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The Touch of Silk by Betty Roland
This was an Australian play set in the Mallee country of Australia ten years
after the First World War - in the period we now call the Depression Years.
An incident witnessed by the author at an outback dance gave her the idea for
this play. It is a poignant drama centred on Jeanne, a homesick French war
bride and her shell-shocked husband battling hardship and prejudice in the
drought-stricken town.
The play was produced (for Adjudication in the NSW Country Drama Festival) by June
Colquhoun in April 1964. The production dates were Thursday 9 April,
Saturday 11 April and Saturday 18 April 1964. The adjudicator was Reid
Douglas who saw the production on 11 April.
The playwright, Betty Roland, actually attended the opening night of the
play! In the drama group archives we have an autographed copy of the
programme signed by Betty Roland herself.
Touch of Silk
Programme (pdf file, 352,708 bytes)
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Beth Gingell as Nelly Davidson, Barry Beggs as David Ritchie,
Edna Bate as Mrs Davidson, Gladys Goldsworthy as Stella Patterson, Ted Bryant as Dr Wilson, George Geatches
as Clifford Osborne, Bonnie Bryant as Mrs Ryan, Arthur Gleed as Alexander Ritchie, Dick Woodward as Jim
Davidson & Gwen Clarke as Jeanne Davidson |
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Fred Chapman, George Glading, Beth Gingell, George Geatches, Arthur
Gleed, Edna Bate, Dick Woodward, Gwen Clarke, Ted Bryant and Bonnie
Bryant |
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Edna Bate and Bonnie Bryant |
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Beth Gingell and Barry Beggs |
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Article: Wyong Advocate, probably Wednesday 25 March
1964 (Note that these articles can be expanded in the browser window
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Article possibly Tuggerah Lakes News, probably
Wednesday 25 March 1964 |
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Article Wyong Advocate, Wednesday 1 April 1964 |
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Article Tuggerah Lakes News, Wednesday 1 April 1964 |
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Article Wyong Advocate, Wednesday 8 April 1964 |
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Review by Neville Goldsworthy: Wyong Advocate,
Wednesday 15 April 1964 (Note that these articles can be expanded in the browser window
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Photo: Wyong Advocate, Wednesday 15 April 1964 |
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Review: Tuggerah Lakes News, Wednesday 15 April 1964 (Note that these articles can be expanded in the browser window
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