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It was adapted for British television and aired on the [[BBC]] on the 23 July 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/screenplays/index.php/prog/869|title=Farewell Farewell, Eugene [scene] · British Universities Film & Video Council|website=Bufvc.ac.uk|accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2916466/|title=Farewell, Farewell, Eugene|accessdate=22 February 2019|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> |
It was adapted for British television and aired on the [[BBC]] on the 23 July 1959.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bufvc.ac.uk/screenplays/index.php/prog/869|title=Farewell Farewell, Eugene [scene] · British Universities Film & Video Council|website=Bufvc.ac.uk|accessdate=22 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2916466/|title=Farewell, Farewell, Eugene|accessdate=22 February 2019|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> |
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==1960 Australian TV Version== |
==1960 Australian TV Version== |
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It was adapted for Australian TV in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1784435/|title=Farewell, Farewell, Eugene|accessdate=22 February 2019|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> |
It was adapted for Australian TV in 1960.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1784435/|title=Farewell, Farewell, Eugene|accessdate=22 February 2019|website=IMDb.com}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|title=TV Guide|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=8 August 1960|page=14}}</ref> |
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The play was adapted by [[George F. Kerr]] and went for 75 minutes. It aired live on August 10, 1960 in Sydney.<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date= August 8, 1960|title= |
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live Edwardian Comedy|page=13}}</ref> |
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Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> |
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===Cast=== |
===Cast=== |
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*Letty Craydon |
*Letty Craydon as Minerve |
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*Dora Norris |
*Dora Norris |
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*Moya O'Sullivan |
*Moya O'Sullivan as Penny the niece |
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*Phillip Ross |
*Phillip Ross as Mick Delaney |
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*Ron Shand |
*Ron Shand |
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*Nancye Stewart |
*Nancye Stewart as Florence |
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===Reception=== |
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The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' called it " a refreshing piece of work, in general terms competently assembled, and with one performance in particular adding a final touch of assurance. This was Letty Craydon's picture... [she] so thoroughly sketched the characteristics of a skittish, domineered, furtively-imbibing old lady that she seemed to have grown into the part."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date=August 11, 1960|title=TV Play On ABN Pleases|page=8}}</ref> |
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The Sunday Herald called it "a pleasant bit of viewing."<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|first=Valda|last=Marshall|title=TV Merry Go Round|date=14 August 1960|page=94}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Farewell, Farewell, Eugene was a play by John Vari.
Plot
Two reclusive sisters send greeting cards to the outside world through their cousin, for which they make money that goes into a fund to visit their brother in Africa. Various complications, including a runaway marriage, an abandoned baby's appearance on a doorstep, and a revealing letter follow.
Adaptations
It was adapted for British television and aired on the BBC on the 23 July 1959.[1][2]
1960 Australian TV Version
It was adapted for Australian TV in 1960.[3] [4]
The play was adapted by George F. Kerr and went for 75 minutes. It aired live on August 10, 1960 in Sydney.[5]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[6]
Cast
- Letty Craydon as Minerve
- Dora Norris
- Moya O'Sullivan as Penny the niece
- Phillip Ross as Mick Delaney
- Ron Shand
- Nancye Stewart as Florence
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald called it " a refreshing piece of work, in general terms competently assembled, and with one performance in particular adding a final touch of assurance. This was Letty Craydon's picture... [she] so thoroughly sketched the characteristics of a skittish, domineered, furtively-imbibing old lady that she seemed to have grown into the part."[7]
The Sunday Herald called it "a pleasant bit of viewing."[8]
References
- ^ "Farewell Farewell, Eugene [scene] · British Universities Film & Video Council". Bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Farewell, Farewell, Eugene". IMDb.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Farewell, Farewell, Eugene". IMDb.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1960. p. 14.
- ^ "live Edwardian Comedy". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1960. p. 13.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "TV Play On ABN Pleases". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 August 1960. p. 8.
- ^ Marshall, Valda (14 August 1960). "TV Merry Go Round". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 94.
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