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Eternal Night
''Eternal Night'' is a 1954 Australian play by James Workman. It was directed by Gordon Grimsdale who directed Workman's scripts on radio for the thriller season ''Thirty Minutes to Go''. Workman said ""My play shows just what happens, and just what is said, as the three men break down under the strain of being shut up together. I haven't pulled any punches — in the dialogue or otherwise — to achieve complete realism. The play will definitely make audiences sit up." The play was scheduled to open on 15 July 1954 at the Independent Theatre. It would that theatre's 25th Australian play. The opening was postponed due to the illness of the cast. Premise "An imaginary weather station on Maundy Island in the Antarctic is the setting... The cast consists of three men —Donkin (Barrie Cookson) and Aaronson (Gordon Glen wright), weather observers, and a paranoiac, illiterate roustabout Matty (Ron Whelan). Matty, though ignorant, is physically stronger than the two weather obse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Workman (writer)
James Workman (1912 – 28 March 2001) was a Scottish-born actor and writer who mostly worked in Australia. Biography Workman was born in South Africa, and worked as a sailor and a policemen. He lived in South Africa, working for in radio before going to Australia for his wife's health. In Australia he worked as an actor at first, mostly on stage, before becoming a radio writer for Gordon Grimsdale. Workman died on 28 March 2001, at the age of 89. Films *''Into the Straight'' (1948) - actor Television *'' ITV Television Playhouse'' - "2000 Minus 60" (1958) - TV play - writer *''Press Gang'' (1959) - TV series *'' Reflections in Dark Glasses'' (1960) – TV play - writer *'' Armchair Theatre'' - "Cold Fury" (1960) *''In Writing'' (1961) – actor *''Alfred Hitchcock Presents'' - "Apex" (1962) - writer *''Malibu Playhouse'' - "Finger on the Pulse" (1963) - writer *''Contrabandits'' - ep "Target, Smokehouse" *''Motel'' (1967) – writer *''Skippy'' – writer *''The Long Arm'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Glenwright
Gordon Charles Glenwright (17 March 1918 – 25 May 1985) was an Australian actor, stage manager and playwright. He was familiar to audiences for his appearances on stage, television and film. He described himself as a "tradesman". Glenwright served as a lieutenant in the Australian Army during the Second World War. Glenwright subsequently started his career in theatre in the late 1940s, and starting in moving to television roles from the mid-1950s, he primarily appeared in serials and telemovies. Select TV Credits *''Hamlet'' (1959) *''The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day'' (1960) *''I Have Been Here Before ''I Have Been Here Before'' is a play by J. B. Priestley, first produced by Lewis Casson at the Royalty Theatre, London, on 22 September 1937. Plot introduction At a rural inn on a Yorkshire moor, three people become involved in a strange confr ...'' (1964) *'' Escape from Singapore'' (1974) References External links * Australian male actors 1918 births 1985 deaths ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sydney Morning Herald
''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia and "the most widely-read masthead in the country." The newspaper is published in compact print form from Monday to Saturday as ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' and on Sunday as its sister newspaper, '' The Sun-Herald'' and digitally as an online site and app, seven days a week. It is considered a newspaper of record for Australia. The print edition of ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' is available for purchase from many retail outlets throughout the Sydney metropolitan area, most parts of regional New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory and South East Queensland. Overview ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' publishes a variety of supplements, including the magazines ''Good Weekend'' (included in the Saturday edition of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Australian Plays
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
