Contributor |
Marjorie McLeod
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Other Names |
Marjorie Young; Alexander Guthrie
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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
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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 |
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Events |
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- 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
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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
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- 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
- Mine a Sad One, Swan Hill Town Hall, Swan Hill, VIC, 13 March 1956
- Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933
- Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952
- Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933
- Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933
- Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933
- Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Travail, Melbourne Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 4 October 1933
- Travail, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 16 September 1937
- Horizons, National Theatre, East Melbourne, VIC, July 1952
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
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- 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
- 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
- Travail, ABC Radio - studio not specified, , [Unknown], 18 October 1936
- Quiet Night, Little Theatre, South Yarra, VIC, 8 March 1941
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Resources |
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Anthology:  Marjorie McLeod, Four Period Plays, The Author, Swan Hill, 1958
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Anthology:  Marjorie McLeod, Verses from Swan Hill including 'The Enchanted Tryst', Marjorie McLeod, Swan Hill, Vic, 1946
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Article:  'Within These Walls', The Argus, 21 November 1936, 40S
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Article:  A Woman's Letter. News from the South. Australian Literature, Cairns Post, 7 July 1931, 2
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Article:  Woman Playwright. Local Resident Wins Prize, Williamstown Chronicle, 20 June 1931, 2
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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
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Manuscript:  Marjorie McLeod, A Shillingsworth: An Episode of the Depression, Campbell Howard Collection
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Manuscript:  Marjorie McLeod, Mine a Sad One, Campbell Howard Collection, 1956
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Playscript:  Gertrude Johnson, Marjorie McLeod, Within These Walls: A Period Play in Four Acts, Swan Hill National Theatre Movement, Swan Hill, Vic., 1948
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Playscript:  Marjorie McLeod, A Shillingsworth, Four Period Plays, 107-119
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Playscript:  Marjorie McLeod, Travail, Eight Plays by Australians, The Dramatist's Club, Melbourne, 1934, 1-19
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Playscript:  Marjorie McLeod, Within These Walls: A Period Play in Four Acts, Four Period Plays, The Author, Swan Hill, 1958, 1-47
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Works |
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Identifier |
442250 |
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