The Mercury Theatre was an Australian theatre company that was co-founded by

Peter Finch Frederick George Peter Ingle Finch (28 September 191614 January 1977) was an English-Australian actor of theatre, film and radio. Born in London, he emigrated to Australia as a teenager and was raised in Sydney, where he worked in vaudeville ...

and existed from 1946 to 1954. It was named after the American Orson Welles' theatre company of the same name.

Founding

The Mercury was founded in 1946 by Finch,

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Sydney John Kay Kurt Kaiser (3 November 1906 – 24 May 1970), better known as Sydney John Kay, was a German-born composer, musician and theatre entrepreneur. Biography Germany Born in Leipzig, Germany of Peruvian-Jewish descent, he originally pursued an engin ...

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and John Wiltshire. The driving force for much of the company's time was Kay. They would frequently tour shows throughout the country. The Mercury is best known for its production of ''

The Imaginary Invalid ''The Imaginary Invalid'', ''The Hypochondriac'', or ''The Would-Be Invalid'' ( French title ''Le Malade imaginaire'', ) is a three- act ''comédie-ballet'' by the French playwright Molière with dance sequences and musical interludes (H.495, H. ...

'' starring Finch on the floor of O'Brien's Glass Factory in Sydney in 1948; this was seen by

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and

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who were so impressed they invited Finch to come to London. Kay revived the company in 1952, and it ran for the next two years from a base at

St James' Hall St. James's Hall was a concert hall in London that opened on 25 March 1858, designed by architect and artist Owen Jones (architect), Owen Jones, who had decorated the interior of the Crystal Palace. It was situated between the Quadrant in Regent ...

in Sydney. Among those who acted in Mercury shows over the years included

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Ruth Cracknell Ruth Winifred Cracknell AM (6 July 1925 – 13 May 2002) was an Australian character and comic actress, comedienne and author, her career encompassing all genres including radio, theatre, television and film. She appeared in many dramatic as we ...

and

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Productions

Original shows

*Three one-act plays at NSW State Conservatorium of Music, 16–17 July 1946: **'' Diamond Cuts Diamond'' by

Nikolai Gogol Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol; uk, link=no, Мико́ла Васи́льович Го́голь, translit=Mykola Vasyliovych Hohol; (russian: Яновский; uk, Яновський, translit=Yanovskyi) ( – ) was a Russian novelist, ...

– Directed by

; starring Peter Bathurst,

, Dennis Glenny, June Wimble **'' The Pastrybaker'' by Lope de Vega Carpio – Directed by

; starring Jerome Levy, Alan Poolman **'' The Broken Pitcher'' by Heinrich von Kleist – Directed by John Wiltshire; starring

, Tom Lake, June Wimble Costumes and sets: William Constable; painted sets:

Margaret Olley Margaret Hannah Olley (24 June 192326 July 2011) was an Australian painter. She was the subject of more than ninety solo exhibitions. Early life Margaret Olley was born in Lismore, New South Wales. She was the eldest of three children of Jo ...

; music by

*''Midsummer Night'' by

Lajos Biro Lajos () is a Hungarian masculine given name, cognate to the English Louis. People named Lajos include: Hungarian monarchs: * Lajos I, 1326-1382 (ruled 1342-1382) * Lajos II, 1506-1526 (ruled 1516-1526) In Hungarian politics: * Lajos Aulic ...

*'' Anatole's Wedding'' by

Arthur Schnitzler Arthur Schnitzler (15 May 1862 – 21 October 1931) was an Austrian author and dramatist. Biography Arthur Schnitzler was born at Praterstrasse 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, capital of the Austrian Empire (as of 1867, part of the dual monarchy ...

*''

'' by

Molière Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (, ; 15 January 1622 (baptised) – 17 February 1673), known by his stage name Molière (, , ), was a French playwright, actor, and poet, widely regarded as one of the greatest writers in the French language and world ...

, adapted by

Creswick Jenkinson Creswick Jenkinson was an Australian writer, producer and director. As a screenwriter, he wrote the film ''Captain Thunderbolt'' (1953) as well as episodes of the TV series '' Skippy the Bush Kangaroo'', '' Autumn Affair'' and ''Motel''. Adaptati ...

