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The Slaughter Of St Teresa's Day
''The Slaughter of St. Teresa's Day'' is a play by Australian author Peter Kenna. Plot Oola Maguire, a bookie, holds a party every St. Teresa's Day. The guests are the people she has quarreled with in the past year, and there is only one rule: Firearms must be parked in the hall. Her daughter Thelma is brought home from the convent she attends with two nuns. Background It won a National Playwrights Competition in 1958 and was produced in Sydney the following year by the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust. The judges of the competition ere Hugh Hunt and Kylie Tennant. Judge Kylie Tennant called it "a witty commentary on human behaviour, passion, pride and vanity and the curious innocence which keeps people lovable for all their cunning and downright wickedness. It has humour, tolerance and the ability to bring people on the stage alive." Kenna wrote the play while rehearsing in ''The Bells Are Ringing'' at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne. "Sometimes its easier to write when y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Kenna
Peter Joseph Kenna (18 March 193029 November 1987) was an Australian playwright, radio actor and screenwriter. He has been called "a quasi-legendary figure in Australian theatre, never quite fashionable, but never quite forgotten either." Biography Early life Born in Balmain, New South Wales, Kenna left school at fourteen and took up various jobs. He started working in the theatre by participating in concert parties at the camps in Sydney during World War II. Career His first play was written when he was 21. In 1959. the play ''The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day'' was produced in Sydney, based on the life of Tilly Devine. The play was turned into a television drama in 1960. He wrote the screenplay for the film ''The Good Wife'' (also known as ''The Umbrella Woman'') produced in 1987, a World War II drama about a man, his wife and his brother. The film starred Bryan Brown, Rachel Ward and Sam Neill. Rachel Ward won the Tokyo International Film Festival award for best actress for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rodney Milgate
Rodney Armour Milgate (30 June 1934 – 19 September 2014) was an Australian painter and playwright. He was a Professor of the Visual Arts School of the (then) City Art Institute, University of NSW and newsreader (on the broadcast television Channel 7). Biography Rodney Armour Milgate was born at Kyogle, New South Wales on 30 June 1934. Milgate was considered one of Australia's most influential artists, especially during the 60s and 70s. His work is represented in major collections around the world and he had many solo exhibitions and awards for his work, including the Blake Prize for Religious Art three times. His play, ''A Refined Look at existence'', first presented in February 1968, was described as "An ironic comedy drama which reworks Euripides' The Bacchae, set in a NSW country town. Daring in form, this was possibly the earliest play to capture the emotional turbulence that characterised the 1960s." In 1960, he married Australian actress Dinah Shearing and the couple ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Plays
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United F.C., Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodbye Gloria Goodbye
''Goodbye, Gloria, Hello!'' is a 1967 TV play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It ran for a little over an hour and aired on the ABC on 10 April 1967. It was written by Peter Kenna. Plot According to the ''Sydney Morning Herald'', "a stuffed dog, a canary and a lodger come first in what loosely may be termed Gloria's affection." A hen pecked husband, Clive, decides there must be at least one way of getting rid of his wife, Gloria. Cast * Brigid Lenihan as Gloria *Joan MacArthur as Gloria's vengeful sister *Brian James as Clive *William Hodge as Hopgood the lodger *John Roddick *William Hodge Reception ''The Age'' called it "exciting... something to see." 1964 The play had aired on the BBC in 1964 as ''Goodbye Gloria Goodbye''. The ''Sunday Times'' said it was "not wholly successful, but... of a distinctive flavour" See also *List of television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1960s) A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susannah York
Susannah Yolande Fletcher (9 January 1939 – 15 January 2011), known professionally as Susannah York, was an English actress. Her appearances in various films of the 1960s, including '' Tom Jones'' (1963) and '' They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' (1969), formed the basis of her international reputation. An obituary in ''The Telegraph'' characterised her as "the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging sixties", who later "proved that she was a real actor of extraordinary emotional range". York's early films included ''The Greengage Summer'' (1961) and ''Freud'' (1962). She received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for ''They Shoot Horses, Don't They?'' She also won the 1972 Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for ''Images''. Her other film appearances included ''Sands of the Kalahari'' (1965), '' A Man for All Seasons'' (1966), ''The Killing of Sister George'' (1968), ''Batt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slaughter Of St
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tribune (Australian Newspaper)
