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Towards the end of 1895 Davis sent to ''[[The Bulletin]]'' a sketch ''Starting The Selection'' based on his father's experience. The sketch was published on 14 December 1895. Encouraged by [[J. F. Archibald]], the editor and publisher of ''The Bulletin'', Davis continued writing the series of sketches. The stories were originally written about different families but accepting a suggestion by [[A. G. Stephens]], a writer at ''The Bulletin'', the work was reconstructed as the experiences of the Rudd family.<ref name=ADB /> ''The Bulletin'' published the illustrated collection comprising 26 stories in 1899 as ''On Our Selection''. |
Towards the end of 1895 Davis sent to ''[[The Bulletin]]'' a sketch ''Starting The Selection'' based on his father's experience. The sketch was published on 14 December 1895. Encouraged by [[J. F. Archibald]], the editor and publisher of ''The Bulletin'', Davis continued writing the series of sketches. The stories were originally written about different families but accepting a suggestion by [[A. G. Stephens]], a writer at ''The Bulletin'', the work was reconstructed as the experiences of the Rudd family.<ref name=ADB /> ''The Bulletin'' published the illustrated collection comprising 26 stories in 1899 as ''On Our Selection''. |
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Within four years 20,000 copies had been printed. It afterwards appeared in numerous cheap editions and by 1940 the number of copies sold had reached 250,000. The stories have also been the basis of a play and several films. Davis sold the rights to a [[On Our Selection (1912 play)|stage version of ''On Our Selection'']] to [[Bert Bailey]]. The play was first produced by his company on 4 May 1912 at the [[Palace Theatre, Sydney]]. Though it did well in Australia, it failed in London in 1920. In 1920, Davis sold the film rights to the stories to producer [[E.J. Carroll]]. [[Raymond Longford]] directed the [[On Our Selection (1920 film)|1920 silent film version of ''On Our Selection'']]. |
Within four years 20,000 copies had been printed. It afterwards appeared in numerous cheap editions and by 1940 the number of copies sold had reached 250,000. The stories have also been the basis of a play and several films. Davis sold the rights to a [[On Our Selection (1912 play)|stage version of ''On Our Selection'']] to [[Bert Bailey]]. The play was first produced by his company on 4 May 1912 at the [[Palace Theatre, Sydney]]. The play version deviated from the original version by the addition of subplots involving murder and a love triangle.<ref>Graham Shirley and Brian Adams, ''Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years'', Currency Press, 1989 p 57</ref> Though it did well in Australia, it failed in London in 1920. In 1920, Davis sold the film rights to the stories to producer [[E.J. Carroll]]. Carroll did not have the rights to Bert Bailey's play adaptations, so the script came directly from the original works. [[Raymond Longford]] directed the [[On Our Selection (1920 film)|1920 silent film version of ''On Our Selection'']]. |
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Revision as of 23:27, 4 November 2012
On Our Selection is a series of stories written by Australian author Steele Rudd, the pseudonym of Arthur Hoey Davis,[1] between 1899 and the early 1900s, featuring the characters Dad and Dave Rudd.
Towards the end of 1895 Davis sent to The Bulletin a sketch Starting The Selection based on his father's experience. The sketch was published on 14 December 1895. Encouraged by J. F. Archibald, the editor and publisher of The Bulletin, Davis continued writing the series of sketches. The stories were originally written about different families but accepting a suggestion by A. G. Stephens, a writer at The Bulletin, the work was reconstructed as the experiences of the Rudd family.[1] The Bulletin published the illustrated collection comprising 26 stories in 1899 as On Our Selection.
Within four years 20,000 copies had been printed. It afterwards appeared in numerous cheap editions and by 1940 the number of copies sold had reached 250,000. The stories have also been the basis of a play and several films. Davis sold the rights to a stage version of On Our Selection to Bert Bailey. The play was first produced by his company on 4 May 1912 at the Palace Theatre, Sydney. The play version deviated from the original version by the addition of subplots involving murder and a love triangle.[2] Though it did well in Australia, it failed in London in 1920. In 1920, Davis sold the film rights to the stories to producer E.J. Carroll. Carroll did not have the rights to Bert Bailey's play adaptations, so the script came directly from the original works. Raymond Longford directed the 1920 silent film version of On Our Selection.
References
- ^ a b Van Ikin (1981). "Davis, Arthur Hoey (Steele Rudd) (1868 - 1935)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8. MUP. pp. 235–236. Retrieved 2008-09-01.
- ^ Graham Shirley and Brian Adams, Australian Cinema: The First Eighty Years, Currency Press, 1989 p 57
External links
- On Our Selection by Steele Rudd (Arthur Hoey Davis)
- National Library of Australia
- On Our Selection by Steele
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