Play scripts [19--] [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2839872
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- British Drama League (Aust.)
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for reference. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- [19--]
- 184 cm. (132 folders).
- Summary:
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317 (including duplicates) working scripts used by the League. Plays by writers such as Dymphna Cusack, Catherine Shepherd, Louis Esson, Dorothy Blewett, Gwen Meredith, Dulcie Deamer, George Landen Dann, Betty Roland, Ric Throssell, Stephen and Sylvia Kelen, John O'Grady, Alan Hopgood, Marien Dreyer, and Vance Palmer are represented, as well as some by famous overseas writers such as G. B. Shaw, Theodore Dreiser and Jean Giraudoux.
- Biography/History:
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Amy McGrath, Convenor of the International Music Theatre forum, 1977 and her husband Judge Frank McGrath established in 1970 a private playhouse called "The Mews" at the rear of their Centennial Park Home, Sydney.
The Australian branch of the British Drama League was inaugurated at a public meeting held in Sydney on June 30th 1937. Originally the name was British Drama League, Australian Branch, N.S.W. Division, but in 1944 it was changed to British Drama League (Australia). In 1968 it became the Drama League of Australia, and is now probably defunct. Its general aims were (a) the formation of a Library (b) the holding of a National Festival of Community Drama, and (c) the building of a theatre in Sydney for use by affiliated societies. The League itself did not produce plays.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference: NLA MS 5579.
- Cited In:
- Guide to collections of manuscripts relating to Australia ; D939
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Descriptive list available (8 p.).
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1937-1977
- Copyright:
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In Copyright
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Until 2069 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
Copyright status was determined using the following information:
- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1999
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