''Tribune'' was the official newspaper of the Communist Party of Australia. It was published by the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Australia from 1939 to 1991. Initially it was subtitled as ''Tribune: The People's Paper''. It was also published as the ''Qld Guardian'', ''Guardian'' (Melbourne), ''Forward'' (Sydney). It had previously been published as '' The Australian Communist'', (1920-1921) '' The Communist'', (1921-1923) and the ''Workers' Weekly'' (1923-1939). The ''Tribune'' for the years 1939–1976 has been digitised, as part of the Australian Newspapers Digitisation Program of the National Library of Australia. Publication history The ''Tribune'' was the flagship of Australia's left wing newspapers. ''Two competing papers'' Two newspapers claiming to represent the Communist Party of Australia were published 1920–1921: :''The Australian Communist'' was a weekly newspaper published from Sydney, Australia between 24 December 1920 and 29 April 1921. In to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mary Mackay (actor)
Mary Mackay was an Irish-Australian actress. She was born in Ireland and worked at the Abbey Theatre, and in London. In the 1950s she moved to Australia where she worked on stage, radio, television and film. She arrived in Australia with the company for ''Call Me Madam''. Mackay hosted a number of Australian TV talk shows. Mackay married a T. Carmichael. She was also an A.T.S. major during WWII. Select credits *''A Tongue of Silver'' (1959) *''The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day'' (1960) *'' Quiet Night'' (1961) *''Funnel Web'' (1962) *'' The Stranger'' (1964) *'' Enough to Make a Pair of Sailor's Trousers'' (1966) *'' Where Dead Men Lie'' (1971) *'' Caddie'' (1976) *'' The Alternative'' (1977) *''Harlequin'' (1980) *''Undercover'' (1984) References External linksMary Mackayat IMDbMary Mackayat Ausstage AusStage: The Australian Live Performance Database is an online database which records information about live performances in Australia, providing records of productions fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Waters (actor)
Frank Waters (1915–1972) was an Australian actor. He was from Adelaide and worked extensively in Australian theatre, radio, TV and film. He was spotted by Anthony Quayle when the latter was touring Australia; Quayle offered Waters a scholarship at Stratford. He was there for eight months. Select Credits *'' Always Another Dawn'' (1948) *'' The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day'' (1960) *''The Grey Nurse Said Nothing'' (1960) *''Swamp Creatures'' (1960) *''Thunder on Sycamore Street'' (1960) *''The Outcasts'' (1961) External linksFrank Watersat IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... References Australian actors {{Australia-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust is a theatre and performing arts company that was founded in September 1954, with the aim of establishing drama, opera and ballet companies nationally. Founding In 1954 the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust was established under the guidance of H.C. Coombs, Governor of the Commonwealth Bank, sir Charles Moses GM of the Australian Broadcasting Commission and John Douglas Pringle of the Sydney Morning Herald" to provide a theatre of Australians by Australians for Australians". Named to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Australia, the Trust raised £100,000 by a public appeal. The Trust had an agreement with the Commonwealth government to match public donations 'in the ratio of 1:3 and to provide ongoing funding'.Roger Wettenhall, 'Kaleidoscope, or 'Now We See Them, Now We Don't!', ''Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration'', No. 110, 2003, p. 32. With substantial contributions from both the public and the Commonwealth Governm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dinah Shearing
Dinah Hilary Shearing (12 February 1926 – 14 June 2021) was an Australian actress, active in all facets of the industry, in particular theatre. Biography Dinah Shearing was born in Sydney, New South Wales to English parents she appeared on stage, radio, television and films in a career that spanned more than 60 years. Subverted from her initial intention of becoming a commercial artist or a singer, having attained honours in exams to A.Mus.A at Sydney Conservatorium in 1945, she began acting with May Hollinworth's Metropolitan Theatre in Sydney. Soon, her “distinctively mellifluous voice” led to her being recruited into radio during its so-called "Golden Era" where she became a national favourite on serials such as "Dr Paul", "Tudor Princess" and Tudor Queen". From there, she was drafted into the Elizabethan theatre company and later, The Old Tote company and gave performances that “transcended her young years”, touring nationally from her Sydney base. Most me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grant Taylor (actor)
Ronald Grant Taylor (6 December 1917 – 1971) was an English-Australian actor best known as the abrasive General Henderson in the Gerry Anderson science fiction series ''UFO'' and for his lead role in ''Forty Thousand Horsemen'' (1940). Early life Taylor was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in England, but moved to Australia with his parents as a child. For a time he worked as a professional boxer in Melbourne under the name of Lance Matheson. According to a later newspaper report, he had 70 bouts, lost eight and drew 11. He reportedly also served in the merchant marine. Acting debut Cinesound Productions were looking for someone with wrestling skills to play the part of a gorilla in '' Gone to the Dogs'' (1939), so Taylor auditioned. He did not get the part but met Alec Kellaway who persuaded him to join Cinesound's Talent School. Ken G. Hall said that one of the problems of the Australian industry of this time was they "were consistently short of trained juveniles and ingenues" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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