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Olive Wilton
Olive Dorothea Graeme Wilton (1883–1971) was an English-born stage actor, theatre producer and speech and drama teacher who worked extensively in England and Australia. She came to Australia in 1906 and decided to settle there. In 1910 she played Camiola in ''The Prince and the Beggar Maid (play), The Prince and the Beggar Maid'' in a tour of Australia. She played the title role in the 1910 Australian silent film ''The Squatter's Daughter (1910 film), The Squatter's Daughter''. The last years of her life were spent in Tasmania, where she became a noted figure in education, radio and the arts. Select credits Acting *''The Man from Mexico'' (1906) – play, Theatre Royal, Adelaide *''The Vagabond and The Talk of the Town'' (1906) – play, Theatre Royal, Adelaide *''The Bushwoman'' (1909) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne *''The Squatter's Daughter (1910 film), The Squatter's Daughter'' (1910) – film *''By Wireless Telegraphy'' (1910) – play, King's Theatre, Melbourne, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olive Wilton
Olive Dorothea Graeme Wilton (1883–1971) was an English-born stage actor, theatre producer and speech and drama teacher who worked extensively in England and Australia. She came to Australia in 1906 and decided to settle there. In 1910 she played Camiola in ''The Prince and the Beggar Maid (play), The Prince and the Beggar Maid'' in a tour of Australia. She played the title role in the 1910 Australian silent film ''The Squatter's Daughter (1910 film), The Squatter's Daughter''. The last years of her life were spent in Tasmania, where she became a noted figure in education, radio and the arts. Select credits Acting *''The Man from Mexico'' (1906) – play, Theatre Royal, Adelaide *''The Vagabond and The Talk of the Town'' (1906) – play, Theatre Royal, Adelaide *''The Bushwoman'' (1909) – play, Kings Theatre, Melbourne *''The Squatter's Daughter (1910 film), The Squatter's Daughter'' (1910) – film *''By Wireless Telegraphy'' (1910) – play, King's Theatre, Melbourne, K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Criterion Theatre (Sydney)
The Criterion Theatre was a theatre in Sydney, Australia which was built in 1886 by architect George R Johnson on the south east corner of Pitt and Park streets. It closed in 1935 and the building was demolished. History The Criterion Theatre often referred to as the 'Cri' opened on 27 December 1886. Situated on the south east corner of Pitt and Park streets, Sydney, it was funded by John Solomon and designed by architect George R Johnson. The 'Cri', was Sydney's most famous intimate playhouse at the time with a Neo-Renaissance exterior and a capacity of approximately 991 seats. The 'Cri' was used for drama and music performances for almost 50 years. It closed in 1935, partially as a result of the Depression and competition from the growth of cinemas and was demolished in 1935, to facilitate the widening of Park Street. The Criterion Hotel was built on the narrow strip of land remaining, a legacy of one of Sydney's earliest theatres. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1883 Births
Events January–March * January 4 – ''Life'' magazine is founded in Los Angeles, California, United States. * January 10 – A fire at the Newhall Hotel in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, kills 73 people. * January 16 – The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States civil service, is passed. * January 19 – The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service in Roselle, New Jersey, United States, installed by Thomas Edison. * February – ''The Adventures of Pinocchio'' by Carlo Collodi is first published complete in book form, in Italy. * February 15 – Tokyo Electrical Lightning Grid, predecessor of Tokyo Electrical Power (TEPCO), one of the largest electrical grids in Asia and the world, is founded in Japan. * February 16 – The '' Ladies' Home Journal'' is published for the first time, in the United States. * February 23 – Alabama becomes the first U.S. stat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AusStage
