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The Seagull (1959 Film)
''The Seagull'' is a 1959 Australian television play based on the 1896 play by Anton Chekhov. Filmed in Sydney it stars Thelma Scott and was produced and adapted by Royston Morley. Plot In 1895 a vain and selfish actress, Irina, clashes with her son Konstantin who wants to be a writer. Her lover is Trigorin. Irinia lives at the estate of her brother Sorin. Cast * Thelma Scott as Irina Arkadina * William Job as Konstantin * Roderick Walker as Trigorin * Delia Williams as Nina, Konstantin's love * Gordon Glenwright as Sorin, Irinia's brother * Walter Pym Walter Ruthven Pym (22 June 1856 – 2 March 1908) was an English colonial bishop at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century. Biography Walter Pym was born in Great Chesterford in 1856. The son of Alexander Pym and Eliza Eli ... as Ilya, Sorin's steward * Anne Bullen as Polina * Rilla Stephens * Henry Gilbert as Yevgeny Dorn, a doctor * Frank Taylor as Semyon, a school master * Rilla Stephens as Masha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Seagull
''The Seagull'' ( rus, Ча́йка, r=Cháyka, links=no) is a play by Russian dramatist Anton Chekhov, written in 1895 and first produced in 1896. ''The Seagull'' is generally considered to be the first of his four major plays. It dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the famous middlebrow story writer Boris Trigorin, the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina Arkadina, and her son the symbolist playwright Konstantin Treplev. Like Chekhov's other full-length plays, ''The Seagull'' relies upon an ensemble cast of diverse, fully developed characters. In contrast to the melodrama of mainstream 19th-century theatre, lurid actions (such as Konstantin's suicide attempts) are not shown onstage. Characters tend to speak in subtext rather than directly. The character Trigorin is considered one of Chekhov's greatest male roles. The opening night of the first production was a famous failure. Vera Komissarzhevskaya, playing Nina, was so intimidated b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (; 29 January 1860 Old Style date 17 January. – 15 July 1904 Old Style date 2 July.) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer who is considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem by writers and critics."Stories ... which are among the supreme achievements in prose narrative.Vodka miniatures, belching and angry cats George Steiner's review of ''The Undiscovered Chekhov'', in ''The Observer'', 13 May 2001. Retrieved 16 February 2007. Along with Henrik Ibsen and August Strindberg, Chekhov is often referred to as one of the three seminal figures in the birth of early modernism in the theatre. Chekhov was a physician by profession. "Medicine is my lawful wife", he once said, "and literature is my mistress." Chekhov renounced the theatre after the reception of ''The Seagull'' in 1896, but the play was revived to acclaim in 189 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royston Morley
John Royston Morley (25 August 1912 – 14 October 1991), was a British television producer, director and writer. He was among the earliest television producers, and also trained new producers for the BBC and in Australia. Life and career Morley was born in Kidderminster, Worcestershire. His early work for BBC television, beginning in 1937, included a regular slot in Cecil Madden's "Picture Page", a magazine programme of general and topical interest."Royston Morley" BBC Genome. Retrieved 11 February 2018 In 1937 Morley married a BBC colleague, Isa Benzie. They had one daughter."Obituary: Isa Benzie", ''The Times'', 13 July 1988, p. 18 Morley added television drama to his responsibilities, and produced or directed abbreviated versions of plays by Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde, Wilde, Henr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma Scott
Thelma Marjorie Scott (17 June 1913 – 23 November 2006) was an Australian character actress whose six-decade career in theatre, radio, film and Australian made her one of her country's most recognisable and beloved personalities. Having started her career in the early 1930s in theatre and film productions, she became one of the nation's biggest radio performers, during the 1940s featuring in productions such as ''Big Sister'' and '' Blue Hills''. She returned to make TV films in the early late 1950s and then became a star on television after it was launched in Australia. She became best known for roles in soap operas including ''Number 96'' as Claire Houghton and Mrs. Jennings in '' Richmond Hill''. Theatre Thelma Scott began her career in the theatre in 1931 at the age of 18, having joined the Gregan McMahon's Gregan McMahon Players. Her first professional acting role was as Ilona Szabo in McMahon's 1931 production of ''The Play's the Thing'' at Melbourne's Comedy Theatr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delia Williams
