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| released = 20 May 1959 (Sydney, live)<br>1 July 1959 (Melbourne, taped) |
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| country = Australia |
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'''''The Strong Are Lonely''''' is a 1959 Australian television play produced by [[Ray Menmuir]] and starring [[John Alden (theatre)|John Alden]].<ref> |
'''''The Strong Are Lonely''''' is a 1959 Australian television play produced by [[Ray Menmuir]] and starring [[John Alden (theatre)|John Alden]].<ref name="age">{{cite news|newspaper=The Age|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19590702&id=ElsRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TKsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4275,376239&hl=en|title=Acting lesson|date=2 July 1959|page=13}}</ref> |
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Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> |
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/60-australian-tv-plays-1950s-60s/|magazine=Filmink|title=60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & ‘60s|date=February 18, 2019}}</ref> |
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==Plot== |
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The struggle by Spanish Jesuits to establish themselves in Peru. At a Jesuit mission, an inquisitor arrives from Madrid, having come because Spanish slave owners are upset at Indian labourers fleeing to the mission. |
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==Cast== |
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*John Alden as Father Provinicial |
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*Ric Hutton as the inquisitor |
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*Peter Carver |
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*Don Crosby |
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*Al Thomas |
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*Philip College |
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*Nat Levison |
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==Production== |
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The play was originally performed in German, then translated into French then English. According to one report, "With 16 speaking roles and extras numbering 23, “The Strong Are Lonely” will have the largest cast to appear in a “live” Australian TV drama."<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=ABC Weekly|page=31|date=May 20, 1959|title=All the TV Programmes |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-1538263617}}</ref> |
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Five Indian students from Sydney University were among the 23 extras. |
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<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date= May 18, 1959|title=ALDEN TO STAR IN "LIVE" PLAY|page=19}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
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''The Age'' said Alden contributed some "very fine acting" and that the play was "a cut above the TV dramas offered us in recent months."<ref name="age"/> |
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''The Bulletin'' said "Ray Menmuir won considerable acclaim" for the production.<ref>{{cite magazine|magazine=The Bulletin|page=14|date=September 23, 1979|title=Personal ITEMS |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-697462582}}</ref> |
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The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' called it "an absorbing live-play" where "the author's skilful working of the big issues involved being _matched in vital places by acting forceful and sizable enough to ensure safepassage for his arguments." The critic felt both Alden and Hutton were "a little undecided from time to time as to whether a stage-acting or a film-acting technique was required of them. But, with television acting being such a difficult combination of both kinds of playing, they were fortunate to have the guidance of a producer like Raymond Menmuir, and the net outcome of the production, though finally a little flat and disappointing, was an entertainment of stature, substance and challenge."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald |date= May 21, 1959|title= |
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TV Parallel Of Christ And Pilate |page=9}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
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*[[List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)]] |
*[[List of live television plays broadcast on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (1950s)]] |
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Revision as of 05:40, 22 January 2020
| The Strong Are Lonely | |
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| Directed by | Raymond Menmuir |
| Starring | John Alden |
| Distributed by | ABC |
Release dates | 20 May 1959 (Sydney, live) 1 July 1959 (Melbourne, taped) |
Running time | 75 mins |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The Strong Are Lonely is a 1959 Australian television play produced by Ray Menmuir and starring John Alden.[1]
Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[2]
Plot
The struggle by Spanish Jesuits to establish themselves in Peru. At a Jesuit mission, an inquisitor arrives from Madrid, having come because Spanish slave owners are upset at Indian labourers fleeing to the mission.
Cast
- John Alden as Father Provinicial
- Ric Hutton as the inquisitor
- Peter Carver
- Don Crosby
- Al Thomas
- Philip College
- Nat Levison
Production
The play was originally performed in German, then translated into French then English. According to one report, "With 16 speaking roles and extras numbering 23, “The Strong Are Lonely” will have the largest cast to appear in a “live” Australian TV drama."[3]
Five Indian students from Sydney University were among the 23 extras. [4]
Reception
The Age said Alden contributed some "very fine acting" and that the play was "a cut above the TV dramas offered us in recent months."[1]
The Bulletin said "Ray Menmuir won considerable acclaim" for the production.[5]
The Sydney Morning Herald called it "an absorbing live-play" where "the author's skilful working of the big issues involved being _matched in vital places by acting forceful and sizable enough to ensure safepassage for his arguments." The critic felt both Alden and Hutton were "a little undecided from time to time as to whether a stage-acting or a film-acting technique was required of them. But, with television acting being such a difficult combination of both kinds of playing, they were fortunate to have the guidance of a producer like Raymond Menmuir, and the net outcome of the production, though finally a little flat and disappointing, was an entertainment of stature, substance and challenge."[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Acting lesson". The Age. 2 July 1959. p. 13.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "All the TV Programmes". ABC Weekly. 20 May 1959. p. 31.
- ^ "ALDEN TO STAR IN "LIVE" PLAY". Sydney Morning Herald. 18 May 1959. p. 19.
- ^ "Personal ITEMS". The Bulletin. 23 September 1979. p. 14.
- ^ "TV Parallel Of Christ And Pilate". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 May 1959. p. 9.
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