AusStage: The Australian Live Performance Database is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia, providing records of productions from the first recorded performance in Australia (1789, by convicts) up until the present day. The only repository of Australian performing arts in the world, it is managed by a consortium of universities, government agencies, industry organisations and arts institutions, and mostly funded by the Australian Research Council. Created in 2000, the database contained more than 250,000 records by 2018. History The AusStage project was instigated by the Australasian Drama Studies Association in 1999, with Flinders University in South Australia leading the project, funded by a grant from the Australian Research Council (ARC). Other collaborating universities were La Trobe University (Vic), University of Queensland, University of New South Wales, University of Western Australia, University of New England (NSW), Newc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Royal, Hobart
Theatre Royal is an historic performing arts venue in central Hobart, Tasmania. It is the oldest continually operating theatre in Australia; Noël Coward once called it "a dream of a theatre" and Laurence Olivier launched a national appeal for its reconstruction in the 1940s. History 1834–1856, Construction and early years In 1834, Peter Degraves, founder of Cascade Brewery, and a group of Hobart citizens purchased dock-side land for the purpose of building a public theatre. Architect John Lee Archer created a provincial Georgian design and the first stone was laid that year. The location was not ideal for future gentry audiences; it was in a rough and foul-smelling area near an abattoir, brothels, factories, and pubs. The architect accommodated the local population by creating an entrance through a neighbouring pub directly into the theatre's pit seating, colloquially known as "the Shades." When a national economic downturn caused most of the original investors to pull out ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prince Of Wales Theatre, Hobart
The Prince of Wales Theatre was a theatre on Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania from 1910 to 1987. History Designed by architect Douglas Salier, the Grand Empire Theatre was opened by the Hon. J. W. Evans on 31 December 1910 in the presence of the Governor of Tasmania, Sir Harry Barron, Lady Clara Emily Barron, Premier of Tasmania Sir Elliott Lewis and other Hobart notables. The theatre, which took less than six months to build, was designed to seat 1,800 patrons (500 in the dress circle and the rest in the front and back stalls). It was fitted with tip-up seats of modern design, with plush upholstery for those in the dress circle. The theatre was found to be structurally defective and underwent multiple alternations throughout the 1920s. Owner Edwin Herbert Webster rebuilt the auditorium to seat 900 in partnership with architect firm Walker & Johnston in 1924. The venue reopened as the Prince of Wales Theatre with the stage play ''The Glad Eye'' (based on ''Le Zebre'' by Pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Bill Of Divorcement (play)
''A Bill of Divorcement'' is a play by English author Clemence Dane. It was her first play, and her most popular, and was adapted to films of the same name three times, in 1922, 1932, and 1940. Synopsis Though it was premiered in 1921, the play is set in the early 1930s. Margaret Fairfield divorces her husband, who has been in a mental hospital for many years, in order to remarry. Their daughter cares for the father and faces the fact that his mental illness may be hereditary. Although not permitted at the time in Britain, the play imagines a future where divorce is permitted where a spouse is incurably insane. Due to evolving cultural views, divorce was a popular subject in novels and drama of the time.D'Monte, RebeccaBritish Theatre and Performance 1900-1950 p. 130 (2015) London production The play was first performed in London on March 14, 1921 at St Martin's Theatre, with Basil Dean as producer, and ran for 402 performances. The cast included Lilian Braithwaite, Malcolm K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor's Dilemma (play)
''The Doctor's Dilemma'' is a play by George Bernard Shaw first staged in 1906. It is a problem play about the moral dilemmas created by limited medical resources, and the conflicts between the demands of private medicine as a business and a vocation. Characters Roles and original cast: *Mr. Danby – Lewis Casson *Sir Patrick Cullen – William Farren, Junr. *Louis Dubedat – Harley Granville-Barker *Emmy – Claire Greet *Dr. Blenkinsop – Edmund Gurney *Minnie Tinwell – Mary Hamilton *Cutler Walpole – James Hearn *Sir Ralph Bloomfield Bonington – Eric Lewis *The Newspaper Man – Trevor Lowe *A Waiter – Percy Marmont *Jennifer Dubedat – Lillah McCarthy *Redpenny – Norman Page *Leo Schutzmacher – Michael Sherbrooke *Sir Colenso Ridgeon – Ben Webster THE DOCTOR'S DILEMMA ROYAL COURT THEATRE PROGRAMME "Commencing Monday December 31st, 1906 for Six Weeks Only" The Newspaper Man is played by Mr Jules Shaw, according to this programme. Plot The eponymous dil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theatre Royal, Melbourne
