'WHEN Dad won the first prize in the Lottery, he, Mum, Sarah, Dave, and the “New Chum” came down to Sydney to collect the money. During their absence their bush neighbors decided that something should be done about the matter. They arranged accordingly to give Dad a surprise party, planning to descend upon the unsuspecting prize winners on the night of their return. Elaborate preparations were made for making “whoopee” on a large scale, with Silo Sam, the town wag, master of ceremonies. Unfortunately for the would-be merry makers there was some doubt as to just who had won the prize-money, and “The Surprise Party” descended upon Dad at the wrong moment.'
Source: [Radio guide], Wireless Weekly, 26 January 1934, p.57.
Broadcast on ABC radio on 1 February 1934.
Cast: Mum (Yvonne Banvard), Dad (Bert Barton), Dave (Arthur Hemsley), New Chum (Edward Webster), and Dan the Drover (Walter Kingsley).
Down for the Show
Alf J. Lawrance
(composer),
Sydney
:
ABC Radio
,
1933
19568173
1933
single work
radio play
'DAD, MUM, DAVE, SARAH, AND THE NEWCHUM all come down from Dubbo to visit the Sydney Show and see the Sights of the City.'
Source: [Radio guide], Wireless Weekly, 31 March 1933, p.49.
Sydney Goes Bush
Alf J. Lawrance
(composer),
Sydney
:
ABC Radio
,
1933
19563794
1933
single work
radio play
'This revue is a generous measure of fun and frolic, lilting melodies and tuneful choruses, and tells the story of the visit of city folk to an outback farm. Percy Potts-Point, his fiancee Rose Bay, and her sister Elizabeth Bay, visit Dad, Dave, Mum, and Sarah, and are plunged into a series of amusing misadventures. A touch of whimsical philosophy is supplied by “Never Tire Ted,” the swagman, and “Meddlesome Mattie,” who has much to say about her neighbors. Dave proposes to Elizabeth in characteristic fashion, after learning from the New Chum how it should be done. The melody and merriment never slacken from the time the train is heard to reach Dubbo until the revue reaches its peak and finale at the local weekly dance and social, where Dad is the unconventional but entertaining master of ceremonies. Bright music, smart voices, catchy ensembles on local topics, including “The Humpy I Built for You.” “Rabbits,” “Back to the Land,” “By the Old Camp Fire,” “And the Kookaburra Laughs,” and “The Bush Cinderella” are some of the songs to be heard.'
Source: [Radio guide], Wireless Weekly, 12 May 1933, p.35.
The Magic Carpet; or, The Travelling Bug That Did
Alf J. Lawrance
(composer),
Sydney
:
ABC Radio
,
1933
19564237
1933
single work
radio play
'It is Percy Potts-Point’s Birthday. His friends visit him, bring him presents, etc. Amongst the gifts is a mysterious Eastern carpet—a Magic Carpet. Its properties are accidentally discovered, and the party decides to visit the Capital Cities of the World.'
Source: [Radio guide], Wireless Weekly, 24 March 1933, p.71.
Dad's Windfall
Alf J. Lawrance
(composer),
Sydney
:
ABC Radio
,
1934
19575028
1934
single work
radio play
'Things weren’t too good down on Cowbail Farm! Mum and Sarah were hankering after a trip to the city, while Dad and Dave were in the thick of a big fencing job. Strawberry, the best milker, had gone on strike, the hens weren’t laying, the horses had strayed, and the lucerne crop was a failure! Then came the news that Dad’s ticket had drawn first prize in the lottery! From then onwards humorous situations develop in laughter-provoking sequence. Dad and the family arrive in the city determined to have a good time, see everything, and hang the expense!'
Source: 'Star Turn', Wireless Weekly, 19 January 1934.
Homeward Bound
Alf J. Lawrance
(composer),
Sydney
:
ABC Radio
,
1934
19574497
1934
single work
radio play
'The good ship R. M. S. "Colossal" is homeward bound to London. Our old friends, Dad, Dave, Mum, and Sarah are aboard, determined to "see Naples and live"—and London, Paris, and Berlin, likewise. Having won the lottery, they take a passage on a palatial liner, with the intention of having a good time in Europe. Meanwhile, there is all the fun of shipboard life to be enjoyed, and Dad and Co. enter into the spirit of the thing with zest. Deck games, fancy-dress balls, flirtations, mild and otherwise, serve to beguile the voyage with good-humored hilarity. Being new to shipboard life, Dad and Mum find themselves in many amusing situations, which are exploited to the full.'
Source: [Radio guide], Wireless Weekly, 16 February 1934, p.40.
