Macaire

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Event Macaire
Venue St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW
First Date 18 May 1912
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description A 'melodramatic farce' in three acts. Macaire was presented as a double bill with the production "To-morrow." The performance raised funds for the "purchase of a new Racing Eight for the University Boat Club." A Review in the Sydney Morning Herald noted that the audience included Governor and Lady Chelmsford, the Chief Justice and Lady Cullen and the University of Sydney Chancellor Sir Normand McLaudin. This review said that this production of Macaire "showed no trace of Stevenson's genius, and was commonplace without being funny."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cedric Keith Cohen Actor The Notary
Adrian Consett Stephen Actor Robert Macaire
P Courtney Actor The Brigadier
Sylvia Docker Actor Aline
M Duncan Actor Maid
K Lyons Actor Ernestine
Frederick Mckeown Actor Dumont
Lewis Windemere Nott Actor The Marquis
S Richardson Actor Charles
Leonard Willey Director
William Ernest Henley Playwright
Robert Louis Stevenson Playwright
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Double Bill with "To-Morrow".
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Sydney Morning Herald Mon 20th May 1912 page 3 "University Dramatic Society - A New Drama Produced."
Newspaper Hermes 1889-1920; amusement notices of the Sydney Morning Herald and Daily Telegraph 1900-1920.
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 87195