 Event |
The Waltz of the Toreadors
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| Venue |
University of Adelaide, Union Hall, The University of Adelaide, SA |
| First Date |
8 April 1959 |
| Opening Date |
8 April 1959 |
| Last Date |
11 April 1959 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Amateur |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Written in 1952, the farcial comedy is set in 1910 France and centres on General Leon Saint-Pé and his infatuation with Ghislaine, a woman with whom he danced nearly two decades earlier. Because of the general's commitment to his marriage, the couple's love remained unconsummated. Now faced with the reality of retirement with his hypochondriac wife, his paunch growing and his midlife crisis consuming his life, the General finds himself lost in the fond memory of his old flirtation. When Ghislaine suddenly reappears, he is delighted - until he finds himself competing for her hand with a consid |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Farce
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Programme: The Waltz of the Toreadors, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections
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Programme: The Waltz of the Toreadors, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections
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Review: Waltz of the Toreadors, On Dit, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections, 27, 4, 17 April 1959, 10
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
France
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
74755 |
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