Daisy Bates (author) Daisy Bates (author) Daisy May Bates, CBE (born Margaret Dwyer; 16 October 1859 – 18 April 1951) was an Irish-Australian journalist, welfare worker and lifelong student of Australian Aboriginal culture and society. She was known among the native people as "Kabbarli" (i.e. /kaparli/, a kin term found in a number of Australian languages which means "grandmother" or "granddaughter"). Daisy Bates was born Margaret Dwyer in County Tipperary, Ireland in 1859. Her mother, Bridget (née Hunt), died of tuberculosis in 1862. Her father, James Edward O'Dwyer, married Mary Dillon in 1864 and died en route to the United States, so she
Darling of the Day Stewart, Lady Vale – Vivienne Martin, Cabby/ Constable/ Mrs Leek – Myra Sands, Doctor/ Bert – Lee William-Davis, Daphne – Nicola Bryan, Alf – Adam Dutton, Rosey – Cristin Curtin, Sydney/ Judge – Michael Storrs, Duncan Farll – Chris Stanton, Attendant – Emma Hatton Mark Warman – Musical Director & piano Ian Marshall Fisher – Director Darling of the Day Darling of the Day is a musical with a book by Nunnally Johnson, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, and music by Jule Styne. It is based on Arnold Bennett's novel "Buried Alive" and his play "The Great Adventure". The show closed