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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox television
| name = The Rivals
| name = The Rivals
| border =
| alt =
| alt =
|image = File:The_Rivals_play.png
| caption =
| caption = Ad in The Age 6 Sept 1961
| director =
| director =
| producer = [[Christopher Muir]]
| producer = [[Christopher Muir]]
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| music =
| music =
| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| editing =
| studio = [[Australian Broadcasting Commission]]
| studio = [[Australian Broadcasting Commission]]
| distributor =
| distributor =
| released = 6 September 1961 (Melbourne, live)<br>25 October 1961 (Sydney, taped)
| released = 6 September 1961 (Melbourne, live)<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122521393/?terms=%22rivals%22%2Bsheridan|title=TV Guide|date=1 September 1961|page=35}}</ref><br>25 October 1961 (Sydney, taped)
| runtime = 90 mins
| runtime = 90 mins
| country = Australia
| country = Australia
| language = English
| language = English
| budget =
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'''''The Rivals''''' is a 1961 television play broadcast by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. It was directed by [[Christopher Muir]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Comical character|date=23 October 1961|page=19}}</ref>
'''''The Rivals''''' is a 1961 television play broadcast by the [[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]. It was directed by [[Christopher Muir]].<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=Comical character|date=23 October 1961|page=19}}</ref>


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>
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>
==Premise==

Captain Absolute, son of the wealthy Sir Anthony, poses as a penniless ensign to win the heart of Lydia Languish. Lydia's aunt is negotiating another match.
==Cast==
==Cast==
*Patricia Kennedy as Mrs Malaprop
*Patricia Kennedy as Mrs Malaprop
*Patsy King
*Patsy King as Lydia
*James Bailey as Sir Anthony Absolute<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122521354/?terms=%22rivals%22%2Bsheridan|date=1 September 1961|page=25|newspaper=The Age|title=Costumed for Sheridan}}</ref>
*James Bailey
*Richard Brinslay
*Richard Brinslay
*Frederick Parslow
*Frederick Parslow as Captain Absolute
*[[Michael Duffield]] as Bob Acres
*[[Ann Charleston]]
*[[Ann Charleston]] as Julia
*[[George Whaley]]
*[[George Whaley]] as Faulkland
*Clement McCallin
*Clement McCallin as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

==Production==
It was the live TV debut performance from James Bailey, an English actor who toured Australia with Laurence Olivier in 1948 and elected to stay on in the country.<ref>{{cite news|title=Olivier Company Actory on ABV-2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122521356/?terms=%22rivals%22%2Bsheridan|date=1 September 1961|page=26|newspaper=The Age}}</ref>
==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 07:55, 25 October 2020

The Rivals
Ad in The Age 6 Sept 1961
Based onplay The Rivals by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Written byOriel Gray[2]
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerChristopher Muir
Running time90 mins
Production companyAustralian Broadcasting Commission
Original release
Release6 September 1961 (Melbourne, live)[1]
25 October 1961 (Sydney, taped)

The Rivals is a 1961 television play broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. It was directed by Christopher Muir.[3]

Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[4]

Premise

Captain Absolute, son of the wealthy Sir Anthony, poses as a penniless ensign to win the heart of Lydia Languish. Lydia's aunt is negotiating another match.

Cast

  • Patricia Kennedy as Mrs Malaprop
  • Patsy King as Lydia
  • James Bailey as Sir Anthony Absolute[5]
  • Richard Brinslay
  • Frederick Parslow as Captain Absolute
  • Michael Duffield as Bob Acres
  • Ann Charleston as Julia
  • George Whaley as Faulkland
  • Clement McCallin as Sir Lucius O'Trigger

Production

It was the live TV debut performance from James Bailey, an English actor who toured Australia with Laurence Olivier in 1948 and elected to stay on in the country.[6]

References

  1. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 1 September 1961. p. 35.
  2. ^ "Advertisement". The Age. 6 September 1961. p. 19.
  3. ^ "Comical character". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 October 1961. p. 19.
  4. ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
  5. ^ "Costumed for Sheridan". The Age. 1 September 1961. p. 25.
  6. ^ "Olivier Company Actory on ABV-2". The Age. 1 September 1961. p. 26.


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