Niobe (play)

Niobe, also known as Niobe: All Smiles, is a farce written by 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.

References[]

^ "NIOBE". Daily News. Vol. XXI, no. 8, 464. Western Australia. 7 October 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "NIOBE". National Advocate. Vol. 11, no. 45. New South Wales, Australia. 28 December 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

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[1] "NIOBE". Daily News. Vol. XXI, no. 8, 464. Western Australia. 7 October 1902. p. 3. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

[2] "NIOBE". National Advocate. Vol. 11, no. 45. New South Wales, Australia. 28 December 1899. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.

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