Evening Cicada

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Event Evening Cicada
Venue Hobart Town Hall, Hobart, TAS
Umbrella Event Second WEA Drama Festival
First Date 24 August 1935
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere Yes
Description "Set in Japanese garden. Prince, disillusioned with his westernised fiancée, seems to find happiness when, disguised as a gardener, he meets a charming old-fashioned maiden. She. however is but an actress, who, like the cicada, can enjoy only a short period of happiness. Both return to the realities of their lives."
Description Source Reviewer's Opinion
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Festival
One Act Plays
Competition
Subjects Actors
Japan
Romance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
John Armstrong Actor
Linus Donnelly Actor
Mary Fuller Actor
Donald W Purvis Actor
Phyllis Pitman Costume Designer
Linus Donnelly Director
Linus Donnelly Playwright
Amy Kingston Set Designer
Resources
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Play ranked equal first in 1935 Workers¿ Educational Association state-wide drama festival (with Murder Premeditated).
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Australian Drama Project (UQ) EVENINGLD
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 98075