 Event |
A Cheery Soul
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| Venue |
University of Melbourne, Union Theatre, The University of Melbourne (Parkville), VIC |
| First Date |
19 November 1963 |
| Opening Date |
19 November 1963 |
| Last Date |
14 December 1963 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
Yes |
| Description |
Patrick White's classic comedy of manners is set in his favourite fictional suburb of Sarsaparilla at the end of the 1950s. It is a satirical look at the mores of a so-called Christian society. Decribed by White as being about "the destructive power of good." |
| Description Source |
Other |
| Primary Genre |
Theatre - Spoken Word
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| Secondary Genre |
Comedy
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| Subjects |
Morality
Religion
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: Children Start Work At Bedtime, The Age, 21 November 1963, 20
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Article: Denis O'Brien, Incidental Items, Sunday Telegraph, Theatre and Dance Platform, 24 November 1963, 66
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Article: Melbourne Theatre-goers Also Like to Pick and Choose, The Times, 11 March 1964, 8
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Article: Neil Jillett, New Play, The Age, Theatre and Dance Platform, 20 August 1963, 2
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Article: Nine "Cheery Souls", The Age, Theatre and Dance Platform, 15 November 1963, 3
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Journal: Julian Meyrick, Modernist drama decried: Patrick White, spoiled identity, and failure as a 'Logic of use', Australasian Drama Studies, 71, October 2017, 42-67
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Negative: Henry Talbot, A Cheery Soul, The University of Melbourne, Archives
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Negative: Henry Talbot, A Cheery Soul, The University of Melbourne, Archives
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Negative: Henry Talbot, A Cheery Soul, The University of Melbourne, Archives
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Negative: Henry Talbot, A Cheery Soul, The University of Melbourne, Archives
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Programme: A Cheery Soul, The University of Melbourne, Archives
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Review: Avi-Ezer, A Cheery Soul is Not Dreary, The Australian Jewish Herald, Theatre and Dance Platform, 22 November 1963, 15
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Review: Geoffrey Hutton, Bitter Satire of A Cheery Soul, The Age, Theatre and Dance Platform, 21 November 1963, 5
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Review: Howard Palmer, Not So Cheery, The Sun News-Pictorial, Theatre and Dance Platform, 20 November 1963, 5
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Review: James Merralls, Patrick White's Charade, Nation, Theatre and Dance Platform, 25 January 1964, 19-20
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Review: Roger Covell, White Play Opens in Melbourne, Sydney Morning Herald, Theatre and Dance Platform, 20 November 1963, 14
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
Key CHEERYSPW |
| Book |
Australian Drama Productions 1950 - 1969, Fryer Memorial Library, Occasional Publication No. 4 |
| Newspaper |
The Age, 20 November 1963, 5 |
| Marking Masculinity Project |
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| Book |
John McCallum, Belonging: Australian Playwriting in the 20th Century, Currency Press, Strawberry Hills, NSW, 2009 |
| Cast List |
MTC records |
| Newspaper |
The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 November 1963, 14 |
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| Event Identifier |
77914 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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