A Kiss in the Dark

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Event A Kiss in the Dark
Venue Oddfellows Hall, Nelson, New Zealand
First Date 17 December 1857
Last Date 19 December 1857
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A Kiss in the Dark kept the audience in a continual state of cachinnation. A middle aged gentleman, a member of the Stock Exchange, wishes to try the conduct of his young wife in his absence, towards her former sweetheart, and of course the plot succeeds, and he becomes perfectly satisfied of his own folly.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Farce
Contributors
Name Function Notes
H Bertram Actor Mr Frank Fathom
R H Cox Actor Mrs Pettibone
RH Cox Actor Mr Pettibone
Clara Seymour Actor Mary
John Baldwin Buckstone Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Further Information Under the management of Mr R.H. Cox, formerly of Sadler's Wells Theatre London. This was a Select Comedy Night, the second of six evenings by the company in Nelson. Other pieces were Perfection or the Lady of Munster; and The Eton Boy, plus songs and dances. A Kiss in the Dark repeated, as part of a different bill, on 19th December.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 197898