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The Path Of The Eagle
''The Path of the Eagle'' is a 1943 Australian radio play by Catherine Duncan. It was originally written under the title ''Succubus''. The play was a telling of the Oedipus story. It was broadcast by the ABC as part of a series of ten verse dramas on radio. The others included '' The Golden Lover'', '' The Real Betrayal'', ''We're Going Through'', ''It Has Happened Before'', ''Mined Gold'', '' The Unmapped Lands'', '' Brief Apocalypse'', ''Fear Fear is an intensely unpleasant emotion in response to perceiving or recognizing a danger or threat. Fear causes physiological changes that may produce behavioral reactions such as mounting an aggressive response or fleeing the threat. Fear ...'' and '' Richard Bracken-Farmer''. The play was first produced in 1943. It was produced again later that year, and then in 1951. The play was published in a collection of radio plays in 1946 called ''Australian Radio Plays''. Reviewing this, the ''Herald'' said the play "proves that in dram ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Argus (Melbourne)
''The Argus'' was an Australian daily morning newspaper in Melbourne from 2 June 1846 to 19 January 1957, and was considered to be the general Australian newspaper of record for this period. Widely known as a conservative newspaper for most of its history, it adopted a left-leaning approach from 1949. ''The Argus''s main competitor was David Syme's more liberal-minded newspaper, ''The Age''. History The newspaper was originally owned by William Kerr, who was also Melbourne's town clerk from 1851–1856 and had been a journalist at the ''Sydney Gazette'' before moving to Melbourne in 1839 to work on John Pascoe Fawkner's newspaper, the '' Port Phillip Patriot''. The first edition was published on 2 June 1846. The paper soon became known for its scurrilous abuse and sarcasm, and by 1853, after he had lost a series of libel lawsuits, Kerr was forced to sell the paper's ownership to avoid financial ruin. The paper was then published by Edward Wilson. By 1855, it had a daily c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Duncan
Catherine Duncan (17 March 1915 – 14 August 2006) was an Australian documentary filmmaker, actor, playwright, film researcher, script writer, film critic, archivist, and collagist. She is most well known for her work in radio broadcasts and short documentary films. Early life Catherine Duncan was born in 1915 in Launceston, Tasmania, to parents Gordon and Claire Duncan. Claire grew up immersed in the arts through her mother, who was an actress and producer herself. Duncan began acting by participating in Allan Wilkie's Shakespearian Company when it visited Launceston. When Duncan turned 16, she enrolled at the University of Melbourne to pursue an arts degree. While enrolled, she joined the Union Theatre Repertory Company and became their lead actress. Personal life Duncan was married three times. Her first husband was Roy Mitchell, who later became a program director for Radio Australia. The two were only married for four years before getting a divorce. Next, Duncan met Kim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oedipus
Oedipus (, ; grc-gre, Οἰδίπους "swollen foot") was a mythical Greek king of Thebes. A tragic hero in Greek mythology, Oedipus accidentally fulfilled a prophecy that he would end up killing his father and marrying his mother, thereby bringing disaster to his city and family. The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles' tragedy '' Oedipus Rex'', which is followed in the narrative sequence by ''Oedipus at Colonus'' and then ''Antigone''. Together, these plays make up Sophocles' three Theban plays. Oedipus represents two enduring themes of Greek myth and drama: the flawed nature of humanity and an individual's role in the course of destiny in a harsh universe. In the best-known version of the myth, Oedipus was born to King Laius and Queen Jocasta of Thebes. Laius wished to thwart the prophecy, so he sent a shepherd-servant to leave Oedipus to die on a mountainside. However, the shepherd took pity on the baby and passed him to another shepherd who gave Oedipus to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Golden Lover
''The Golden Lover'' is a 1943 Australian verse drama by Douglas Stewart. It was based on an ancient Māori legend. Stewart was from New Zealand. Background It won the ABC's Verse Drama competition. A number of plays from this competition were produced by the ABC: '' The Real Betrayal'', by Isobel Andrews; ''We're Going Through'', by T. Inglis Moore; ''It Has Happened Before'', by Dorothy Blewett; ''Mined Gold'', by Douglas Worrall Purnell; '' Succubus'', by Catherine Duncan; '' The Unmapped Lands'', by Elisabeth Lambert; '' Brief Apocalypse'', by Kenneth Mackenzie; '' Fear'', by Ruth Bedford; '' With Wings as Eagles'', by Edmund Barclay and Joy Hollyer Joy Hollyer was an Australian writer whose career ranged from the 1940s until the 1970s. She collaborated a number of times on radio scripts with Edmund Barclay Edmund Piers Barclay (2 May 1898 – 26 August 1961) was an English-Australian w ...; '' Richard Bracken-Farmer'', by Wolfe Fairbridge. The play was publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Real Betrayal
''The Real Betrayal'' is a 1943 Australian radio play by New Zealand author Isobel Andrews. It was directed by Charles Wheeler. The work was commended in an ABC competition for verse dramas. It was broadcast by the ABC as part of a series of ten verse dramas on radio. The others included ''The Golden Lover'', ''We're Going Through'', ''It Has Happened Before ''It Has Happened Before'' is a 1943 Australian verse drama written for radio by Dorothy Blewett Dorothy Blewett (1898–1965) was an Australian writer and literary agent. She also wrote as Anne Praize or Ann Praize. Several of her plays were ad ...'', '' Mined Gold'', '' Succubus'', '' The Unmapped Lands'', '' Brief Apocalypse'', '' Fear'' and ''Richard Bracken-Farmer''. Premise According to Leslie Rees (writer), Leslie Rees, "It spiritedly depicts an underground rebellion in a European country against the brutal Nazi masters and puts forward that iron doctrine of our iron times, that in certain circumstances love of l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
