Hail Tomorrow

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Hail Tomorrow
Written by Vance Palmer
Date premiered1948
Original languageEnglish
Subject 1891 Australian shearers' strike, New Australia
Genrehistory

Hail Tomorrow is a 1947 Australian stage play by Vance Palmer. It was published at a time when that was relatively rare for Australian plays. [1]

The play concerned the 1891 Australian shearers' strike and the establishment of New Australia. [2] The play was not widely performed but the published version was widely reviewed. [3] It was given a number of amateur performances. [4]

The play was adapted for ABC radio in 1948. [5]

Palmer later wrote a radio serial on this subject, Two Worlds .

Premise

In the early 1890s, Alec Glover, chairman of the Central Strike Committee in Barcaldine, clashes with William Lane, editor of TheBoomerang and leader of the Utopian community in Paraguay. [6]

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References

  1. Geoffrey Serle, 'Palmer, Edward Vivian (Vance) (1885–1959)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/palmer-edward-vivian-vance-7946/text13831, published first in hardcopy 1988, accessed online 29 August 2023.
  2. Barnes, J. (1959). The Man of Letters. Meanjin, 18(2), 193–205. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.760008299017955
  3. "New Australia". The Herald . No. 21, 969. Victoria, Australia. 18 October 1947. p. 14. Retrieved 29 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "PLAY RECALLS 1891 SHEARERS' STRIKE". The News . Vol. 55, no. 8, 532. South Australia. 11 December 1950. p. 18. Retrieved 29 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "Tonight's Radio". The News . Vol. 50, no. 7, 661. South Australia. 23 February 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 29 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Palmer Knows His Queensland". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate . No. 22, 172. New South Wales, Australia. 25 October 1947. p. 5. Retrieved 29 August 2023 via National Library of Australia.