 Event |
Whose Child?
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| Venue |
Criterion Theatre, Sydney, NSW |
| First Date |
26 November 1932 |
| Last Date |
2 December 1932 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Four-act drama. A divorced woman is refused custody of her child since she wishes to leave the country to earn her living, despite this right existing in English law. In a scene set in Parliament the bill is defeated by an unsympathetic Premier. In a play within the play the woman acts out her own story to onstage audience. |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Subjects |
Civil rights
Divorce
Women's Issues
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: 'Whose Child?' Miss Preston Stanley's Play. The Rights of Mothers, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November 1932, 4
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Article: Custody of Children. Play Achieves Object. Miss Preston Stanley's Success, The Argus, 28 November 1932, 8
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Article: Miss Preston Stanley's Play, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 November 1932, 8
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Article: Mothers' Rights. Minister Promises Reform. Announcement from Theatre Stage, Sydney Morning Herald, 28 November 1932, 10
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Listing: The Shows of 1932, Everyones, 13, 688, 14 December 1932, 110-120
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Eight performances. Based on case of actor Emélie Polini who lost her case for custody of her daughter. When Preston Stanley's bill to reform divorce laws lapsed by dissolution of New South Wales Parliament, she publicised issue by writing and appearing in Whose Child?. An Act was passed 1934.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
WHOSECHMS |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
97652 |
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