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'''''The Emperor Jones''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play based on the play ''[[The Emperor Jones]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neill]]. It starred [[Joe Jenkins (dancer)|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> |
'''''The Emperor Jones''''' is a 1960 Australian TV play based on the play ''[[The Emperor Jones]]'' by [[Eugene O'Neill]]. It starred [[Joe Jenkins (dancer)|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> |
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==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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The production was filmed in Sydney at the ABC's studios at Gore Hill. It was directed by Alan Burke, who also adapted Eugene O'Neil's play. |
The production was filmed in Sydney at the ABC's studios at Gore Hill. It was directed by Alan Burke, who also adapted Eugene O'Neil's play. |
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The play was adapted for Australian radio on the ABC in 1960.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137120037 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=34, |issue=9,667 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=30 July 1960 |accessdate=10 September 2020 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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The TV critic for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' thought "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 TV critic for the ''Sydney Morning Herald'' thought "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> |
Revision as of 02:14, 10 September 2020
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Genre | drama |
Based on | The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill |
Written by | Alan Burke |
Directed by | Alan Burke |
Starring | Joe Jenkins |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production company | ABC |
Original release | |
Network | ABN-2 (Sydney) |
Release | June 15, 1960 (Sydney, live)[1] 6 July 1960 (Melbourne)[2] |
The Emperor Jones is a 1960 Australian TV play based on the play The Emperor Jones by Eugene O'Neill. It starred Joe Jenkins, a dancer who was living in Australia. He played a triple role.[3]
Joe Jenkins was a rare black actor who played lead roles in Australia at the time; he had also appeared in The Square Ring, Cafe Continental, The BP Super Show, The Two Headed Eagle and The End Begins on Australian TV. [4]
Plot
SMH 13 Jun 1960
Jones runs an "empire" on an island in the West Indies. The action begins when Smithers, a trader, arrives on the island to discover Jones' subjects have revolted and Jones has to escape.
Jones is terrified of the pursuing natives. He has nightmares where he meets Jeff, the man he killed in a razor fight, and another man he killed with a shovel. The nightmare then becomes a medium of regression. Jones goes beyond his own past until he finds himself on the first slave ship from Africa.
Cast
- Joe Jenkins as the Emperor Jones/the witchdoctor/porter
- Moray Powell as Smithers
- Nellie Small
- Albert le Guerre
Production
![](/media/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/EmperorJones1960ad.png/220px-EmperorJones1960ad.png)
The production was filmed in Sydney at the ABC's studios at Gore Hill. It was directed by Alan Burke, who also adapted Eugene O'Neil's play.
The play was adapted for Australian radio on the ABC in 1960.[5]
Reception
The TV critic for the Sydney Morning Herald thought "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."[6]
References
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 1960.
- ^ "Advertisement". The Age. 6 July 1960. p. 3.
- ^ "Negro in "Live" Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. June 13, 1961. p. 30.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (May 25, 2020). "The A to Z of Non-White Aussie Movies and TV in White Australia". Filmink.
- ^ "Advertising". The Canberra Times. Vol. 34, , no. 9, 667. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 30 July 1960. p. 15. Retrieved 10 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "Emperor Jones on Television". Sydney Morning Herald. 16 June 1960. p. 7.