 Event |
The Merchant of Venice
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| Venue |
Theatre Royal (1868-1962), Adelaide, SA |
| Umbrella Event |
Three Plays by William Shakespeare, Old Vic 1955 Tour |
| First Date |
10 October 1955 |
| Opening Date |
10 October 1955 |
| Last Date |
15 October 1955 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
Shakespeare. One of three plays performed by the Old Vic Company during their 1955 tour in Australia. (The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew, and Measure for Measure). |
| Description Source |
Personal Opinion |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Drama
Black Comedy
Elizabethan
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Works |
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| Further Information |
Extras and stage managers not indexed. Collection contains tour programme as well as programmes of individual performances throughout the tour. Some programmes also contain newspaper clippings that cannot be identified, in particular, this programme contains comments and 10 newspaper clippings from the tour.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
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| Event Identifier |
19936 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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