Telling Mrs Baker

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Event Telling Mrs Baker
Venue University of Adelaide, The University of Adelaide, SA
Umbrella Event Adelaide Festival
First Date March 1960
Dates Estimated No
Status Unknown
World Premiere No
Description "Two drover mates of dead man attempt to convince his widow that his death was heroic and mourned for. Mrs. Baker is not deceived but allows his mates to complete their charitable deception."
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre One Act Plays
Subjects Death
Rural communities
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Vance Palmer Adaptor
Henry Lawson Author
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Adapted from Henry Lawson's short story of that name (1902).
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Magazine The Bulletin, 23 March 1960, 25
Australian Drama Project (UQ) TELLINGMVP
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 114852