The Theatre Royal was one of the premier theatres for nearly 80 years in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, from 1855 to 1932. It was located at what is now 236 Bourke Street, once the heart of the city's theatre and entertainment district. History The first Theatre Royal in Melbourne was a ‘ramshackle affair’ attached to the Eagle Tavern on Bourke Street between Swanston and Elizabeth Streets. It was a utilitarian weatherboard barn-like structure measuring 65 ft. by 35 ft. and cost £1000. Originally known as The Pavilion, and later as the Theatre Royal, it closed in 1845 due to competition from the superior facilities of the newly opened Queen’s Theatre in Queen Street. An early William Liardet watercolour of the tavern and theatre depicts the rough and ready nature of the pioneer settlement. Ten years later, in 1855, Melbourne's second Theatre Royal was built a block away, on the north side of Bourke Street between Swanston and Russell Streets, by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Prince And The Beggar Maid (play)
''The Prince and the Beggar Maid'' is a romantic drama in four Acts and ten scenes by Walter Howard. The production opened at the Lyceum Theatre in London on 6 June 1908Our Captious Critic: ''The Prince and the Beggar Maid'' at the Lyceum Theatre. ''The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News'', July 25th, 1908 and ran for 82 performances. It had another short run of 19 performances in a revival at the Lyceum in April and May 1910. The drama was equally successful in Australia and New Zealand, playing, among other venues, at the Criterion Theatre in Sydney, Australia in December 1910 where it was produced by William Anderson. Production ''The Prince and the Beggar Maid'' deals with the mimic pomp, intrigues, wars, and petty tyrannies of those ducal States and little kingdoms which Anthony Hope resorted to when he placed the ''The Prisoner of Zenda'' in an imaginary Ruritania. Gorgeous uniforms, dazzling interiors, and the martial display dear to the heart of the playgoer, marked ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Mate
''My Mate, or a Bush Love Story'' is an Australian play by Edmund Duggan which was first produced in 1911. Synopsis Nellie Moreland returns to her family's farm after being away at school in Sydney for half a dozen years. Two best friends are in love with her, Jack Melton and Jim Fernleigh, as well as the villainous Ralph Seymour. Jim declares his love for Nellie but she tells him he will only ever be like a brother to her – her heart belongs to Jack. This causes trouble between Jack and Jim. Ralph kidnaps Nellie and Jack comes to her rescue; Ralph is about to stab Jack dead with a knife but Jim shoots Ralph dead. Jim is arrested for murder, but eventually escapes from gaol. The Moreland family are in financial crisis because of the evil Cashman, who holds a bill of sale over the property, but Jim rides a horse to victory in Melbourne and the family's fortunes are restored. Comic relief is provided by Dolf Darling. Production The play was first produced at Kings Theatre in Mel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's Theatre, Melbourne
The King's Theatre was a theatre in Melbourne, Australia, located at 133 Russell Street between Bourke Street and Little Collins Street. Opening in 1908, the theatre was designed by William Pitt for the theatrical entrepreneur William Anderson. It was a major live theatre during the first half of the twentieth century, and became a cinema (under the name the Barclay) from the late 1950s until closing in 1976. Design and construction The theatre's designer, William Pitt, had already designed a number of Melbourne theatres including the Princess Theatre and Her Majesty's Theatre before working on designs for the Kings Theatre. William Anderson selected a site (now 131 Russell Street) on Russell Street, near the corner of Bourke Street for the new theatre and construction, employing 200 men, construction took only 5–6 months, beginning after Christmas in 1907. The building featured the use of 2,000,000 bricks, cost 32,000 pounds to construct and included 15 theatre exits th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
