The Rivals

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Event The Rivals
Venue St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW
First Date 2 July 1923
Opening Date 2 July 1923
Last Date 4 July 1923
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The Scene is laid in Bath in the year 1773.

During the evening a musical programme will be rendered by Miss Nessie Bett and Miss Kath Casey.

The University Dramatic Society begins to claim a record of some historical length, with the result that their performance of "The Rivals" at St. James's Hall last night constituted a revival after a lapse of thirty years.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Wilfred Blacket Actor Fag, Friday
Marjorie Chandler Actor Lucy
Ross Gollan Actor Sir Lucius O'Trigger
John Gould Actor Sir Anthony Absolute
Thomas Henery Actor Acres
Stanley Ick-Hewins Actor David
Noel McIntosh Actor Fag, Thursday and Saturday
Henry Merewether Actor Thomas
Nancy Perry Actor Boy
Geoffrey Rex Actor Captain Absolute
Alathea Solomons Actor Lydia Languish
Mary Spaull Actor Mrs. Malaprop
Percy Spender Actor Faulkland
Adeline Taylor Actor Julia
Frederick Ward Director
Nessie Bett Musician, Pianist
Kath Casey Musician, Violinist
Richard Brinsley Sheridan Playwright
Resources
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Correspondence From the SUDS spreadsheet by Laura Ginters
Newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) 3 Aug. 1923 Page 14 "THE RIVALS."
Programme University Archives
Event Identifier 147115