dramatist. Critics thought it 'gay, witty, thoroughly contemporary ... with a touch of lovable truth behind all its satire'. It ran for over 1,000 performances in London and over 100 in New York. It also established Rex Harrison as a major star. Scattered throughout are Franglais phrases and schoolboy misunderstandings of the French l |
| Description Source |
Advertisement |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Drama
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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 |
Courier Mail 12 October 1939 p 13 |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
110785 |
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