– 18 August 1948 (O'Brien's Glass Factory) & 20 September 1948 (Sydney Town Hall) – directed by

, starring

, John Brunskill, Elsie Dayne, John Faassen,

, Franz Folmer, Patricia Harrison, Arthur Husband, Tom Lake, Al Thomas, June Wimble *''

French Without Tears ''French Without Tears'' is a comic play written by a 25-year-old Terence Rattigan in 1936. Setting It takes place in a cram school for adults needing to acquire French for business reasons. Scattered throughout are Franglais phrases and sch ...

'' by

Terence Rattigan Sir Terence Mervyn Rattigan (10 June 191130 November 1977) was a British dramatist and screenwriter. He was one of England's most popular mid-20th-century dramatists. His plays are typically set in an upper-middle-class background.Geoffrey Wan ...

*''A Pickwick Story'' based on a ''

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'' by

Charles Dickens Charles John Huffam Dickens (; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's best-known fictional characters and is regarded by many as the greatest novelist of the Victorian e ...

adapted by

– November 1948 – starring

, John Brunskill, Denys Burrows, Elsie Dayne, Betty Duncan, Zelle Gordon, John Hoskin, Norton Howarth, Margo Lee, Reginald Lye, David Magoffin, Peter Richards, Al Thomas, Edgar Veitch, Alan White, June Wimble *''The Typewriter'' by

Jean Cocteau Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (, , ; 5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, filmmaker, visual artist and critic. He was one of the foremost creatives of the su ...

adapted by Donald Duncan – July 1950 radio show – Directed by

starring Lenore Blackwood, John Brunskill, Shirley Cameron, John Hoskin, Sheila Macafee, John UnicombProduction listing at AusStage
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St James Hall productions

*Double bill in February 1952 **'' The Twins'' by

Plautus Titus Maccius Plautus (; c. 254 – 184 BC), commonly known as Plautus, was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. His comedies are the earliest Latin literary works to have survived in their entirety. He wrote Palliata comoedia, the gen ...

– Directed by Hans von Alderstein; starring

, John Barnard,

, Walter Sullivan,

; costumes and music by

**''

Comedy of Errors ''The Comedy of Errors'' is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. It ...

'' by

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 26 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

– Directed by Sydney John Kay; starring

John Dease Conly John Paget Dease (26 May 1906 – 1 February 1979) was a prominent Australian radio presenter and quiz show host at 2GB, Sydney, and through it, the Macquarie Radio Network from 1935 until at least 1969. He was born in Bhamo, Upper Burma, ...

, Ken McCarron,

John Ewart Jon Ewart (06th May 1996) is a British television and film actor. Ewart attended the prestigious National Youth Theatre, Identity School of Acting and has appeared in many successful Television shows. Biography Career Ewart, who was born in M ...

, John Barnard, Walter Sullivan,

; sets by

Robin Lovejoy Robin Casper Lovejoy, OBE (17 December 1924 – 14 December 1985) was an Australian director, actor, and designer best known for his work on television and in theatre. He was one of Australia's leading theatre directors of the 1960s and 197 ...

*'' Point of Departure'' by

Jean Anouilh Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (; 23 June 1910 – 3 October 1987) was a French dramatist whose career spanned five decades. Though his work ranged from high drama to absurdist farce, Anouilh is best known for his 1944 play ''Antigone'', an ad ...

adapted by

Kitty Black Dorothy Black or Kitty Black aka Noir (30 April 1914 – December 2006) was a South African born playwright, literary agent and translator. She was a backer for Radio Atlanta. Life Black was born in 1914 in Johannesburg to Francis and Elizabeth J ...

– March 1952 – Directed by Norman Cull; starring Alan White, John Brunskill,

Alexander Archdale Alexander Mervyn Archdale (26 November 190513 May 1986) was a British actor, manager and theatre producer. He had a very long career in both the theatre and in film, stretching from the 1930s to the 1980s. He spent the latter part of his life an ...

, Gloria Payten *''

'' by

adapted by

– March 1952 Directed by

; starring Alan White, June Wimble, Marcia Hathaway *'' Phoenix Too Frequent'' by

Christopher Fry Christopher Fry (18 December 1907 – 30 June 2005) was an English poet and playwright. He is best known for his verse dramas, especially ''The Lady's Not for Burning'', which made him a major force in theatre in the 1940s and 1950s. Biograph ...

– March 1952 – Directed by Alexander Archdale; starring

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 o ...

