Boyd of Boyd Town

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Event Boyd of Boyd Town
Venue Railway Institute, Surry Hills, NSW
First Date 5 November 1938
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere Yes
Description Three-act historical drama on the life and death of Benjamin Boyd (1801-51), pastoralist, banking adventurer, shipping entrepreneur and founder of Twofold Bay, New South Wales, who was killed on Guadacanal in the Solomons.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Historical
Subjects Colonisation
Entrepreneurs
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Wilfrid Stanton Actor
C Hansby Read Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information To benefit the Rotary Club's appeal for New South Wales Society for Crippled Children.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) BOYDOFBCR
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 96868