The Resignation of Mr. Bagsworth

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The Resignation of Mr Bagsworth
Written by Lionel Shave
Date premiered1937
Original languageEnglish
Genrecomedy

The Resignation of Mr. Bagsworth is a stage play by Lionel Shave.

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The play was one of the most highly regarded Australian one act plays of the 1930s. [1]

The play was produced on Australian radio in 1937, [2] 1938, 1939, [3] 1943, 1945 and 1950.

It was broadcast on radio in England, South Africa and New Zealand. [4]

The Bulletin said "there is a trick-ending, yet it is almost “in character”; it could almost happen; it is not just a piece of trickery but a piece of human truth—almost." [5]

The play was published in 1948 in a collection of Shave's one-act plays. [6]

Premise

According to Wireless Weekly, "We all know the type of Banff Official, who is wedded to set habits, who eats at the same restaurant every day, even sits in the same chair, orders the same food. Mr. Bagsworth was such an official. For nineteen years he had eaten roast beef and apple pie for lunch. Then suddenly a great and lucrative opportunity for breaking out of the groove of habit came to him.' How did Mr. Bagsworth re-act to the opportunity? This amusing, neatly-written comedy by Lionel Shave gives the answer." [7]

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References

  1. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "Australian Plays For Stage", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 35 No. 11 (March 16, 1940)), nla.obj-718411736, retrieved 19 October 2023– via Trove
  2. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "SATURDAY MAY [29]", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 29 No. 22 (May 28, 1937)), nla.obj-718618737, retrieved 19 October 2023– via Trove
  3. ↑ "Programmes On the Air Tonight". News . Vol. XXXII, no. 4, 837. South Australia. 24 January 1939. p. 10. Retrieved 19 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "PLAYWRIGHTS OF AUSTRALIA RADIO SUCCESS OVERSEAS", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 35 No. 36 (September 7, 1940)), nla.obj-720117655, retrieved 19 October 2023– via Trove
  5. ↑ "A Bundle of Plays.", The bulletin., John Ryan Comic Collection (Specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald (Vol. 69 No. 3579 (15 Sep 1948)), 1880, ISSN   0007-4039, nla.obj-552681457, retrieved 19 October 2023– via Trove
  6. ↑ "Proven Plays". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 34, 463. New South Wales, Australia. 5 June 1948. p. 6. Retrieved 19 October 2023– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Australasian Radio Relay League., "SATURDAY MAY [29]", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred Per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press (Vol. 29 No. 22 (May 28, 1937)), nla.obj-718618737, retrieved 19 October 2023– via Trove
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