Event |
The Man who Came to Dinner
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Venue |
Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW |
First Date |
13 December 1941 |
Opening Date |
13 December 1941 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
Sheridan Whiteside, a writer and critic, arrives for dinner. He is extremely rude, demanding, arrogant and insulting towards the other guests. Despite his hateful nature, Sheridan has an overwhelming number of friends and admirers. This play is based on a true event that occured when the playwright received Alexander Woollcott (real-life critic) as a guest for a night's dinner and entertainment. He also was known as a notoriously demanding person.
Three other characters are also based on real-life personalities of fame. |
Description Source |
Programme |
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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Resources |
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Works |
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Further Information |
Appearing in this production and not added as contributors were a girls choir from Mr. Roland Foster's Studio, State Conservatorium. During this period, the term 'Producer' refers to the stage director and 'Director' is used to describe those people who produce or manage the venue, company and/or its productions.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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Event Identifier
| 14271 |
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