Mary Eskdale Moloney (1898 - 1977)

Born 2 Sep 1898 in New Zealand

Died 1977 at about age 78 in New Zealand

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Biography

Mary was born in 1898. She was the daughter of John Moloney and Mary Ann Unknown. ^[1]

Miss Essie Moloney, well known in repertory work in Dunedin, has returned to New Zealand after spending two years in Britain and in a tour of Europe. While in London she was on the staff 4>f New Zealand House and saw many plays and most of the best-known actors and actresses playing in the West End .... Miss Moloney frequently saw Miss Ngaio Marsh in London, and said she was busy making preliminary arrangements for the theatrical company of which she is to be the producer. So far the company has not been named, but it was tentatively called the Dominion Theatre.^[2] (note: the last named group became the New Zealand Players, a relatively short-lived national professional touring repertory company. )

She passed away in 1977 ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Birth registration 1898/9240
2. ↑ LONDON THEATRES PRESS, VOLUME LXXXVI, ISSUE 26024, 30 JANUARY 1950, PAGE 2
3. ↑ http://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
   • NZ Marriage registration 1977/32414