The Winning Ticket is a 1910 Australian play about the Melbourne Cup by William Anderson and Temple Harrison. It was also produced by Anderson.[1]
| The Winning Ticket | |
|---|---|
| Written by | William Anderson Temple Harrison |
| Date premiered | November 26, 1910 |
| Place premiered | Criterion Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | melodrama |
The play was a melodrama. Roy Redgrave was in the original cast along with Edmund Duggan, Eugenie Duggan and Bert Bailey.[2][3] The play was notable for its on stage spectacle.[4]
Academic Richard Fotheringham has argued the play was heavily inspired by the British play The Whip.[5]
According to one account "it was a huge financial success".[6] The play had a popular run in several cities.[7][8]
References edit
- ^ Margaret Williams, 'Anderson, William (1868–1940)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/anderson-william-5023/text8357, published first in hardcopy 1979, accessed online 6 February 2024.
- ^ ""The Winning Ticket."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 22, 737. New South Wales, Australia. 28 November 1910. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""The Winning Ticket."". Sunday Times. No. 1296. New South Wales, Australia. 20 November 1910. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Commercial Australian Plays", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 25 March 1926, retrieved 6 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ Fotheringham, Richard (1992). Sport in Australian drama. p. 124.
- ^ "Commercial Success with". The Sun. No. 1890. New South Wales, Australia. 18 June 1939. p. 11 (Sunday Magazine). Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Amusements". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXV, no. 19, 961. South Australia. 2 November 1910. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Musings on Melbourne's Melodramas. [For The Bulletin]", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 29 Sep 1910, retrieved 6 February 2024 – via Trove