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'''''The Twelve Pound Look''''' is a 1956 live television play which aired on Sydney Australia station ABN-2 (part of ABC) during the opening night of the station. Based on a British stage play by [[J.M. Barrie]], it is significant as it was the very first drama produced for Australian TV.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71763739 |title=200,000 to see TV open |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=3 November 1956 |accessdate=29 May 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Neil|last=Hutchinson|url=http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/publications/abc_weekly/abc_w_3nov56_w.pdf|magazine=ABC Weekly|page=7|title=Television Drama|date=3 November 1956}}</ref> In the early days of Australian television it was common for dramas to be versions of overseas stories.<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>
'''''The Twelve Pound Look''''' is a 1956 live television play which aired on Sydney Australia station ABN-2 (part of ABC) during the opening night of the station. Based on a British stage play by [[J.M. Barrie]], it is significant as it was the very first drama produced for Australian TV.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71763739 |title=200,000 to see TV open |newspaper=[[The Argus (Melbourne)]] |location=Victoria, Australia |date=3 November 1956 |accessdate=29 May 2016 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|first=Neil|last=Hutchinson|url=http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/publications/abc_weekly/abc_w_3nov56_w.pdf|magazine=ABC Weekly|page=7|title=Television Drama|date=3 November 1956}}</ref> In the early days of Australian television it was common for dramas to be versions of overseas stories.<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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The cast included Margo Lee and Alexander Archdale and it was produced by Paul O'Loughlin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/assets/contributions/ruth_harris_2E.htm|title=Ruth Harris|website=ABC at Gore Hill}}</ref> It was broadcast from the Arcon Studios in Sydney.[[Thelma Afford]] did the designs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48530309 |title=RED IS DANGEROUS...EVEN ON TV |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=4 September 1957 |access-date=16 January 2020 |page=10 |via=Trove }}</ref>

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"We were probably all a bit nervous, but everything went very smoothly," recalls script assistant Ruth Page.<ref>http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/abchtm/tvbr_operations.htm</ref>


[[Kinescope]] recording existed at the time, and a copy of the play was made - it survives, albeit without sound.
[[Kinescope]] recording existed at the time, and a copy of the play was made - it survives, albeit without sound.


==Premise==
==Premise==

Sir Harry Sims' first wife Kate returns.
Sir Harry Sims' first wife Kate returns.


==Cast of 1956 Production==
==Cast of 1956 Production==

*[[Margo Lee]] as Kate
*[[Margo Lee]] as Kate
*[[Alexander Archdale]] as Sir Harry Sims
*[[Alexander Archdale]] as Sir Harry Sims
*Joan Lord as Lady Sims
*Joan Lord as Lady Sims
==Production==
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The play had been performed several times on ABC radio in Australia. The television adaptation was broadcast live from the Arcon Studios in Sydney.[[Thelma Afford]] did the designs.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48530309 |title=RED IS DANGEROUS...EVEN ON TV |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |location=Australia, Australia |date=4 September 1957 |access-date=16 January 2020 |page=10 |via=Trove }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=25 October 1956|title=Fashion Designer Has Devised Her Tonal Scale for Film|page=22}}</ref>

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"We were probably all a bit nervous, but everything went very smoothly," recalls script assistant Ruth Page.<ref>http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/abchtm/tvbr_operations.htm</ref>


==Reception==
==Reception==
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==Melbourne 1957 Production==
==Melbourne 1957 Production==
A different adaptation of the play aired in Melbourne during 1957.<ref>https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=309VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KZUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6053%2C4116432</ref> It aired on ABV-2 (also part of ABC) and was also approx. 30 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19580102&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|date=2 January 1958|page=8}}</ref> Archival status of this version is unknown.
A different adaptation of the play aired in Melbourne on 1 April 1957.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=309VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KZUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6053%2C4116432|title='Live' Barrie Drama Production on TV|date=28 March 1957|page=Supplement 3}}</ref> It aired on ABV-2 (also part of ABC) and was also approx. 30 minutes.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=MDQ-9Oe3GGUC&dat=19580102&printsec=frontpage&hl=en|date=2 January 1958|page=8}}</ref>
Archival status of this version is unknown.


===Cast===
===Cast===

Revision as of 08:32, 3 June 2020

The Twelve Pound Look
Directed byPaul O'Loughlin[1]
Based onplay by J.M. Barrie
Production
company
ABC
Release dates
1956 (Sydney)
1957 (Melbourne)
Running time
30 mins
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Twelve Pound Look is a 1956 live television play which aired on Sydney Australia station ABN-2 (part of ABC) during the opening night of the station. Based on a British stage play by J.M. Barrie, it is significant as it was the very first drama produced for Australian TV.[2][3] In the early days of Australian television it was common for dramas to be versions of overseas stories.[4]

Kinescope recording existed at the time, and a copy of the play was made - it survives, albeit without sound.

Premise

Sir Harry Sims' first wife Kate returns.

Cast of 1956 Production

Production

The play had been performed several times on ABC radio in Australia. The television adaptation was broadcast live from the Arcon Studios in Sydney.Thelma Afford did the designs.[5][6]

"We were probably all a bit nervous, but everything went very smoothly," recalls script assistant Ruth Page.[7]

Reception

Australian Women's Weekly called the 1956 version "hard to fault. Acting, direction, camera work, make-up and lighting were all excellent."[8]

Melbourne 1957 Production

A different adaptation of the play aired in Melbourne on 1 April 1957.[9] It aired on ABV-2 (also part of ABC) and was also approx. 30 minutes.[10]

Archival status of this version is unknown.

Cast

  • Henry Cuthbertson
  • Elizabeth Wing
  • Mary Ward
  • Alfred Bristowe

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ruth Harris". ABC at Gore Hill.
  2. ^ "200,000 to see TV open". The Argus (Melbourne). Victoria, Australia. 3 November 1956. p. 3. Retrieved 29 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Hutchinson, Neil (3 November 1956). "Television Drama" (PDF). ABC Weekly. p. 7.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ^ "RED IS DANGEROUS...EVEN ON TV". The Australian Women's Weekly. Australia, Australia. 4 September 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 16 January 2020 – via Trove.
  6. ^ "Fashion Designer Has Devised Her Tonal Scale for Film". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 October 1956. p. 22.
  7. ^ http://www.abctvgorehill.com.au/abchtm/tvbr_operations.htm
  8. ^ "TELEVISION PARADE". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 24, no. 24. Australia, Australia. 14 November 1956. p. 26. Retrieved 20 February 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "'Live' Barrie Drama Production on TV". The Age. 28 March 1957. p. Supplement 3.
  10. ^ "Gaslight on TV with Melbourne Cast". The Age. 2 January 1958. p. 8.


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