Goodbye, Miss Lizzie Borden

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Event Goodbye, Miss Lizzie Borden
Venue National Theatre, Launceston, TAS
Umbrella Event The 18th Tasmanian Drama Festival (Senior Section)
First Date 24 June 1964
Opening Date 1964
Last Date 1964
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description Scene: Sitting room in the Borden's house, Fall River, Mass. Period: 4th August, 1893. Afternoon. Story of the play: On 4th August 1892, one of America's most famous murders was committed. Mr and Mrs Borden were brutally battered to death with an axe. Miss Lizzie Borden, one of the two old-maid daughters, was arrested and sent for trial. Her sister Emma stood by her loyally, and when Lizzie was acquitted the two sisters returned home. Then one day Miss Emma left. She never came back. The sisters never saw each other again. This play fictitiously portrays what happened that made it i
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Laurie Cassidy Actor
Enid Crozier Actor
Judith Eddie Actor
Elizabeth Godfrey-Smith Actor
John Tydde Adjudicator
Lillian de la Torre Playwright
Marjorie Fysh Producer
Elizabeth Godfrey-Smith Producer
Resources
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme CHS 15, 6/3, Launceston Players Society Collection, Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Event Identifier 96234