Business Before Pleasure

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Event Business Before Pleasure
Venue Municipal Theatre, Invercargill, New Zealand
First Date 25 February 1919
Last Date 25 February 1919
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description 'Deals with those delightful characters Abe Potash and Mawruss Perlmutter, who go in for making films. Their experiences with the artists and the misfortunes that entangle them are said to make up a comedy of striking merit.' Three hours of laughter.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Farce
Subjects Films
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Helen Adams Actor Miss Cohen, Film Studio Typiste
Nick Adams Actor Abe Potash
Morris Bennet Actor
Bernice Bert Actor
Athena Claudius Actor
Roland Conway Actor
David Drayton Actor
George Edwards Actor Keith Macdonald
William Lockhart Actor
Elsie Manzies Actor Mrs Perlmutter
Maggie Moore Actor Rosie Potash
Tal Ordell Actor Film Director
Rosie Parkes Actor Rita Sismondi, the Vamp
Edmund Sherras Actor
Charles Stanford Actor Banker Robert Blanchard, the villain
Frank Thorne Actor
James Waters Actor Mawruss Perlmutter
Montague Glass Playwright
Jules Eckert Goodman Playwright
Text Nationality United States of America
Further Information 'The first peace-year attraction in Auckland.' Featuring the 'Celebrated Hebrew Comedians, Adams and Waters, in their original roles.'. Overseas Touring Company.
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 200126