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Source: Advertiser (Adelaide) 20 October 1917, p.2.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me single work   drama   - Four acts
Adaptation of The Woman Thou Gavest Me Hall Caine , 1913 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1917... 1917 The Woman Thou Gavest Me
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Mary O'Neil is an Irish woman whose life and love are hemmed in on all sides by social prejudice and religious intolerance. She repeatedly clashes with her family and church in her attempts to get a release from a marriage gone bad, to marry the man she does love, and to legitimise the child she has with him.

In an interview with a journalist from Adelaide's Advertiser, John Cosgrove indicates that he had removed some of the more contentious incidents from Hall Caine's controversial novel. He also records that his play offers a happy ending rather leaving Mary O'Neil's fate open-ended.

Production Details

  • 1917: Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane; 28 July - 7 August

    • Director John Cosgrove; Producer Fullers' Theatres; Lessee Harry Rickards Tivoli Theatres; Stage Manager Harley Edwards; Scenic Art Clint Bros.
    • Cast incl. John Cosgrove (Father Dan Donovan), Gwen Dorese (Mary O'Neil), Bert Frawley (Daniel O'Neil), Harry McDonna (Tommy Dugg), Roland Conway (Martin Conrad), Myra HassellDora Mostyn, (Rev. Mother Angela), Harry Beaumont, Harley Edwards, Bryce Rowe, Fred MacDonald, David Drayton, Mr Burton, Peggy Gordon, Florrie St George.

    1917: Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide; 20-26 October.

    • Director John Cosgrove; Producer William Anderson; Lessee Harry Rickards Tivoli Theatres.
    • Cast incl. John Cosgrove (Father Dan Donovan), Leslie Adrienne (Mary O'Neil), C. R. Stanford (Daniel O'Neil), D'Arcy Kelway (Tommy Dugg), Roland Conway (Martin Conrad), Dora Mostyn Hassell (Rev. Mother Angela), Victor Fitzherbert, Will Ewart, Herbert Linden, R. H. Stephenson, Lawrence Dunbar, Mr Mills, Dorothy M. Wright, Phyllis Hardinge, Ada Burton, Ida Gresham.

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First known date: 1917
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Works about this Work

Hall Caine's Masterpiece : 'The Woman Thou Gavest Me 1917 single work review
— Appears in: The Register , 22 October 1917; (p. 8)
— Review of The Woman Thou Gavest Me John Cosgrove , 1917 single work drama
'The Woman Thou Gavest Me' 1917 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Courier , 30 July 1917; (p. 4)
— Review of The Woman Thou Gavest Me John Cosgrove , 1917 single work drama
A Hall Caine Drama: John Cosgrove in Adelaide 1917 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 October 1917; (p. 7)
— Review of The Woman Thou Gavest Me John Cosgrove , 1917 single work drama
A Hall Caine Drama: John Cosgrove in Adelaide 1917 single work review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 20 October 1917; (p. 7)
— Review of The Woman Thou Gavest Me John Cosgrove , 1917 single work drama
'The Woman Thou Gavest Me' 1917 single work review
— Appears in: Brisbane Courier , 30 July 1917; (p. 4)
— Review of The Woman Thou Gavest Me John Cosgrove , 1917 single work drama
Hall Caine's Masterpiece : 'The Woman Thou Gavest Me 1917 single work review
— Appears in: The Register , 22 October 1917; (p. 8)
— Review of The Woman Thou Gavest Me John Cosgrove , 1917 single work drama
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