The Man Who Did

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Event The Man Who Did
Venue Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 3 December 1931
Opening Date 3 December 1931
Last Date 5 December 1931
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere Yes
Description The play, which has been described as "distinctly exhilarating," is set in a famous caricaturist's London studio, a cocktail scene in Mayfair and an Italian bedroom. This will be a unique theatrical event as it will be the caricaturist's and amateur producer's first appearance in Australia as a playwright. To be preceded by Helton Daniell's sketch "In a Glass Darkly," The setting is the dressing room of an actor.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Betty Barrett Actor
Barbara Bryans Actor
Aubrey Byrne Actor
George Cockerill Actor In a Glass Darkly
Terence Crisp Actor In a Glass Darkly
Helton Daniell Actor In a Glass Darkly
Lynette Dickenson Actor
Marnie Falkiner Actor
George Faulkner Actor In a Glass Darkly
Esme Frankenberg Actor
Margaret Hallenstein Actor
John Hayes Actor
Ian Hughes Actor
Beverley Jackson Actor Ann Ashley, step daughter to Sir Brutus
Keith Johns Actor Sir Brutus Blimp MP
Roy Johnston Actor
Charles Langley Actor In a Glass Darkly
Geoffrey Manning Actor
Maurice McClelland Actor
Tom McInerney Actor
Mollie Neil Actor
Catherine Neill Actor In a Glass Darkly
Jocelyn Outhwaite Actor
Tom Patterson Actor
Margot Rosenthal Actor
William Samson Actor
Cave Scarlett Actor
Nancy Scarlett Actor Lillie, a lady of pleasure
Sadie Scarlett Actor Millie, a lady of pleasure
Frank Timson Actor In a Glass Darkly
James Watt Actor Peter Wending, an artist
Dick Whiting Actor
Ray Whiting Actor
Geoffrey Wilkinson Actor
Helton Daniell Playwright In a Glass Darkly
Ray Whiting Playwright The Man Who Did
Resources
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Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information To help the Lady Northcote Free Kindergarten and the Berry Street Foundling Hospital,
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper "THE MAN WHO DID" (1931, November 18). The Herald (Melbourne, Vic. : 1861 - 1954), p. 17. Retrieved June 16, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article242766829
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 145944