The Man of Destiny

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Event The Man of Destiny
Venue St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW
First Date 31 March 1924
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description BERNARD SHAWS 'A Man of Destiny' was the offering which excited chief Interest, mostly on account of the unusual characterisation of Napoleon as played by Mr. W. F. Jackson.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
James Brunton-Gibb Actor
Winchester Ford Actor
Mary Hosking Actor
Walter Jackson Actor Napoleon
George Bernard Shaw Playwright
George Stephenson Beeby Producer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information THINGS appear to flourish in amateur Thespian, If one can judge by the enthusiastic audience of friends who greeted the efforts of the Players' Club at St. James' Hall on Monday evening. Judge Beeby is taking active honors as chairman of the club, which proposes to give its histrionic notions at fairly frequent intervals.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper VANITY FAIR (1924, April 6). Truth (Sydney, NSW : 1894 - 1954), p. 12. Retrieved October 3, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article168716470
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 125764