 Event |
Diana of Dobson's
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| Venue |
His Majesty's Theatre, Gisborne, New Zealand |
| First Date |
21 December 1908 |
| Last Date |
22 December 1908 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Adapted from Cicely Hamilton's popular book. Diana, a shop girl, receives word of a small legacy, and decides to live a life of pleasure for one month. Staying at a fashionable holiday resort in Switzerland he meets a captain of the Guards. They fall in love, and when he discovers that his 'rich widow' is really: a shop girl, the novel situations that ensue provide all that an audience craves for. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
Adaptation
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Further Information |
In repertoire with The Girl of the Golden West. Opera House Wanganui 12 January 1909; Opera House Wellington from 16 January 1909.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
Theatre Aotearoa |
| Event Identifier |
196085 |
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