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A long one-act play.
Notes
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The Players Club initially scheduled The Spirit Host for a season in October 1936, but was forced to postpone the production when its director. J. E. C. Appleton fell ill during the rehearsal period ('Players Club Change.' Sydney Morning Herald 10 October 1936, p.12)
Production Details
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First season by the Sydney Players Club at the Savoy Theatre 10, 17, and 24 April 1937 (NLA newspapers reference).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Music and Drama
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 March no. 30955 1937; (p. 12) -
Amateurs Carry On Stage Traditions
1937
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 March no. 30953 1937; (p. 19)
— Review of The Spirit Host 1937 single work drama -
Australian Play Competitions
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: The Telegraph , 29 May 1937; (p. 15)'There has been far some lime in Sydney a regular epidemic among non-professional companies of play-writing competitions, mostly for one-act pieces. Even one or two societies that were not sponsoring, a competition seemed (perhaps unconsciously) to fall into line, and put on a season of plays by local playwrights. Results of these contests and of the staged pieces, have on the whole, been encouraging...'
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Social and Personal
1936
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 September 1936; (p. 17)'Spring flowers decorated the reception-rooms of Cuan Dair, Parsley-road, Vaucluse, on Sunday evening, when Dr. and Mrs. Sterling Levis entertained a number of friends at a musicale...'
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Amateurs Carry On Stage Traditions
1937
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 18 March no. 30953 1937; (p. 19)
— Review of The Spirit Host 1937 single work drama -
Music and Drama
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 March no. 30955 1937; (p. 12) -
Australian Play Competitions
1937
single work
column
— Appears in: The Telegraph , 29 May 1937; (p. 15)'There has been far some lime in Sydney a regular epidemic among non-professional companies of play-writing competitions, mostly for one-act pieces. Even one or two societies that were not sponsoring, a competition seemed (perhaps unconsciously) to fall into line, and put on a season of plays by local playwrights. Results of these contests and of the staged pieces, have on the whole, been encouraging...'
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Social and Personal
1936
single work
column
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 September 1936; (p. 17)'Spring flowers decorated the reception-rooms of Cuan Dair, Parsley-road, Vaucluse, on Sunday evening, when Dr. and Mrs. Sterling Levis entertained a number of friends at a musicale...'
