Niobe (play)

Niobe, also known as Niobe: All Smiles, is a farce written by Harry Paulton in 1892. The show had more than five hundred performances at the Royal Strand Theatre in London's West End. The play toured other countries, including Australia [1] and with other companies [2]

Plot

The play revolves around the Edwardian family values being tested by unusual circumstances. The household contains a marble statue of Niobe. The moment of magical transformation occurs as the statue is bought to life by a quaint electrical storm.

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References
  1. "NIOBE". Daily News. XXI (8, 464). Western Australia. 7 October 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "NIOBE". National Advocate. 11 (45). New South Wales, Australia. 28 December 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.


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