form y separately published work icon Fisher-Simpson and the Witch-doctor's Daughter single work   radio play  
Issue Details: First known date: 1940... 1940 Fisher-Simpson and the Witch-doctor's Daughter
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

'On the verandah of a house on Aitutaki, an island of the Cook Group in the South Pacific Ocean, sits Fisher-Simpson, an Englishman of 60, who has lived 40 years in these parts. It is a starlit night and the tradewind blows gently through the fronds of the palm-trees. By Fisher-Simpson's side sits Rupiala-Hine, his Polynesian wife, 50, gentle, and refined. By what romantic, strange and adventurous paths these two came together, and how they resisted all efforts and temptations to part them, it is this play's business to tell.'

Source:

'Highlights of the A.B.C. Programme', Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate, 25 June 1940, p.4.

Production Details

  • First broadcast on 26 June 1940, as part of the the ABC Play Competition, which also included four other plays by J.F. Peters.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

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      Australian Broadcasting Commission ,
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      Series: form y separately published work icon ABC Competition Plays Australia : Australian Broadcasting Commission , 1940 8879521 1940 series - publisher radio play

      The umbrella term under which all plays that took part in the ABC Play Competition for 1940 were broadcast. Plays were clearly marked as part of this series, and were numbered for broadcast, enabling listeners to vote on them. All radio plays submitted to the ABC between 1 January and 30 April 1940 were eligible, and listeners awarded marks to each play after they were produced and broadcast. The top three plays were eligible for cash bonuses, but the ABC paid the usual commission rates for all plays that it produced as part of the series. Seventeen plays were produced, although some sources suggest as many as 333 additional plays were received.

      Source:

      'A.B.C. Play Competition', Courier-Mail, 5 February 1940, p.14.

      Number in series: 5
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