Delyse Ryan Delyse Ryan i(A75342 works by) (birth name: Delyse Joy Anthony) (a.k.a. Delyse Anthony)
Gender: Female
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1 'Does All Melbourne Smell like This?' : The Colonial Metropolis in Marvellous Melbourne Delyse Ryan , 2003 single work criticism
— Appears in: Australian Literary Studies , May vol. 21 no. 1 2003; (p. 81-91) A few years after George Augustus Sala had coined the term 'Marvellous Melbourne' in 1885, a play with that title was written and performed with great success in Melbourne, the place perceived by many at the time as the premier city of the Australian colonies. Unlike Sala, however, the play uses the term sarcastically to describe the seedier side of Melbourne's urban life. Ryan's article examines the play, its reception and its images of Melbourne in the context of contemporary theatrical conventions. She finds that the play, which gave the audience an opportunity to comfortably enjoy images of their familiar local environment, presented Melbourne as a metropolis 'which could equal the crime, misery, and debauchery, as well as the glamour and sophistication, of other major urban centres around the world' (90).
1 Parades and Processions : Brisbane's War-time Patriotism Delyse Ryan , 2001 single work essay
— Appears in: Queensland Review , May vol. 8 no. 1 2001; (p. 65-76) 'Parades and processions were a major feature of life in Brisbane during World War I. Parades typically passed through the central business district turning the entire city into an urban backdrop for a public performance. Recruitment was a major issue for Australia during World War I and military parades featured prominently in the life of the city. The Brisbane Courier described the recruiting marches as ‘long columns of robust, khaki-clad manhood’ which ‘have swung down the street, with soldierly gait, setting a bright, sturdy example to shirkers to “go and get their dungarees on”’. By positioning the soldiers as heroic, well-built, and positive, processions helped to generate public enthusiasm for the war and to convince prospective recruits to join up. The message to the community is clear: if our soldiers are fit and spirited, then the Allies will win the war.' (Introduction)
1 y separately published work icon Brisbane Theatre During World War I Delyse Ryan , St Lucia : 2000 Z1433816 2000 single work thesis
1 Untitled Delyse Ryan , 1997 single work review
— Appears in: Journal of Australian Studies , no. 52 1997; (p. 171-172)
— Review of Pioneer Players : The Lives of Louis and Hilda Esson Peter Fitzpatrick , 1995 single work biography
1 The Suicide Clay Djubal (composer), University of Queensland. Dept. of English , Delyse Ryan , 1994 single work musical theatre humour

Play with music.

The story concerns Semyon Podsekalnikov, an unemployed Russian who is completely dependent upon his wife's meagre wage. When she mistakenly concludes that Semyon plans to commit suicide, she seeks help from a neighbour. The word spreads and, before too long, Semyon is urged by an intellectual, a writer, a butcher, a priest, and a 'femme fatale' to carry out his suicide plans on the behalf of a particular cause. Swayed by visions of glory, Semyon agrees to do it. But at his farewell banquet, he begins to have his doubts and ultimately rejects the notion of suicide.

Borrowing heavily from vaudeville, commedia dell' arte, clowning, and the Hollywood musical, this production of The Suicide also incorporated a good deal of music and musical performance, including original songs by Clay Djubal: 'Suicide (Let's Commit It)' and 'Happy Face.'
1 1 Marvellous Melbourne Clay Djubal (composer), Delyse Ryan , University of Queensland. Dept. of English , 1994 single work musical theatre drama humour

Play with music.

The story begins with the arrival of silly English 'new chum,' Charles Harold Vane Somers Golightly at the Spencer Street Railway Station. A local con artist, Robert Copeland, offers to show Charles around the city, in an attempt to take advantage of him. The scenes move briskly to the Burke and Wills Memorial, then out to Fairholme House on the outskirts of Melbourne. Later scenes include a Chinese opium den and Flemington during the running of the Melbourne Cup. Other characters include Dick Ledger (a 'revolutionary' who speaks on behalf of the 'down-trodden wukkin' man wot is a slave every day o' the week and ain't erlowed to git 's beer on a Sunday'), Detective Lynch and Inspector Lannigan (both with an eye on Copeland), Polly Sweetapple, Frank Seymour, Mother Crosbie, Maggie, Dorothy, Joseph Westley, and Hang Hi.

The musical score, including both pre-taped music accompaniment and live performance, juxtaposed contemporary sounds and styles (rock and pop) with traditional forms such as folk/traditional ballads and Chinese music. Original songs written for the production were 'Marvellous Melbourne', 'Villain's Theme', 'Hero's Theme', 'Mother Crosbie's Girls', 'Heroes and Villains', and 'Opium Den Musak.'

2 8 y separately published work icon Marvellous Melbourne Alfred Dampier , J. H. Wrangham , Garnet Walch , Thomas Somers , 1886 single work drama

The story begins with the arrival of silly English 'new chum,' Charles Harold Vane Somers Golightly at the Spencer Street Railway Station. A local con artist, Robert Copeland, offers to show Charles around the city in an attempt to take advantage of him. The scenes move briskly to the Burke and Wills Memorial, then out to Fairholme House on the outskirts of Melbourne. Later scenes include a Chinese opium den, and Flemington (during the running of the Melbourne Cup). Other characters include : Dick Ledger (a 'revolutionary' who speaks on behalf of the 'down-trodden wukkin' man wot is a slave every day o' the week and ain't erlowed to git 's beer on a Sunday'), Detective Lynch and Inspector Lannigan (both with an eye of Copeland), Polly Sweetapple, Frank Seymour, Mother Crosbie, Maggie, Dorothy, Joseph Westley and Hang Hi.
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