All that Glisters
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins[1] (4:10 pm – 5:15 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2FC |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay |
| Directed by | Eric Johns[2] |
| Recording studio | Sydney |
| Original release | April 1, 1951 |
All that Glisters is a 1951 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay. The original production starred Marcia Hathaway and Edwin Finn.[3]
The play was a romance about Bathurst during the Gold Rush days.[4] It was produced the celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Bathurst Gold Rush.[5] The ABC specifically commissioned to Barclay to write the play for this occasion; commissioning plays was very rare at the time.[6]
A copy of the script is at the Fryer Library.[7]
Premise[edit]
According to one account: "It takes place in an hotel owned by the middle-aged mellow Mrs. Carstairs, who has attractive daughter, Betty. Two young men are interested in Betty. One, to whom Betty is attracted, is Johnny Martin who has a good landholding. The other is Harry Oldroyd, who is a first-class saddle-maker. When the rush comes Johnny proposes to Betty then goes off to find a fortune. If he is to marry Betty, he says, he must have the money that will keep her in the finery she deserves. Harrys tays behiund... It is a shrewd story told through the lips of the hotel rouseabout, Old Jemmy, a cockney."[8][2]
Cast[edit]
- Edwin Finn
- Marcia Hathaway
References[edit]
- ^ "To-day's Radio Programmes". The Sunday Herald. No. 114. Sydney. 1 April 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Radio Plays for Next Week A.B.C.", ABC Weekly, 31 March 1951, retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Today's Radio Highlights". Truth. No. 3192. Sydney. 1 April 1951. p. 41. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Notes On Radio". The Sunday Herald. No. 114. Sydney. 1 April 1951. p. 7. Retrieved 21 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "An Australian Musical Play", ABC Weekly, 31 March 1951, retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "How Radio is Catering for The Australian Play-lover", ABC Weekly, 7 April 1951, retrieved 1 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ All that Glisters at Fryer Library
- ^ "Sunday Play Tells Story of Bathurst at the Time of the Gold Rush". South Coast Times and Wollongong Argus. Vol. LI, no. 20. 2 April 1951. p. 3. Retrieved 1 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[edit]
- All that Glisters at Ausstage