His Excellency Governor Shirtsleeves
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins (9:30 pm – 10:30 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay |
| Directed by | John Cairns |
| Recording studio | Melbourne |
| Original release | January 9, 1948[1] |
His Excellency Governor Shirtsleeves is a 1948 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay. It was about Captain Davey, Governor of Van Diemen's Land and was set in the early 1800s.[2]
Lloyd Berrell was among the actors in the cast.[3]
The Sunday Mail said it "just missed" and called it "a bit wooden".[4]
The play was repeated later in March 1948 and in 1949.[5]
Cast of 1948 production
[edit]- Lloyd Berrell as Lance Seymour
- Sheila Sewell as Elsa Bryan
- Frank Jarbo as Bryan
- Joe Brennan as Phineas Medcalf
- Wilfrid Thomas as Governor Capt. Davey
- Rupert Chance as Slater
- Ben Lewin as Huffy
- Charles MacCallum a Major Demister
- Hilda Scurr as Mrs. Demister
- Richard Mathews as Livermore
References
[edit]- ^ "Week's Wireless Programmes". Weekly Times. No. 4097. Victoria, Australia. 31 December 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 30 January 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "5AD's "Scotland Yard"; St. Paul's From A.B.C." The Advertiser (Adelaide). Vol. 90, no. 27880. South Australia. 14 February 1948. p. 7. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Friday=, March 19 A.B.C. Programmes", ABC Weekly, 10 (11), Sydney, 13 March 1948, retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "TIN WHISTLE LACKS VIRTUE OF RADIO". Sunday Mail. No. 926. Queensland, Australia. 18 January 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "On The Air". The Herald. No. 22, 648. Victoria, Australia. 23 December 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- His Excellency Governor Shirtsleeves at Ausstage