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Theatre review: Emlyn Williams ‘The Wind of Heaven’
A.T. critiques three plays that have an angel or saint in them. Set in a Welsh village, ‘The Wind of Heaven’ is about a boy named Gwyn who works a miracle in a village devastated by cholera. He brings back to life a dead soldier and new…
‘Allan Wilkie: Henry VIII on Stage’, The Sunday Times, 27 April 1930
This article published in The Sunday Times reviews a production of ‘Henry VIII’ staged at the His Majesty's Theatre in Perth by the Allan Wilkie Company in 1930. Assisted by elaborate scenes and plush costumes it succeeded, according to…
Medieval Drama
An article from the Sydney Morning Herald notifying readers of a second performance of Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur. The performance by graduates and undergraduates of the University of Sydney was of a section of Malory's work, The Quest for the Holy…
"Saint Joan"
This article from the Sunday Times provides a positive review of George Bernard Shaw’s “Saint Joan”, which premiered in Australia at His Majesty’s Theatre in 1932. “Saint Joan” is a play based on the life…
Vacuum Entertainment: Enjoyable Evening at the Y.A.L.
This newspaper article from the Sunday Times reports on a function hosted by the Vacuum Oil Company at the Y.A.L. Hall on 1 June 1932. In addition to an address Major Norman Brearley, the managing director of W.A. Airways, the programme for the…