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Contributor	Marjorie McLeod
Other Names	Marjorie Young; Alexander Guthrie
Gender	Female
Nationality	Australian
Date of Birth	27 February 1893
Date of Death	6 August 1988
Place Of Death	Melbourne
Functions	Actor, Director, Playwright, Poet
Notes	President, Dramatists' Club of Australia 1930s. Worked in ABC radio as actor and writer, founded Swan Hill National Theatre (1943)
NLA	http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-613408
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Off With Her Head, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 8 March 1964 The Enchanted Tryst, Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 18 August 1962 The Enchanted Tryst, Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Williamstown, VIC, August 1956 Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 Within These Walls, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, May 1946 Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Outward Bound, Apollo Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1939 Charles and Mary Lamb, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, August 1938 Within These Walls, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1937 Travail, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 16 September 1937 Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 Travail, ABC Radio - studio not specified, , [Unknown], 18 October 1936 The Enchanted Tryst, Queen's Hall, Melbourne, VIC, November 1934 Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933 Moonshine / The Final Scene / Many Happy Returns / Odd Man Out, Kelvin Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 22 November 1932 A Shillingsworth, Garrick Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1931
	Playwright Off With Her Head, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 8 March 1964 The Enchanted Tryst, Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 18 August 1962 The Enchanted Tryst, Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Williamstown, VIC, August 1956 Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 Within These Walls, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, May 1946 Within These Walls, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1937 Travail, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 16 September 1937 Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 Travail, ABC Radio - studio not specified, , [Unknown], 18 October 1936 The Enchanted Tryst, Queen's Hall, Melbourne, VIC, November 1934 Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933 Moonshine / The Final Scene / Many Happy Returns / Odd Man Out, Kelvin Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 22 November 1932 A Shillingsworth, Garrick Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1931 Director Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Outward Bound, Apollo Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1939 Charles and Mary Lamb, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, August 1938 Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933
	Clarice Graham - Actor Within These Walls, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, May 1946 Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 William P Carr - Production Coordinator Outward Bound, Apollo Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1939 Charles and Mary Lamb, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, August 1938 Gertrude Johnson - Administrator Outward Bound, Apollo Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1939 Charles and Mary Lamb, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, August 1938 Kathleen Morris - Actor Within These Walls, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, May 1946 Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Bill Norton - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 John Ormiston Reid - Actor, Director, Playwright Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 Moonshine / The Final Scene / Many Happy Returns / Odd Man Out, Kelvin Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 22 November 1932 Alice Best - Actor Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 Joy Blackall - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Dorothy Blewett - Playwright Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Ross Cato - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 David Chisholm - Actor Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 Bill Clarkson - Actor Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 William Clarkson - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Gladys Dallow - Actor Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 Dorothy Douglas - Actor Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 Mary Fitzgerald - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Kathleen Fletcher - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Shirley Fosdick - Actor Within These Walls, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, May 1946 Ted Freeman - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Gordon Golding - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Jock Gravell - Actor Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933 Bert Heighway - Actor Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 Joan Heighway - Actor Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 F W Hyland - Playwright Moonshine / The Final Scene / Many Happy Returns / Odd Man Out, Kelvin Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 22 November 1932 Phyllis Jobling - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Marjorie Jones - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Ivy Keates - Actor Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933 Douglas Kelly - Actor Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933 Eve Kennedy - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Jack Lanigan - Actor Within These Walls, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, May 1946 Betty Little - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Hugh McLean - Actor Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 Nita McLeod - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Shirley McLeod - Actor Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933 Linda Newcombe - Actor Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933 Dot Norton - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Pauline Oulton - Actor Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 Hal Percy - Director Moonshine / The Final Scene / Many Happy Returns / Odd Man Out, Kelvin Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 22 November 1932 Dudley Pollard - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Brett Randall - Director Moonshine / The Final Scene / Many Happy Returns / Odd Man Out, Kelvin Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 22 November 1932 David Reid - Actor Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933 Margaret Reid - Actor Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 Reg Runciman - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 John Scott Simmons - Playwright Moonshine / The Final Scene / Many Happy Returns / Odd Man Out, Kelvin Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 22 November 1932 Grace Stafford - Director Travail, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 16 September 1937 Ruth Swinton - Actor Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 Don Taylor - Actor Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952 Joan Temple - Writer Charles and Mary Lamb, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, August 1938 Netta Thompson - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Sutton Vane - Writer Outward Bound, Apollo Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1939 Carmen Virgoe - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Kitty Virgoe - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 Jim White - Actor Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
	The National Theatre Movement of Australia Within These Walls, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, May 1946 Outward Bound, Apollo Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1939 Charles and Mary Lamb, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, August 1938 Within These Walls, Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC, 28 November 1936 Australian Literature Society Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933 Moonshine / The Final Scene / Many Happy Returns / Odd Man Out, Kelvin Hall, Melbourne, VIC, 22 November 1932 A Shillingsworth, Garrick Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1931 The National Theatre Drama School Outward Bound, Apollo Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 1939 Charles and Mary Lamb, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, August 1938 Australian Broadcasting Commission Concert Department Travail, ABC Radio - studio not specified, , [Unknown], 18 October 1936 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney Within These Walls, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 18 November 1937 Dramatists' Club of Australia Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941 National Theatre Players Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956 The Therry Society The Enchanted Tryst, Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, 18 August 1962 Yarraville Drama Group The Enchanted Tryst, Williamstown Mechanics Institute, Williamstown, VIC, August 1956
Resources	Anthology: Marjorie McLeod, Four Period Plays, The Author, Swan Hill, 1958 Anthology: Marjorie McLeod, Verses from Swan Hill including 'The Enchanted Tryst', Marjorie McLeod, Swan Hill, Vic, 1946 Article: 'Within These Walls', The Argus, 21 November 1936, 40S Article: A Woman's Letter. News from the South. Australian Literature, Cairns Post, 7 July 1931, 2 Article: Woman Playwright. Local Resident Wins Prize, Williamstown Chronicle, 20 June 1931, 2 Chapter: Carolyn Pickett, Susan Pfisterer-Smith, Purse Strings and Apron Strings: Women's Economic Agency, Playing with ideas: Australian women playwrights from the suffragettes to the sixties, 1999, 95-127 Manuscript: Marjorie McLeod, A Shillingsworth: An Episode of the Depression, Campbell Howard Collection Manuscript: Marjorie McLeod, Mine a Sad One, Campbell Howard Collection, 1956 Playscript: Gertrude Johnson, Marjorie McLeod, Within These Walls: A Period Play in Four Acts, Swan Hill National Theatre Movement, Swan Hill, Vic., 1948 Playscript: Marjorie McLeod, A Shillingsworth, Four Period Plays, 107-119 Playscript: Marjorie McLeod, Travail, Eight Plays by Australians, The Dramatist's Club, Melbourne, 1934, 1-19 Playscript: Marjorie McLeod, Within These Walls: A Period Play in Four Acts, Four Period Plays, The Author, Swan Hill, 1958, 1-47
Works	A Shillingsworth Horizons Mine a Sad One Moonshine The Enchanted Tryst Travail Within These Walls
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	442250

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