, Audrey Teesdale, Bruce Stewart *'' The Father'' by

August Strindberg Johan August Strindberg (, ; 22 January 184914 May 1912) was a Swedish playwright, novelist, poet, essayist and painter.Lane (1998), 1040. A prolific writer who often drew directly on his personal experience, Strindberg wrote more than sixty p ...

– April 1952 – Directed by Alexander Archdale *''

Arms and the Man ''Arms and the Man'' is a comedy by George Bernard Shaw, whose title comes from the opening words of Virgil's ''Aeneid'', in Latin: ''Arma virumque cano'' ("Of arms and the man I sing"). The play was first produced on 21 April 1894 at the Aven ...

'' by

George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 – 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from ...

– May 1952 – Directed by Lesley Lindsay; starring

David Nettheim David Cosman Nettheim (10 July 1925 – 11 March 2008) was an Australian actor and stage writer, he acted on stage and film, but was best known for his roles in numerous television series. Early life Born in Sydney, New South Wales, and broug ...

*''

'' by

– July 1952 – Directed by Ron Patten and Sydney John Kay; starring Barrie Cookson, Frank Lisle, Diana Davidson, Keith Walshe, June Wimble, Gustl Korner, John Gaundry *''

On Borrowed Time ''On Borrowed Time'' is a 1939 film about the role death plays in life, and how humanity cannot live without it. It is adapted from Paul Osborn's 1938 Broadway hit play. The play, based on a novel by Lawrence Edward Watkin, has been revived twi ...

'' by

Paul Osborne Paul Anthony Osborne (born 30 September 1966) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, administrator and politician. He played first-grade rugby league for the St George Dragons and Canberra Raiders before serving as a ...

– August 1952 – Directed by Winifred Hindle; starring Camilla Moxham, John Brunskill, Thora Small, John Barnard,

Hazel Phillips Hazel Julia Phillips () (born 17 November 1929)Sydney John Kay Kurt Kaiser (3 November 1906 – 24 May 1970), better known as Sydney John Kay, was a German-born composer, musician and theatre entrepreneur. Biography Germany Born in Leipzig, Germany of Peruvian-Jewish descent, he originally pursued an engin ...

*''The Witch'' by

John Masefield John Edward Masefield (; 1 June 1878 – 12 May 1967) was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate from 1930 until 1967. Among his best known works are the children's novels ''The Midnight Folk'' and ''The Box of Delights'', and the poem ...

– August 1952 – Producer Norman Cull; starring

, Barbara Brunton,

Roger Climpson Roger Climpson (born 18 October 1932) is an English-born Australian retired media personality who served a lengthy career in both radio and television, as a journalist, announcer, newsreader and presenter. He is best known for his time at ''S ...

*''

Love in Albania ''Love in Albania'' is a comedy play by the British writer Eric Linklater, which was originally performed in 1949. After appearing at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith it transferred to St James's Theatre in the West End. Directed by and starring ...

'' by

Eric Linklater Eric Robert Russell Linklater CBE (8 March 1899 – 7 November 1974) was a Welsh-born Scottish poet, fiction writer, military historian, and travel writer. For ''The Wind on the Moon'', a children's fantasy novel, he won the 1944 Carnegie Meda ...

– October 1952 *'' They Knew What They Wanted'' by

Sidney Howard Sidney Coe Howard (June 26, 1891 – August 23, 1939) was an American playwright, dramatist and screenwriter. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1925 and a posthumous Academy Award in 1940 for the screenplay for ''Gone with the Wind''. ...

– November 1952 – Directed by

; starring

, Henry Gilbert, Marg Christensen *''

Emil and the Detectives ''Emil and the Detectives'' () is a 1929 novel set mainly in Berlin, by the German writer Erich Kästner and illustrated by Walter Trier. It was Kästner's first major success and the only one of his pre-1945 works to escape Nazi censorship. The ...

'' – November 1952 – Directed by Leila Blake; starring Minnie Love, John Weiner. *''

The Guardsman ''The Guardsman'' is a 1931 American pre-Code film based on the play '' Testőr'' by Ferenc Molnár. It stars Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne, Roland Young and ZaSu Pitts. It opens with a stage re-enactment of the final scene of Maxwell Anderson's '' ...

'' by

Ferenc Molnár Ferenc Molnár ( , ; born Ferenc Neumann; 12 January 18781 April 1952), often anglicized as Franz Molnar, was a Hungarian-born author, stage-director, dramatist, and poet, widely regarded as Hungary’s most celebrated and controversial playw ...

