Madame X

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Event Madame X
Venue Palace Theatre, Sydney, NSW
Umbrella Event Muriel Starr season
First Date 12 May 1928
Last Date 25 May 1928
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Melodrama
Subjects Women's Issues
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Harvey Adams Actor Frederick Laroque
Bertha Ballenger Actor Rose
Norman Barrington Actor Clerk of the Court
Rutland Beckett Actor Noel
Felix Bland Actor Casimir Fontaine
Fred Coape Actor Victor Chouquet
Fred Francis Actor The Presiding Judge
Robert Ginns Actor Valmorin
Harry Hodgson Actor Foreman of the Jury
Ellis Irving Actor Raymond Floriot
Charles Lawrence Actor Parissard
Mayne Lynton Actor Louise Floriot
Mary Macrae Actor Helene Valmorin
Stella Marina Actor Marie
Roy Russell Actor Dr. Chasnel
Muriel Starr Actor Jacqueline
Leonard Stephens Actor Merivel
John Raphael Adaptor
Alexandre Bisson Author
Harvey Adams Producer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality France
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Madame X (original title La Femme X) is a 1908 play by French playwright Alexandre Bisson (1848–1912). It has been adapted for the screen numerous times. The protagonist is a woman who has been thrown out into the street without any money by her jealous husband, when he discovers she has been carrying on an affair. She is not even allowed to see their young son. She sinks into depravity.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Thesis Heckenberg
Magazine
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 152891