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Truth, 26 June 1949, p.35.
y separately published work icon Dark Enchantment single work   drama   fantasy   thriller   - Three acts
Issue Details: First known date: 1949... 1949 Dark Enchantment
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'The story revolves round a young girl whose early fascination for a foreign ventriloquist leaves her with his doll, £1,000, and an accompanying "dark enchantment".'

Source:

'Australian Play "Needs Overhaul"', News, 28 June 1949, p.15.

Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Dark Enchantment Joy Hollyer , 1960 (Manuscript version)x400786 Z854776 1960 single work radio play fantasy thriller

A radio adaptation of Max Afford's successful 1949 stage play, Dark Enchantment, by radio script-writer Joy Hollyer.

Production Details

  • Australia:

    First produced for the Minerva Theatre in Sydney, from 27 June 1949 to 29 August 1949.

    Producer: Fifi Banvard.

    Cast members included: Georgie Sterling, Richard Parry, Neva Carr-Glyn, Grant Taylor, Daphne Winslow, Betty Duncan, and Charles Zoli.

    Costumes: Thelma Afford.

  • England:

    Hubert Woodward, a London-based backer of plays, took Dark Enchantment for a tour of provincial circuits, with an option to produce it in London at the end of the tour. Afford apparently substantially re-wrote the play for this production.

    The play opened in Bournemouth in early March 1950.

    So far, no London production has been traced.

    Cast members included Nova Pilbeam.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      1949 .
      image of person or book cover 8440701401636834964.jpg
      Truth, 26 June 1949, p.35.
      ca. 1949 .
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Series: The Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts series - publisher

      A collection in the Fryer Library at The University of Queensland of manuscript film and play scripts.

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library Fryer Library
      Location: The Hanger Collection of Australian Playscripts
      Local Id: H0015B
      Note:
      The manuscript of the play. The Fryer Library also holds the manuscript for Joy Hollyer's radio adaptation (see AustLit record for the adaptation).
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