– December 1952 – Directed by

Nigel Nigel ( ) is an English language, English masculine given name. The English ''Nigel'' is commonly found in records dating from the Middle Ages; however, it was not used much before being revived by 19th-century antiquarians. For instance, Walte ...

Lovell; starring Alan White,

Muriel Steinbeck Muriel Myee Steinbeck (21 July 1913 – 20 July 1982) was an Australian actress who worked extensively in radio, theatre, television and film. She is best known for her performance as the wife of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith in '' Smithy'' (1946) ...

, David Nettheim, Minnie Love, Joan Landor, Evelyn Cartwright, John Weiner *'' Winterset'' by

Maxwell Anderson James Maxwell Anderson (December 15, 1888 – February 28, 1959) was an American playwright, author, poet, journalist, and lyricist. Background Anderson was born on December 15, 1888, in Atlantic, Pennsylvania, the second of eight children to ...

– December 1952 – Directed by Robin Lovejoy; starring Paul McNaughten,

Harp McGuire Henry Herbert "Harp" McGuire (1921–1966) was an American actor who worked for a number of years in Australia, becoming very famous on Australian radio. He reached the height of his fame when he appeared as Randy Stone in the Australian adaptatio ...

, Gloria Payten, Ivon Vander, John Weiner *''Happily Ever After'', 'an informal musical topicality' by

with additional material from Fred Parsons, Ray Mathew, Kenneth Levison – December 1952 – Directed by Leila Blake; starring Moira Redmond, Frank Lisle, Patricia Martin, Minnie Love, Owen Weingott, Mark Roberts, Yvonne Louise, Valerie Newstead, Mark Roberts, Sonia Dowling. Sets by Peter Summerton and François Chollot *''

As You Like It ''As You Like It'' is a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599 and first published in the First Folio in 1623. The play's first performance is uncertain, though a performance at Wilton House in 1603 has b ...

'' by

– February 1953 – Directed by Leila Blake; starring

, Charles Tasman, Mark Roberts, Rosamund Waring,

Ken Hannam Ken Hannam (12 July 1929 – 16 November 2004) was an Australian film and television director who also worked in British television drama. Career Born in St Kilda, Melbourne, the eldest of three boys, Hannam lived in his youth in Sydney and ...

*''

Don Juan in Hell ''Man and Superman'' is a four-act drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. The series was written in response to a call for Shaw to write a play based on the Don Juan theme. ''Man and Superman'' opened at the Royal Court Theatre in London o ...

'' by

– a reading only – Starring

, Kevin Brennan, Brenda Dunrich,

Charles Tingwell Charles William Tingwell Member of the Order of Australia, AM (3 January 1923 – 15 May 2009), known professionally as Bud Tingwell or Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, was an Australian film, television, theatre and radio actor. One of the veterans of ...

, Reg Goldsworthy. *''

Charley's Aunt ''Charley's Aunt'' is a farce in three acts written by Brandon Thomas. The story centres on Lord Fancourt Babberley, an undergraduate whose friends Jack and Charley persuade him to impersonate the latter's aunt. The complications of the plot inc ...

'' by

Brandon Thomas Brandon Thomas may refer to: *Brandon Thomas (playwright) (1848–1914), English actor and playwright who wrote the hit farce, ''Charley's Aunt'' *Brandon Thomas (musician) (born 1980), American rock band singer *Brandon Thomas (American football), ...

– March 1953 – Directed by Alexander Archdale; starring Richard Ashley, Alexander Archdale, Mark Roberts,

John Meillon John Meillon, ( ; 1 May 1934 – 11 August 1989), was an Australian character actor, known for many straight as well as comedy roles, he became most widely known internationally as Walter Reilly in the films ''Crocodile Dundee'' and ''Crocodil ...

*''

Ring Round the Moon ''Ring Round the Moon'' is a 1950 adaptation by the English dramatist Christopher Fry of Jean Anouilh's ''Invitation to the Castle'' (1947). Peter Brook commissioned Fry to adapt the play and the first production of ''Ring Round the Moon'' was ...

'' by

adapted by

– April 1953 – Starring Dennis Glenny, Barrie Cookson, Diana Davidson, Patricia Martin, John Barnard,

Lyndall Barbour Lyndall Harvey Barbour (19 May 1916 – 10 October 1986) was an Australian actress, primarily of radio, although she also added stage and television work (both series and made-for-television movies) to her repertoire. Born in Egypt to Australian p ...