Delia C. Williams (born 1930) was a British-born Australian actor. Williams was born in Lambeth, London in 1930, where she trained at the Old Vic and worked for two years on the West End, as well as a model. She moved to Australia in 1956. She worked a number of times with Annette Andre. Stephen Vagg of ''Filmink'' felt Williams played her role in ''Stormy Petrel'' "with verve and a twinkle in the eye. Williams was a Welsh actress who moved to Australia and had a short but glittering career here, nabbing many of the best roles on Australian TV drama at the time (eg. Cathy in Wuthering Heights, Nina in The Seagull); she had presence, beauty and charisma and it’s a shame that her career ended shortly after this when she married and became a mother." Filmography Film *''The Seagull'' (1959) as Nina *''Hamlet'' (1959) as Ophelia *'' Wuthering Heights'' (1959) as Cathy Earnshaw Television *''Stormy Petrel'' (1960) as Mary Bligh *'' Whiplash'' (1960) *'' The Outcasts'' (1961) as ... [...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] |
Walter Pym (actor)
Walter Pym (7 April 1905– 22 January 1980) was an Australian actor and producer best known for his extensive experience in radio, during the 1940s and 1950s, in 1938, he became the studio and production manager at 3UZ, he featured in film and television appearances, making his screen debut in 1943. He was born in the Sydney suburb of Petersham in 1905 and died in Prahran, Melbourne, aged 74 in 1980, he was married to Ivy Ray from 1928 until 1963, and had one son. Selected filmography *''South West Pacific'' (1943) as BIll, the Sailor * ''Serpent in the Rainbow'' (miniseries) (1973) * '' Against the Wind'' (miniseries) (1978) * ''Patrick'' (1978) as Captain Fraser External linksWalter Pymat National Film and Sound Archive The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia (NFSA), known as ScreenSound Australia from 1999 to 2004, is Australia's audiovisual archive, responsible for developing, preserving, maintaining, promoting and providing access to a national co ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Taylor (actor)
Francis Hewat Taylor (22 February 1920 – 28 July 2004) was a Scottish-born Australian actor known for his long running portrayal of Sgt. Andrew "Scotty" Macleod in the television series '' Division 4''. He appeared in every one of the show's 301 episodes becoming a well known television personality. Early life Taylor was born in Kirkhill in Scotland and was educated at the Edinburgh Academy and the Scottish School of Drama. His professional debut as an actor was as the Second Page in Richard of Bordeaux at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh, in September 1938. War service During World War II Taylor joined the Royal Air Force and served for five years as a Wireless operator and Air gunner with Squadron 608 and Squadron 217. He was shot down and taken as a prisoner in February 1942 and was incarcerated in seven Prisoner of war camps, before being liberated on 2 May 1945 by the British 2nd Army 11th Armoured Division. Australian career After settling permanently in Sydney in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamlet (1959 Film)
''Hamlet'' is a 1959 Australian TV play starring William Job and produced by Royston Morley. It was one of the first two productions of Shakespeare transmitted by ABC, the other being ''Anthony and Cleopatra''. Plot Cast * William Job as Hamlet * Henry Gilbert as the King * Georgie Sterling as the Queen * Owen Weingott as Laertes * Delia Williams as Ophelia * Gordon Glenwright as the Gravedigger * James Lynch as Bernado * Grahame Webb as Francisco / Attendant * Frank Taylor as Horatio * Vaughan Tracey as Marcellus * Charles McCallum as Voltemand / Priest * Geoffrey King as Polonius * John Fegan as Ghost * Maurice Travers as Rosencrantz * James Elliott as Guildenstern * Lou Vernon as the Player King * Dennis Carroll as Player Queen * John Hurrell as Lucianus / Osric * Tony Arpino as Norwegian Captain * Geoffrey Hill as Fortinbras * Douglas Hayes as the Gravedigger * Ria Sohier as Attendant * Anne Kelly as Attendant * Evelyn Kopfer as Attendant * John Brock as Attendant * Davi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Live Television Plays Broadcast On Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)
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1959 Australian Television Plays
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Television Plays
Events January * January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of Earth's Moon, and was also the first spacecraft to be placed in heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** The three southernmost atolls of the Maldive archipelago ( Addu Atoll, Huvadhu Atoll and Fuvahmulah island) declare independence. ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 ** Fidel Castro arrives in Havana. ** The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United States recognizes the new Cuban government of Fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
