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*Moira Carleton as Chrissie, the Piglrims' maid |
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*[[Beverley Dunn]] as Peggy, Felix's secretary |
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*Joy Mitchell |
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*[[Campbell Copelin]] as Robbie Lambert |
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*Vernon Yorke as American |
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*Kurt Ludescher and Ray Angel as waiters |
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==Production== |
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Walter Sullivan travelled to Melbourne to shoot the production.<ref name="soph"/> It was Beverly Dunn's first TV play since she returned to Australia.<ref name="age"/> |
Walter Sullivan travelled to Melbourne to shoot the production.<ref name="soph"/> It was Beverly Dunn's first TV play since she returned to Australia.<ref name="age"/> Kennedy appeared by courtesy of Emerald Hill Theatre in Melbourne. Cas Van Puflen designed it. |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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The ''[[Australian Woman's Weekly]]'' TV critic called the production "a half-and-half job. Christopher Muir's production was satisfyingly polished; the play itself was woeful. The ABC decided to advertise this offering as a "sophisticated comedy." The theme—one woman trying to snaffle another's husband— can be funny, I suppose. But "Marriage Lines" was a melodrama of mothball manners... the cast had to battle with curiously dated dialogue... [a] sheer waste of good production and a goodish cast. "Marriage Lines" should have been murdered. Preferably at the dress rehearsal, if not before."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51602830 |title=GOOD PRODUCTION, GOOD CAST, BAD PLAY |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=30 |issue=28 |date=12 December 1962 |accessdate=8 December 2016 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
The ''[[Australian Woman's Weekly]]'' TV critic called the production "a half-and-half job. Christopher Muir's production was satisfyingly polished; the play itself was woeful. The ABC decided to advertise this offering as a "sophisticated comedy." The theme—one woman trying to snaffle another's husband— can be funny, I suppose. But "Marriage Lines" was a melodrama of mothball manners... the cast had to battle with curiously dated dialogue... [a] sheer waste of good production and a goodish cast. "Marriage Lines" should have been murdered. Preferably at the dress rehearsal, if not before."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article51602830 |title=GOOD PRODUCTION, GOOD CAST, BAD PLAY |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=30 |issue=28 |date=12 December 1962 |accessdate=8 December 2016 |page=19 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:22, 3 November 2020
| Marriage Lines | |
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| Based on | play by Clemence Dane |
| Directed by | Christopher Muir |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Les Bail |
| Running time | 60 mins[4] |
| Production company | Australian Broadcasting Commission |
| Original release | |
| Release | 31 October 1962 (Melbourne)[1] 26 November 1962 (Sydney)[2][3] |
Marriage Lines is a 1962 Australian television play which was directed by Christopher Muir. Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[5]
Plot
Lysette returns to London after three unsuccessful marriages to look up her cousin's Virgilia who is married to publisher Felix. Felix runs a business that used to belong to Virgilia's father.
Lysette begins an affair with Felix.
Robbie Lambert is upset Felix wants to sell his theatre.
Cast
- Walter Sullivan as Felix Pilgrim
- Patricia Kennedy as Virgilia Pilgrim
- Mary Ward as Lysette Eggerton
- Moira Carleton as Chrissie, the Piglrims' maid
- Beverley Dunn as Peggy, Felix's secretary
- Joy Mitchell as Daphne
- Campbell Copelin as Robbie Lambert
- Vernon Yorke as American
- Kurt Ludescher and Ray Angel as waiters
- Roland Heimans as office boy
Production
Walter Sullivan travelled to Melbourne to shoot the production.[3] It was Beverly Dunn's first TV play since she returned to Australia.[1] Kennedy appeared by courtesy of Emerald Hill Theatre in Melbourne. Cas Van Puflen designed it.
Reception
The Australian Woman's Weekly TV critic called the production "a half-and-half job. Christopher Muir's production was satisfyingly polished; the play itself was woeful. The ABC decided to advertise this offering as a "sophisticated comedy." The theme—one woman trying to snaffle another's husband— can be funny, I suppose. But "Marriage Lines" was a melodrama of mothball manners... the cast had to battle with curiously dated dialogue... [a] sheer waste of good production and a goodish cast. "Marriage Lines" should have been murdered. Preferably at the dress rehearsal, if not before."[6]
References
- ^ a b "Happy People Supply Conflict in 2 Plays". The Age. 25 October 1962. p. 14.
- ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 November 1962. p. 17.
- ^ a b "Sophisticated Drama". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 November 1962. p. 15.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 25 October 1962. p. 35.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "GOOD PRODUCTION, GOOD CAST, BAD PLAY". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 30, no. 28. 12 December 1962. p. 19. Retrieved 8 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
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