Enduring as the Camphor Tree

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Event Enduring as the Camphor Tree
Venue The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA
First Date 6 December 1939
Last Date 6 December 1939
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A Japanese fantasy. The love story of Mitsu San and Hiri Fumo San, a noted Japanese artist who poses as an insect vendor to test the love of Mitsu.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Lorna Booth Actor Fox Woman
Neil Clough Actor Nokodo
May Davey Actor Innkeeper
Arthur Hardman Actor Joko Shoma
Douglas Harrington Actor Hiri Fumo
H Gilmore Nairn Actor Interlocutor
Jean Reynolds Actor Mitsu
Ralph Stoddart Actor Mitsu's Father
Peggy Telford Actor Neisan
Joy Wilson Actor Soyen
Russell J Oakes Playwright
H Gilmore Nairn Producer
Nancy Bennett Properties Mistress
Alice Dewar Properties Mistress
Michael Eustace Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The play was rewritten with Chinese characters and setting for subsequent productions from 1946.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The West Australian, 7 December 1939, p. 12, digitised on Trove
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 160484