Gwen Friend papers, relating to the theatre and Fifi Banvard Productions, 1903-1965
Gwen Friend papers, relating to the theatre and Fifi Banvard Productions, 1903-1965
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1903-1965
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MLMSS 3403
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0.26 metres of textual material (2 x boxes)
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Copyright restrictions may apply : Manuscript material is in copyright, material published before 1955 is out of copyright.
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BOX 1
Correspondence, mainly letters received relating to plays staged at the Theatre Royal, Hobart, 1950-1951, including a telegram from Laurence Olivier, 1950-1958, undated
Prompt copies of Arsenic and Old Lace; Susan and God; Night Must Fall, 1950-1951
3 x scrapbooks of cuttings relating to Fifi Banvard Productions in Tasmania,...
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Gwen Friend papers, relating to the theatre and Fifi Banvard Productions, 1903-1965
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Presented by Miss G.L. Friend, 1986
Administrative / Biographical history
Gwen Friend was a partner with Fifi Banvard in the theatre company Fifi Banvard Productions. She was responsible for set design, props, lighting, costumes and make-up. Banvard, a popular stage and radio actor since the 1920's, was the first women to be an actor/manager in the Australian theatre. The company played a season in Tasmania at the Theatr...
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MLMSS 3403
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94RxZOy1
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/94RxZOy1
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994942
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