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Adaptation of Mrs Pretty and the Premier Arthur H. Adams , 1912 single work drama
Issue Details: First known date: 1951... 1951 Mrs Pretty and the Premier
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Radio version of Arthur H. Adams's play, adapted by Edmund Barclay.

According to the Age:

Premier William Power's career faces ruin when, on the eve of the introduction of a bill aimed against big land owners, it is discovered that Mrs. Pretty, a young widow, and one of the land owners likely to be affected, had spent the night In the Premier's office — the night when he himself had not gone home.

Source:

[Radio guide], The Age, 1 March 1951, p.3.

Production Details

  • Broadcast on AR (Melbourne) on 3 March 1951, from 8pm.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

First known date: 1951
      ca. 1951 .
      Extent: 31 leavesp.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Series: The Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts series - publisher

      A collection in the Fryer Library at The University of Queensland of manuscript film and play scripts.

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland
      Location: Fryer Library
      Local Id: H0005
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Last amended 24 Aug 2017 15:16:45
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  • Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Bush,
  • 1910s
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