Tilly of Bloomsbury

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Event Tilly of Bloomsbury
Venue Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW
First Date 3 July 1920
Last Date 6 August 1920
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description A 1919 British comedic play written by Ian Hay. It is heavily influenced by the story of Cinderella and concerns a young woman from Bloomsbury in London, Tilly Wellwyn who falls in love with a wealthy aristocrat. Despite her poor background, she tries to pretend she is also from a noble background - attempting to fool his family also. She succeeds in this at first, but her attempts to make her own family pretend to be upper-class ultimately leads to the exposure of her ploy.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Comedy
Subjects Class Issues
Romance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
George Blunt Actor
Robert Brough Actor
Beryl Bryant Actor
E Pirie Bush Actor
Fred Coape Actor
Frank Freeman Actor
Wilfrid Hilary Actor
Dorothy Manville Actor
Meta Pelham Actor
Percy Rhodes Actor
Dorothy Seacombe Actor
Carlton Stuart Actor
Arthur Styan Actor
Emma Temple Actor
Clyde Meynell Administrator
George Tallis Administrator
Hugh J Ward Administrator
J W Hazlitt Adminstrator: Business Manager
C B Westmacott General Manager
Ernest F Roberts Musical Director
Ian Hay Playwright
George A Highland Producer
George Upward Scenic Artist
Victor Tatnall Stage Manager
Resources
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Additional cast list added from Prompt Scrapbook programme.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection, J.C. Williamson scrapbooks of music and theatre programmes, Sydney and Melbourne, 1905-1921, vol 4, p267
Thesis Heckenberg
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 61156