Gods in Wedlock
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins[1] |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Richard Lane |
| Original release | 9 December 1942 [2] |
Gods in Wedlock is a 1942 Australian radio play by Richard Lane.[3] It was one of the few original plays Lane did around this time in his career, as he had switched increasingly to adaptations and serials.[4] Leslie Rees said it was one of Lane's major works and one of the best Australian radio plays of the 1940s.[5]
Wireless Weekly called it "a somewhat stereotyped story."[6]
The play was popular and produced again in 1950.[7]
Premise
[edit]According to Wireless Weekly the play was about "a husband (Zeus) whose eyes wander to the charms of an appealing water nymph (Io). Despite the scene being Olympus, Zeus is brought to heel by his domineering queen, Hera, and reminded of his promise to love, honor, and obey. The unfortunate Io is turned into a heifer, but this is merely by the way, and the reconciled king and queen are left to recapture lost romance."[6]
Cast of 1942 production
[edit]- Robert Bumard as Zeus
- Nancye Stewart as Hera
- Hal Percy as Inachus
- Keith Eden
- Patricia Kennedy
- Beryl Walker
References
[edit]- ^ "Broadcasting Programmes". Chronicle. Vol. LXXXV, no. 4, 850. South Australia. 3 December 1942. p. 26. Retrieved 27 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ABC Programmes—Wednesday, DEC. 9", ABC Weekly, 4 (49), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 5 December 1942, retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Bonus Plav Winner", ABC Weekly, 4 (45), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 7 November 1942, nla.obj-1329577733, retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Philp, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms. p. 160.
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards an Australian Drama. p. 166.
- ^ a b >"Jonathan Listens to Plays – This Gasbag Made 50,000 Dollars", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 37 (49), Sydney: Wireless Press, December 19, 1942, nla.obj-723140413, retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Friday, May 19", ABC Weekly, 12 (19), Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission, 13 May 1950, nla.obj-1692556136, retrieved 27 October 2023 – via Trove