Known throughout his life as Dick, Gerardus Dusseldorp had just come to Australia and created Civil and Civic (later Lend Lease) when, in July 1955, the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust was launched with a gala performance at the restored & renamed Elizabethan Theatre in Newtown. Established by Robert Menzies to commemorate the Queen’s first visit, the AETT’s first season consisted of two dramas by Terrence Rattigan: The Sleeping Prince and Separate Tables.
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