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'The story of "Rising Mist" concerns the Trent family, comprising father, mother, son, daughter, and scapegrace nephew, Nicco, for whom Mrs. Trent has a soft spot in her heart. Gloria Grant, with whom the son, Robin, has fallen violently in love, comes on a visit to her fiance's family, and Nicco unexpectedly arrives shortly beforehand to beg "a bed, a loan of pyjamas, and a little rest from the wicked world."
Gloria is an adventuress with a not very fragrant past. Nicco knows this, and to save her from Robin, whom she does not love, he suggests to her that she shall marry him. Gloria, terrified at what Nicco may reveal, throws herself in front of Robin's car and is killed. Nicco refuses to open his lips in any explanation, and finally leaves the Trent household, misunderstood by all but Anne Trent, who, herself in love with him, intuitively understood his actions.'
Source: 'Chronicles of "Candida"', The Mail, 23 Sep. 1933, p. 2.
Notes
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Won the Adelaide Reperatory Theatre one-act play competition in September 1933.
Production Details
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Performed at the Adelaide Repertory Theatre on 17 April, 1934.
Producer: Thelma Baulderstone
Cast: Don Downey (as Nico Trent), Muriel Marks (as Gloria Grant, an adventuress), Ken Fraser (as Robin Trent), Ruby Skinner (as Ann Trent), Joyce Cawrse (as Meredith Lee), Lloyd Tayler (as Mr. Trent), Florence Brown (as Mrs. Trent), Mildred Field (as Kathleen, the maid)
Source: 'Miss Kinmont's "Rising Mist" Tonight', The Advertiser, 17 Apr. 1934, p. 14.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Four Playlets Produced
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 April vol. 76 no. 23564 1934; (p. 10) -
PRIZE PLAY BY SCHOOL TEACHER
1933
single work
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— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 September 1933; (p. 16)'A one-act play, "Rising Mist," written by Miss Joan Kinmont of Gilberton, a teacher at The Wilderness School, has been selected by the board of management of the Adelaide Repertory Theatre as the winning entry in the short play section of the competition conducted by the Repertory Theatre this year' [introduction]
Source: 'Prize Play by School Teacher', The Advertiser, 21 Sep. 1933, p. 16.
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Chronicles of "Candida"
1933
single work
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— Appears in: The Mail [Adelaide] , 23 September 1933; (p. 2)'Twenty-six entries were received for the Adelaide Repertory Theatre one-act play competition, open only to subscribers to the theatre, and the winner of the £5 5/ prize is Miss Joan Kinmont, of Dutton terrace, Mendindie, for a play entitled "Rising Mist"'
Source: 'Chronicles of "Candida"', The Mail, 23. Sep 1933, p. 2.
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Chronicles of "Candida"
1933
single work
column
— Appears in: The Mail [Adelaide] , 23 September 1933; (p. 2)'Twenty-six entries were received for the Adelaide Repertory Theatre one-act play competition, open only to subscribers to the theatre, and the winner of the £5 5/ prize is Miss Joan Kinmont, of Dutton terrace, Mendindie, for a play entitled "Rising Mist"'
Source: 'Chronicles of "Candida"', The Mail, 23. Sep 1933, p. 2.
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Four Playlets Produced
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 18 April vol. 76 no. 23564 1934; (p. 10) -
PRIZE PLAY BY SCHOOL TEACHER
1933
single work
column
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 21 September 1933; (p. 16)'A one-act play, "Rising Mist," written by Miss Joan Kinmont of Gilberton, a teacher at The Wilderness School, has been selected by the board of management of the Adelaide Repertory Theatre as the winning entry in the short play section of the competition conducted by the Repertory Theatre this year' [introduction]
Source: 'Prize Play by School Teacher', The Advertiser, 21 Sep. 1933, p. 16.
