The Petrified Forest

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Event The Petrified Forest
Venue Little Theatre (Phillip Street), Sydney, NSW
First Date 25 March 1939
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description An excellent perfoimance of R E Sherwood's drama "The Petrlfied Forest," was given by members of the Jewish Youth Theatre on Saturday. As Gabby, the sophistocated young wornan, and central character In the play, Miss Rae
Sanders played a difficult part with success. She was ably supported by Jerome Levy, as Allan Squier, the disillusioned literary man, and by David Hyman as Boze, the lover. Jules Kazoda as the gangster, Duke Mantee, and Leslie Simons, as the miserly father, Gramp, were other players to distinguish themselves in a cast of uniformly good standard.
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
David Hyman Actor Boze
Jules Kazoda Actor Duke Mantee
Jerome Levy Actor Allan Squier
Rae Sanders Actor Gabby
Leslie Simons Actor Gramp
George Paizie Director
Robert E Sherwood Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Review THE PETRIFIED FOREST. (1939, March 27). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 3. Retrieved October 17, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17587631
Newspaper JEWISH YOUTH THEATRE. (1939, February 25). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 6. Retrieved October 17, 2016, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article17564460
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 125985