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{{Infobox television
{{Infobox television
| name = The Proposal
| name = The Proposal
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| image = File:The_Proposal_1957.png
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| caption = Paul Bacon, Douglas Kelly, Bettina Kaufmann<br>The Age 21 Feb 1957
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| genre = comedy
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| based_on = ''The Proposal'' by [[Anton Chekhov]]
| based_on = ''The Proposal'' by [[Anton Chekhov]]
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| budget = nearly £400<ref name="day">{{cite book|page=136|first=Christopher|last=Day|chapter=TV Drama|editor=Peter Beilby|title=Australian TV: The First 25 Years|year=1981|publisher=Thomas Nelson}}</ref>
| budget = nearly £400<ref name="day">{{cite book|page=136|first=Christopher|last=Day|chapter=TV Drama|editor=Peter Beilby|title=Australian TV: The First 25 Years|year=1981|publisher=Thomas Nelson}}</ref>
| network = ABV-2 (Melbourne)
| network = ABV-2 (Melbourne)
| released =25 February 1957 (Melbourne, live)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=TV Guide|date=21 February 1957|page=29}}</ref><br>14 March 1957 (Sydney)<ref>{{cit news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Television Newss|date=6 March 1957|page=8}}</ref>
| released =25 February 1957 (Melbourne, live)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|title=TV Guide|date=21 February 1957|page=29|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121100271/?terms=proposal%20abv&match=1}}</ref><br>14 March 1957 (Sydney)<ref>{{cit news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Television Newss|date=6 March 1957|page=8}}</ref>


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'''''The Proposal''''' is a 1957 Australian television play based on the play ''[[A Marriage Proposal]]'' by [[Anton Chekhov]]. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare and mostly adaptations of overseas shows.<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 Proposal''''' is a 1957 Australian television play based on the play ''[[A Marriage Proposal]]'' by [[Anton Chekhov]]. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare and mostly adaptations of overseas shows.<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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It was filmed in Melbourne using popular radio actors of the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|title=TV—Channel 2 ABN |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1553710494|date=March 9, 1957|page=35}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|date=March 9, 1957|page=19|title= SEEN ON CHANNEL 2- ABN |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1553709337}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=21 February 1957|page=23|title=Radio Stars in "Live" TV Play}}</ref>

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Chris Muir recalled the air-conditioning broke down in the studio and the actors came close to fainting.<ref name="day"/>
==Plot==
==Plot==
In the 1880s a suitor tries to propose to an attractive girl under the eye of her father.
In the 1880s a suitor tries to propose to an attractive girl under the eye of her father. The sutior keeps saying the wrong thing.
==Cast==
==Cast==
*Paul Bacon as the suitor
*Paul Bacon as the suitor
*Douglas Kelly as the father
*Douglas Kelly as the father
*Bettine Kauffmann as the girl
*Bettine Kauffmann as the girl
==Production==
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It was filmed in Melbourne using popular radio actors of the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|title=TV—Channel 2 ABN |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1553710494|date=March 9, 1957|page=35}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|date=March 9, 1957|page=19|title= SEEN ON CHANNEL 2- ABN |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1553709337}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|date=21 February 1957|page=23|title=Radio Stars in "Live" TV Play|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/121100095/?terms=%22live%20play%22%20abv&match=1}}</ref>

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Chris Muir recalled the air-conditioning broke down in the studio and the actors came close to fainting.<ref name="day"/>

==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)]]
*[[List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)]]

Revision as of 10:51, 14 September 2020

The Proposal
File:The Proposal 1957.png
Paul Bacon, Douglas Kelly, Bettina Kaufmann
The Age 21 Feb 1957
Genrecomedy
Based onThe Proposal by Anton Chekhov
Directed byChristopher Muir
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Production companyABC
Budgetnearly £400[3]
Original release
NetworkABV-2 (Melbourne)
Release25 February 1957 (Melbourne, live)[1]
14 March 1957 (Sydney)[2]

The Proposal is a 1957 Australian television play based on the play A Marriage Proposal by Anton Chekhov. It was made at a time when Australian drama production was rare and mostly adaptations of overseas shows.[4]

Plot

In the 1880s a suitor tries to propose to an attractive girl under the eye of her father. The sutior keeps saying the wrong thing.

Cast

  • Paul Bacon as the suitor
  • Douglas Kelly as the father
  • Bettine Kauffmann as the girl

Production

It was filmed in Melbourne using popular radio actors of the time.[5][6][7]

Chris Muir recalled the air-conditioning broke down in the studio and the actors came close to fainting.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 21 February 1957. p. 29.
  2. ^ "Television Newss". Sydney Morning Herald. 6 March 1957. p. 8.
  3. ^ a b Day, Christopher (1981). "TV Drama". In Peter Beilby (ed.). Australian TV: The First 25 Years. Thomas Nelson. p. 136.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ^ "TV—Channel 2 ABN". ABC Weekly. 9 March 1957. p. 35.
  6. ^ "SEEN ON CHANNEL 2- ABN". ABC Weekly. 9 March 1957. p. 19.
  7. ^ "Radio Stars in "Live" TV Play". The Age. 21 February 1957. p. 23.


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