The Love Story of Anne is 1936 Australian play by Frank Harvey. Unlike the majority of Harvey's stage plays it had an Australian setting. Harvey later said the play "did well".[4]
| The Love Story of Anne | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Frank Harvey |
| Directed by | Claude Flemming[1] |
| Date premiered | September 29, 1936[2][3] |
| Place premiered | Theatre Royal, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | A cattle station in North Queensland |
Harvey was reportedly working on it in 1933 under the title Anne Chisholm.[5]
The play made its debut in Australia 1936.[6] The performance was given for charity. The play was highly publicised due to Harvey's reputation and the fact the cast were under contract to JC Williamson's Ltd. The Sydney Morning Herald reviewed it saying "it had many points to recommend It, even if the play itself fell far below Mr. Harvey's best standard of theatrical craftsmanship."[7]
The play had reportedly been produced in England starring Betty Bowden.[8]
Premise edit
A woman who met a young soldier during the war, and had a child by him, encounters a station owner, who turns out to be the father of the soldier.[7]
Original cast edit
- Elaine Hamill as Anne
- John Weston
- Cecil Perry
- John Fernside
- Phillip Lewis
- Douglas Mearns
References edit
- ^ "DON'T FORGET..." The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. IV, no. 15. Australia, Australia. 12 September 1936. p. 36. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (September 11, 1936), "United Charities Fund Dancer's Quest", v. ; 24-38 cm., The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 28 (11), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-718340464, retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 808. New South Wales, Australia. 29 September 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (16 August 1941) [1939], ""Critics are Useful Sometimes"", v. : ill. ; 29cm., ABC Weekly, 3 (33), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1322438508, retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Stage Asides". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Qld.: National Library of Australia. 21 September 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ "STAGE REVIVAL". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 3 October 1936. p. 10 (LATE WEEK END FINAL ALL THE NEWS). Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "FRANK HARVEY PLAY". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 809. New South Wales, Australia. 30 September 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AT THE ROYAL". The Sun. No. 8333. New South Wales, Australia. 17 September 1936. p. 27 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links edit
- The Love Story of Anne at Ausstage