Event |
Love on the Dole
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Venue |
Minerva Theatre (1939-1950), Kings Cross, NSW |
First Date |
1 February 1940 |
Opening Date |
1 February 1940 |
Dates Estimated |
No |
Status |
Professional |
World Premiere |
No |
Description |
"Love on the Dole," which was staged at the Minerva Theatre last night, before a large audience, is a singularly gloomy play. It deals with economic depression during the nineteen-thirties. |
Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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Secondary Genre |
Drama
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Organisations |
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Contributors |
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Resources |
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Article:  In Love But Out of Work What Then?, The Daily Telegraph, 4 February 1940, 24
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Article:  Love On The Dole. Drama Of Economic Depression., Sydney Morning Herald, 2 February 1940, 11
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Review:  It Can't Happen Here?, Truth, 4 February 1940, 41
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Review:  Play of Social Justice, The Sun (NSW), 2 February 1940, 11
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Works |
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Text Nationality |
England
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Production Nationality |
Australia
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Further Information |
Novel by Walter Greenwood adapted for stage by Ronald Gow.
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Event Status |
Completed
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Data Source |
Source |
Description |
Newspaper |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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Event Identifier
| 15263 |
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