The Knight of Arva

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Event The Knight of Arva
Venue Princess Theatre, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
First Date 4 August 1866
Last Date August 1866
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description An Irish drama. The hero falls in love with a princess, and succeeds in mystifying a prime minister and two ambassadors, by making each of them believe that he is pressing the suit of someone in whim he is interested; he thus obtains the hand of the princess for himself.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Contributors
Name Function Notes
J H Allen Actor
Dolly Green Actor Princess Marina
Richardson Actor Ambassador
Roberts Actor Ambassador
C Wilmott Actor Don Volpone
Dion Boucicault Playwright
Further Information Followed by a cut down and very farcical version of The Taming of the Shrew.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 196826