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Mabel Constanduros

MABEL CONSTANDUROS

  (1880 - 1957)
Nationality:    English
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Mabel Constanduros's plays including theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates

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below is a list of Mabel Constanduros's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Acacia Avenue         And So they Were Married         Birds Of Prey         Breaking Point         Bugginses Picnic         Crime Of Cousin Harold, The         Curse Of Cario, The         Dick Whittington At Strutham         Dragon's Bride, The         Family Group         Fur Flies         Hearts Aflame         King Of The Castle         Lady From Abroad, The         Man From the Sea, The         Murder At the Bugginses         Ogboddy's Outing, The         On the Run         Open Your Eyes         Pig In A Poke, A         Snake On Sunday         Spider Ring         This Respected Lady         Uncle Gabriel         Voice Of The Charmer, The
Acacia Avenue

Acacia Avenue
Peter falls in love with country girl Fay. He also falls in love with the married Joan. He moves them plus Joan's husband into his parents home where they all live together. Peter's parents unexpectedly come back

Notes:
Written by Mabel and Denis Constanduros

1st Produced:
Vaudeville Theatre, London     1943

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London 1944   

Music:
-

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Genre:
comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/71854

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And So they Were Married

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Mabel Constanduros and Howard Agg

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London 1940   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Birds Of Prey

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Mabel Constanduros and Howard Agg

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London 1942   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Breaking Point

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Howard Agg And Mabel Constanduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Bugginses Picnic

Synopsis:
Bank Holiday and the Buggins family have a picnic. Father gets his foot stuck in a can of salmon. Grandma will not sit on the ground because it will rust her lungs. the children get stuck together with fly-paper

Notes:
Written by Mabel Conatanduros And Michael Hogan

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Sketch

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Crime Of Cousin Harold, The

Synopsis:
Cousin Harold buys a packet of cigarettes after hours. . ..

Notes:
Written by Mabel And Denis Constanduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Sketch

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Curse Of Cario, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Howard Agg And Mabel Constanduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Dick Whittington At Strutham

Synopsis:
the dress rehearsal for "Dick Whittington" and all is not well. the tail keeps coming off the Cat and the actor playing the Cat has learnt and is saying the Demon King's part. the Fairy Queen has decided her costume is too brief and has put on her overcoat. the children refuse to play the fairies and the male stage hands have been drafted in to play them. then the dressing rooms catch fire.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  3            Other:  1 child

Further Reference:
-

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Dragon's Bride, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
National Theatre, Launceston, TAS     24 Jun 1965

Organisations:
The 19th Tasmanian Drama Festival (Junior Section)

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  14            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/96448

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Family Group

Synopsis:
On grandma's eighty-fifth birthday the family gather at a photographers for a family photo. But tempers flare and it does not get taken

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
St Paul's Parish Hall, Cooma, NSW     29 Sep 1954

Organisations:
Cooma Little Theatre

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/142024

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Fur Flies

Synopsis:
Grandma persuades a door to door vacuum cleaner salesman to try his cleaner on her fur coat - then accuses him of ruining it.

Notes:
Written by Mabel And Denis Constanduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Hearts Aflame

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
amateur production

1st Produced:
National Mutual Buildings, Brisbane, QLD     07 Sep 1937

Organisations:
Brisbane Amateur Theatres

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/87622

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King Of The Castle

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Denis and Mabel Constandduros

1st Produced:
Little Theatre, Bristol     06 May 1905

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Lady From Abroad, The

Synopsis:
Linda and Roger's wedding is imminent. But Linda's aunt is suspicious about Roger as she knows so little about him. the day before the wedding a lady knocks at the door. She tells them that Roger is cad and they are engaged. When she leaves the family is in turmoil and want to cancel the wedding. the lady's chauffeur comes in and tells them that his employer's mind was turned after being jilted at the alter and that when she hears of a wedding always tries to stop it.

Notes:
Written by Mabel Constanduros And Howard Agg

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  5            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Man From the Sea, The

Synopsis:
John and Sally are on a motoring honeymoon of Scotland. their car breaks down and the discover a deserted cottage where they decide to spend the night. they quarrel and Sally tells John to go. Later a man comes to the cottage. Sally tells him her troubles and he tells her that she must make it up with John as he had quarrelled with his wife on his honeymoon and they never met again. John returns and they make up. the strange man is a ghost - the ghost of Sally's Father who had indeed quarrelled with his wife on their honeymoon - left and had slipped and fallen into the sea and drowned.

Notes:
Written by Howard Agg And Mabel Constanduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  2            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Murder At the Bugginses

Synopsis:
Father Buggins is in a state. a friend suggests that he drink some raw ammonia. Father polishes off the bottle before it is realised that more than a teaspoonful is fatal. Luckily he has drunk a bottle of gin.

Notes:
Written by Mabel Constanduros And Michael Hogan

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Ogboddy's Outing, The

Synopsis:
Mr and Mrs Ogboddy and their daughter ede are getting ready to go to the choir supper. ede is very anxious to get there early so that she can sit next to young evans who she has her eye on. Just as they are leaving they see that their next door neighbour has altered the time on the invitation so that her daughter can get there first and sit next to evans.

Notes:
-

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  1            Female:  4            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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On the Run

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Howard Agg And Mabel Constanduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Hammond, Hammond & Co.; 1st edition edition (1943)   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Open Your Eyes

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Mabel Constanduros and Howard Agg

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London 1942   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Pig In A Poke, A

Pig In A Poke, A
Bank manager Ernest Cudlippe has retired to the country with his wife and son, Brian who is home on leave. Unexpectedly their daughter Gwin and her husband arrive. Gwin is expecting and they have been thrown out of their flat. They want to stay while they find somewhere else. The Cudlippes worry about food but Gwin's husband Jeremy has brought a piglet which can be fattened up and eaten. They must keep it hidden from the authorities otherwise it will be confiscated. They hide the pig in the second bathroom. Meanwhile Brian has fallen in love with the vicar's daughter Charity. The home help arrives - Elaine - who turns out to be a very glamorous woman, they must keep the pig a secret from her. The police call looking for Elaine she is not a home help but an international jewel thief but she has escaped taking all the objects of value she could find

Notes:
Written by Denis and Mabel Constandduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Snake On Sunday

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Howard Agg And Mabel Constanduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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Spider Ring

Synopsis:
Scene: Sitting-room of an old cottage (old English). Time: 6 o'clock on a September evening, 1947.

Notes:
Written by Mabel Constandunos And Howard Agg

1st Produced:
National Theatre, Launceston, TAS     20 Apr 1955

Organisations:
The Ninth Tasmanian Drama Festival

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

Further Reference:
https://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/event/91206

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This Respected Lady

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Howard Agg And Mabel Constanduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Lawson and Dunn, London 1946   

Music:
-

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Genre:
-

Parts:
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Further Reference:
-

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Uncle Gabriel

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Howard Agg And Mabel Constanduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd, London   

Music:
-

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Genre:
One act

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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Voice Of The Charmer, The

Synopsis:
-

Notes:
Written by Denis and Mabel Constandduros

1st Produced:
-    

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French Ltd 1955   

Music:
-

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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

Further Reference:
-

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