Merry-Go-Round (play)
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2FC |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Max Afford |
| Directed by | Laurence H. Cecil |
| Original release | May 31, 1936 |
Merry-Go-Round is a 1936 Australian radio play by Max Afford. It won first prize in the ABC Radio Contest for best play.[1][2]
It was based on Afford's time as a journalist, in particular reporting on a fete at the children's hospital.[3][4]
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "excellent radio drama".[5]
In 1937 Edmund Barclay said "The perfect radio play remains to be written; the nearest to it, in Australia, is Max Afford’s Merry-Go-Round."[6]
Premise[edit]
The action of the play covers a span of years from 1896 until the year 1935. According to Wireless Weekly the premise was "Life isn’t all a gay whirl on a merry-go-round. There will be children, God willing. They will bring their own responsibilities, and life brings other troubles; no one escapes; only some face them more cheerfully than others. " [7]
References[edit]
- ^ "MAX AFFORD". Cootamundra Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 2 March 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PERSONAL ITEMS", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues), 75 (3900), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 10 Nov 1954, ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-535703264, retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (April 17, 1936), "YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 27 (16), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-712009657, retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "PASSING BY". The News. Vol. XXVI, no. 3, 962. South Australia. 2 April 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""MERRY-GO-ROUND."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 30, 705. New South Wales, Australia. 1 June 1936. p. 4. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "EDMUND BARCLAY: A.B.C. Playwright and Revue Writer; Ambition: "The Perfect Radio Play"", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 29 (3), Sydney: Wireless Press, January 15, 1937, nla.obj-712956569, retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (October 9, 1936), "THURSDAY OCTOBER 15", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 28 (15), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-674921877, retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Trove
External links[edit]
- Merry Go Round at Ausstage