'The scene is laid in a small village on the coast of Southern Queensland. The theme of the play is the conflict between a lonely mother, who has lost her husband and son at sea, and her daughter, who wants to break away from her mother's influence and make her own life. Throughout the play, always in the background, is heard the sea.'
Source:
'The Jottings of a Lady about Town', Sunday Times, 5 November 1939, p.21.
First produced by the Independent Theatre at the Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, late November 1937.
Producer: Doris Fitton.
Cast including Betty McConnell.
The play later proved popular with repertory theatres, and was produced across the country.