. Sets and costume designed by Robin Lovejoy *''The Man with a Load of Mischief'' by Ashley Dukes – May 1953 *''

The Happy Time ''The Happy Time'' is a 1952 American comedy-drama film directed by the award-winning director Richard Fleischer, based on the 1945 novel of the same name by Robert Fontaine, which Samuel A. Taylor turned into a hit play. A boy, played by Bobby ...

'' by Samuel Taylor – June 1953 – Directed by Leila Blake; starring

, Rodney Taylor, Owen Weingott, Jean Anderson, Gustl Korner, Rosemund Waring *''The Reluctant Dragon''/''Circus'' – June 1953 *'' The Voice of the Turtle'' by

John van Druten John William Van Druten (1 June 190119 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director. He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observation ...

– July 1953 – Directed by

; starring Joan Landor,

Kerry Norton Kerry Norton (born 11 October 1972 in Sunbury-on-Thames, Surrey, England) is a British actress and singer. Early life Kerry was born and brought up in her hometown of Sunbury-on-Thames. Education Kerry was educated at Sunbury Manor School, a ...

, Harp McGuire *Three one act plays in August 1953 **''The Tenor'' by

Frank Wedekind Benjamin Franklin Wedekind (July 24, 1864 – March 9, 1918) was a German playwright. His work, which often criticizes bourgeois attitudes (particularly towards sex), is considered to anticipate expressionism and was influential in the de ...

– August 1953 – Directed by

; starring Paul Herlinger, Jon Ewing, Kenneth Warren, Jocelyn Hernfield, Gustl Korner, Penelope Muller, Edith Schreiber **'' The Proposal'' by

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 ...

– Directed by Owen Weingott; starring Gustl Korner, Gloria Payten, Denys Burrows **''

Fumed Oak ''Fumed Oak'' is a short play in two scenes by Noël Coward, one of ten that make up '' Tonight at 8.30'', a cycle written to be performed across three evenings. Coward billed the work as an "unpleasant comedy in two scenes". The play concerns ...

'' by

Noël Coward Sir Noël Peirce Coward (16 December 189926 March 1973) was an English playwright, composer, director, actor, and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what ''Time'' magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and ...

– Directed by Leila Blake; starring

, Zelle Gordon, Beryl Marshall, Jean Anderson *''The Biggest Thief in Town'' by

Dalton Trumbo James Dalton Trumbo (December 9, 1905 – September 10, 1976) was an American screenwriter who scripted many award-winning films, including ''Roman Holiday'' (1953), ''Exodus'', ''Spartacus'' (both 1960), and ''Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo'' (1944) ...

– August 1953 – Directed by Joe Scully *'' Tovarich'' by

Jacques Deval Jacques Deval (1895–1972) was a French playwright, screenwriter and film director. Novels *''Marie Galante'' (1931) Plays *''Une faible femme''; a comedy in three acts (1920) *''Dans sa candeur naïve''; a comedy in three acts (1926); translate ...

adapted by

Robert E. Sherwood Robert Emmet Sherwood (April 4, 1896 – November 14, 1955) was an American playwright and screenwriter. He is the author of '' Waterloo Bridge, Idiot's Delight, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Rebecca, There Shall Be No Night, The Best Years of Our ...

September 1953 – directed by Leila Blake; starring Owen Weingott, Gloria Payten, Edith Schreiber, Paul Herlinger,

; sets designed and executed by

and

*''The Day's Mischief'' by

Lesley Storm Lesley Storm was the pen-name of Mabel Cowie (1898–1975), also known by her married name of Mabel Clark. She was a Scottish writer, who wrote a number of plays, some of which were filmed. ''Black Chiffon'' and '' Roar Like a Dove'' were ma ...

– Directed by John Appleton starring Peter Houston, Wendy Blacklock, Brenda Senders *''

The Servant of Two Masters ''The Servant of Two Masters'' ( it, Il servitore di due padroni, links=no) is a comedy by the Italian playwright Carlo Goldoni written in 1746. Goldoni originally wrote the play at the request of actor Antonio Sacco, one of the great Harlequins ...

'' by Goldoni

References

External links

Stephen Vagg, 'Finch, fry and factories: a brief history of Mercury Theatre', ''Australasian Drama Studies'', 50, Apr 2007, 18–35
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