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'''''The Emperor Jones''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play based on the play ''[[The Emperor Jones]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neil]]. It starred Joe Jenkins, a dancer who was living in Australia. He played a triple role. It aired live in Sydney on June 15, 1960.<ref>{{cite news|title=Negro in "Live" Drama|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=24ZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3773%2C477942|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=30|date=June 13, 1961}}</ref> It went for 60 minutes on the ABC<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Guide|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=June 13, 1960}}</ref>
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'''''The Emperor Jones''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play based on the play ''[[The Emperor Jones]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neil]]. It starred Joe Jenkins, a dancer who was living in Australia. He played a triple role.<ref>{{cite news|title=Negro in "Live" Drama|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=24ZWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VOYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3773%2C477942|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=30|date=June 13, 1961}}</ref>


Jenkins had also appeared in ''[[The Square Ring (play)|The Square Ring]]'', ''Cafe Continental'', ''The BP Super Show'', ''[[The Two Headed Eagle]]'' and ''[[The End Begins (film)|The End Begins]]'' on Australian TV.
Jenkins had also appeared in ''[[The Square Ring (play)|The Square Ring]]'', ''Cafe Continental'', ''The BP Super Show'', ''[[The Two Headed Eagle]]'' and ''[[The End Begins (film)|The End Begins]]'' on Australian TV.
==Plot==
Jones runs an empire in the West Indies, but is tormented by the memory of people he killed.
==Cast==
==Cast==
*Joe Jenkins
*Joe Jenkins as the Emperor Jones/the witchdoctor/porter
*Moray Powell
*Moray Powell as Smithers
*Nellie Small
*Albert le Guerre
==Reception==
==Reception==
The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said "loyalty to stage play conventions, in a medium where they do not belong, restrained the director from seeking the filmic fluency asked for in the quick succession of sketched scenes" in which Jenkins gave a "fine performance."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eXxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5372%2C3957583|title=Emperor Jones on Television|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 June 1960|page=7}}</ref>
The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said "loyalty to stage play conventions, in a medium where they do not belong, restrained the director from seeking the filmic fluency asked for in the quick succession of sketched scenes" in which Jenkins gave a "fine performance."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=eXxWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OeYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5372%2C3957583|title=Emperor Jones on Television|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=16 June 1960|page=7}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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{{Eugene O'Neill}}
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[[Category:1960s Australian television plays]]
[[Category:1960s Australian television plays]]

Revision as of 08:58, 19 May 2020

The Emperor Jones
Based onThe Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill
Written byAlan Burke
Directed byAlan Burke
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time60 mins[1]
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABN-2 (Sydney)
ReleaseJune 15, 1960 (Sydney, live)

The Emperor Jones is a 1960 Australian TV play based on the play The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neil. It starred Joe Jenkins, a dancer who was living in Australia. He played a triple role.[2]

Jenkins had also appeared in The Square Ring, Cafe Continental, The BP Super Show, The Two Headed Eagle and The End Begins on Australian TV.

Plot

Jones runs an empire in the West Indies, but is tormented by the memory of people he killed.

Cast

  • Joe Jenkins as the Emperor Jones/the witchdoctor/porter
  • Moray Powell as Smithers
  • Nellie Small
  • Albert le Guerre

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald said "loyalty to stage play conventions, in a medium where they do not belong, restrained the director from seeking the filmic fluency asked for in the quick succession of sketched scenes" in which Jenkins gave a "fine performance."[3]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. June 13, 1960.
  2. ^ "Negro in "Live" Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. June 13, 1961. p. 30.
  3. ^ "Emperor Jones on Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1960. p. 7.
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