The Folly of It is a 1938 Australian revue by Sumner Locke Elliott and W. Greville Spencer which debuted at the Independent Theatre in Sydney. It was one of the first theatrical works from Elliott.[1][2][3][4]
| The Folly of It | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott W. Greville Spencer |
| Date premiered | December 7, 1938 |
| Place premiered | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | revue |
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "Very much in the Noel Coward mode" where "Highlights of the performance were a number of clever burlesques on recent successful plays and novels."[5]
References
edit- ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 503. New South Wales, Australia. 20 December 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "INDEPENDENT THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 501. New South Wales, Australia. 17 December 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Around The Shows". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. III, no. 221. New South Wales, Australia. 5 December 1938. p. 10 (Home Magazine and Film News). Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Clarke, Sharon (1995). Sumner Locke Elliott: writing life. University of Woollongong. p. 216.
- ^ "PLAY'S NOEL COWARD FLAVOR". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. III, no. 233. New South Wales, Australia. 19 December 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- The Folly of It an Ausstage