The Flaw is a 1923 Australian play by Doris Egerton Jones and Emélie Polini.[1]
| The Flaw | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Doris Egerton Jones Emélie Polini |
| Date premiered | January 23, 1923 |
| Place premiered | Criterion Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | melodrama |
The play was a collaboration between Polini, who provided the original idea, and Jones, who was responsible for construction.[2][3]
It was given a professional production at a time when that was very rare for Australian plays.[4] This production was very popular and toured through Australia and New Zealand.[5][6]
Premise
editA man is working himself into ill health to provide for his family. His wife is visited by the wife's first husband who she thought was killed in the war. The first husband tries to blackmail the wife by getting her to reveal her first husband's invention. The wife resorts to murder.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ Suzanne Edgar, 'Jones, Doris Egerton (1889–1973)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jones-doris-egerton-6870/text11903, published first in hardcopy 1983, accessed online 24 August 2023.
- ^ "AUTHORESS OF "THE FLAW"". The Daily Telegraph. No. 13, 645. New South Wales, Australia. 3 February 1923. p. 16. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AN ADELAIDEAN'S SUCCESS". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 11, no. 565. South Australia. 10 March 1923. p. 17. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards An Australian Drama. p. 154.
- ^ "VISITING ADELAIDE". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. LXXXVIII, no. 25, 649. South Australia. 13 March 1923. p. 5. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AUSTRALIA'S LEADING WOMAN DRAMATIST". Table Talk. No. 3256. Victoria, Australia. 2 October 1930. p. 22. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "AROUND THE SHOWS". Sunday Times. No. 1930. New South Wales, Australia. 28 January 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""The Flaw."". The Brisbane Courier. No. 20, 478. Queensland, Australia. 10 September 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.