Draft:Ancestors (radio play)
Ancestors is a 1943 Australian radio play by Vance Palmer based on his stage play of the same name.[1]
It "tells of an Australian soldier in England who is beset by the same temptation to steal a moorland sheep as resulted in his grandfather’s transportation in the old days."[2]
The play was published in a 1937 collection of Australian plays.[3][4] It was recommended for production by the Playwrights' Advisory Board.[5]
The play was based on a short story.[6]
The play was produced for radio again in 1945.[7]
It was praised by English playwright-critic St. John Ervine.[8][9]
Wireless Weekly called it "psychologically and atmospherically subtle" about "an Australian soldier in England who is beset by the same temptation to steal a moorland sheep as resulted in his grandfather’s transportation in the old days."[10]
The Bulletin said " In one easy sweep it takes in a wide swathe of history, character and racial outlook ; a rich and subtle piece of work."[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (10 July 1943), "FRIDAY, July 16", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1354862948, retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "PLAYW RICHTS OF AUSTRALIA PLAYS, NOVELS, POEMS", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, November 23, 1940, retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Notes on the News". The Telegraph. Queensland, Australia. 24 August 1937. p. 12 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "OUR YOUNG DRAMATISTS". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 28, 405. Victoria, Australia. 4 September 1937. p. 29 (Week-End Magazine). Retrieved 19 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian Plays For Stage", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, March 16, 1940, nla.obj-718411736, retrieved 19 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "GENERAL NEWS". The Age. No. 24054. Victoria, Australia. 16 May 1932. p. 7. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Australian Broadcasting Commission. (14 July 1945), "PROGRAMME HIGHLIGHTS What's on This Week", ABC Weekly, Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1401599924, retrieved 27 July 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "The News BOOK REVIEWS". News. Vol. 60, no. 9, 316. South Australia. 19 June 1953. p. 17. Retrieved 27 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards An Australian Drama. p. 84.
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (November 23, 1940), "PLAYW RICHTS OF AUSTRALIA PLAYS, NOVELS, POEMS", The Wireless Weekly : The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-720771637, retrieved 27 July 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Australian One-act Plays.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 15 September 1937, nla.obj-571742666, retrieved 27 July 2024 – via Trove