The House of a Thousand Whispers is a 1936 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay.[1][2]
 Wireless Weekly 24 July 1936 | |
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins (9:00 pm – 10:00 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2FC |
| Hosted by | ABC |
| Written by | Edmund Barclay |
| Original release | 24 July 1936 |
The play was very popular and repeated later in the year[2] as well as in 1939, 1941,[3] 1946[4] and 1950.[5]
Peter Finch starred in the 1939 production.[6]
Premise
editA married woman and her lover elope and take refuge in an old house on the Yorkshire moors. The woman disappears and the lover goes looking for her.
References
edit- ^ "Playwrights of Australia - Writers Historical Plays", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 35 (40), Sydney: Wireless Press, October 5, 1940, nla.obj-720727356, retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ a b "Friday October 2", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 28 (14), Sydney: Wireless Press, October 2, 1936, nla.obj-674909497, retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "MARIE BREMNER IN "COUNTRY GIRL"". The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 31 May 1941. p. 10. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NATIONAL RADIO". Cairns Post. No. 13, 935. Queensland, Australia. 31 October 1946. p. 6. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Sunday, April 30", ABC Weekly, 12 (17), Sydney: ABC, 29 April 1950, nla.obj-1692542551, retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Trove
- ^ Australasian Radio Relay League. (September 27, 1939), "Subtle Mystery Story", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 34 (27), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-726318756, retrieved 2 October 2023 – via Trove
External links
edit- House of a Thousand Whispers at Ausstage