The Proposal and the Bear

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"The Proposal and the Bear"
Wednesday Theatre episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 17
Directed by James Davern
Based on
Original air date24 April 1968 (1968-04-24)
Running time70 mins
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"The Proposal and the Bear" is a 1968 Australian television play, based on two stories by Anton Chekhov, The Marriage Proposal and The Bear . They were filmed in the ABC's Melbourne studios using the same cast for two plays. [1] [2]

Contents

Plot

"The Bear" - a woman, although desperate for a husband, fights with her only suitor.
"The Proposal" - a widow is challenged to a duel by a rough farmer

Cast

Reception

The newspaper, the Sydney Morning Herald said the show "required goodwill in the viewer to force the fun. It's not what-you do but the "verve with, which you do it — at least, in farce." [3]

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References

  1. "TV Guide". The Age. 18 April 1968. p. 35.
  2. "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 April 1968. p. 8.
  3. "A Place in Politics". Sydney Morning Herald. 25 April 1968. p. 12.