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Issue Details: First known date: 1931... 1931 Motley
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Initially described in as an 'operatic fantasy' (Sydney Mail 2 Dec. 1931, 35), radio listings published in the lead-up to the 17 December 1931 broadcast describe Motley as a 'pierrotic phantasy' (National Advocate 17 December 1931, p.6).

Set in Pirreot's home outside the World, the characters are Pierrot, Pierrette, Harlequin, Columbine, Old Clown, his son, Punch, Judy and 'Public Opinion.'

Production Details

  • 1931: ABC Radio; 17 December (on relay through 2FC)

    • Company: ABC Players.
    • Cast: Eric Masters (Pierrot), Doris Robinson (Pierrette), John Dunne (Harlequin), Edith Cowley (Columbine), George Deane (Old Clown), Ken Woodland (his son), John Stuart (Court Jester), George Edwards (Punch), Chandra Parkes (Judy), John Bedouin (Public Opinion).

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First known date: 1931
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