Secrets (radio play)

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Secrets is a 1925 Australian radio drama. It is an adaptation of the 1922 play of the same name by y Rudolf Besier and May Edginton. The play was being performed in Australia by Frank Harvey and Muriel Starr for JC Williamsons Ltd when Williamsons agreed to broadcast it on radio. This was considered a major coup at the time because it was the first time top rank actors appeared in an Australian production of a radio play. [1] The show aired on 17 July 1925. [2]

The stage production was directed by George D. Parker. [3] Response had been very positive. [4] [5]

Frank Harvey went on to become a significant actor and director in Australian radio.

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References

  1. ↑ Philp, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms. Eureka Media. p. 19-21.
  2. ↑ "Broadcasting", The wireless weekly : the hundred per cent Australian radio journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, 17 July 1925, nla.obj-734290664, retrieved 21 February 2024– via Trove
  3. ↑ "No title". The Argus (Melbourne) . No. 24, 613. Victoria, Australia. 27 June 1925. p. 36. Retrieved 21 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Stage, filmlano, and Uaudeville topics". Saturday Journal . Vol. XL, no. 16288. South Australia. 13 June 1925. p. 25. Retrieved 21 February 2024– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "SUNDRY SHOWS.", The bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 2 Jul 1925, nla.obj-632983973, retrieved 21 February 2024– via Trove
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