The New Moon

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Event The New Moon
Venue Grand Opera House (1914-1977), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 28 April 1956
Last Date 12 May 1956
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description The New Moon is a thrilling and romantic story set in the days of the French Revolutionary period. Robert Mission, an aristocrat of France, kills a noble and escapes from France to New Orleans. There he is bought as a bondsman by M. Beaunoir, and the story weaves through plot and counter-plot to a happy conclusion. The scenes range from New Orleans to a thrilling shipboard battle to an island in the Carribean.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Comedy
Operetta
Musical
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Kenneth Akerman Actor Vicomte Ribaud
Jean Alcock Actor
Kenneth Bascand Actor Captain Georges Duval
Cath Berry Actor Julie
Ashley Brown Actor Jacques
Daphne Elwood Actor Marianne Beaunoir
Robin Gordon Actor Phillippe L'Entendou
Vilma Hare Actor
Zelda Harwood Actor
Bernard Jones Actor Alexander
Graham McClymont Actor
Geoffrey Phillips Actor M.Beaunoir
Norman Porter Actor
Norris Smith Actor Besac
Fred Sykes Actor
Antony Vercoe Actor Robert Mission
Colleen Walling Actor Clotilde Lombaste
Oscar Hammerstein II Book and Lyrics Librettist
Norma Horsley Dancer
Cedric Gardiner Director
Sigmund Romberg Musician
Text Nationality United States of America
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 196823