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The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said Goddard's performance had "intensity, freshness and vigour" and said she was "ably partnered" by Stanley Walsh but thought the script did not make it "clear whether he was an alcoholic, a sex maniac or merely a stupid twerp."<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=A Play for an Actress|date= September 13, 1966 |page=16}}</ref> The ''Canberra Times'' said the play was "another triumph for" Goddard which "emphasised the fact that producers have to cast her in plays of high enough standard to do her justice. In the classics ''[[Point of Departure (film)|Point of Departure]]'' and ''[[Antigone]]'', this young actrcss was challenged by the quality of the plays. The challenge in The Empty Day was to lift a tautly-written but improbable play... into tense reality."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106935454 |title=TELEVISION |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=41 |issue=11,482 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=13 September 1966 |accessdate=26 February 2019 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
The ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said Goddard's performance had "intensity, freshness and vigour" and said she was "ably partnered" by Stanley Walsh but thought the script did not make it "clear whether he was an alcoholic, a sex maniac or merely a stupid twerp."<ref>{{Cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|title=A Play for an Actress|date= September 13, 1966 |page=16}}</ref> |
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The Sunday ''Sydney Morning Herald'' said "it was not Miss Flower's best effort by a long shot. In fact, its plot had enough holes to sink a battleship. The fact it didn't sink and sustained suspense was partly due to some crafty writing but mostly due to the performances in the cast."<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=18 September 1966|page=85|title=Liza's Party Piece|first=Valda|last =Marshall}}</ref> |
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The ''Canberra Times'' said the play was "another triumph for" Goddard which "emphasised the fact that producers have to cast her in plays of high enough standard to do her justice. In the classics ''[[Point of Departure (film)|Point of Departure]]'' and ''[[Antigone]]'', this young actrcss was challenged by the quality of the plays. The challenge in The Empty Day was to lift a tautly-written but improbable play... into tense reality."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article106935454 |title=TELEVISION |newspaper=[[The Canberra Times]] |volume=41 |issue=11,482 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=13 September 1966 |accessdate=26 February 2019 |page=14 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:54, 28 June 2020
| "The Empty Day" | |
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| Australian Playhouse episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 21 |
| Teleplay by | Pat Flower |
| Produced by | John Croyston[1] |
| Original air date | 12 September 1966[2] |
| Running time | 30 mins |
The Empty Day is a 1966 Australian television play by Pat Flower. It was part of Australian Playhouse.[3][4] Australian TV drama was relatively rare at the time.[5]
Plot
Sixteen year old Jennifer, alone in her aunt's apartment, invites a strange man inside, believing him to be a friend of the family. They have too much to drink, the man attempts to seduce her, but recovers his manners.
Cast
- Liza Goddard as Jennifer
- Stanley Walsh as the stranger
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said Goddard's performance had "intensity, freshness and vigour" and said she was "ably partnered" by Stanley Walsh but thought the script did not make it "clear whether he was an alcoholic, a sex maniac or merely a stupid twerp."[6]
The Sunday Sydney Morning Herald said "it was not Miss Flower's best effort by a long shot. In fact, its plot had enough holes to sink a battleship. The fact it didn't sink and sustained suspense was partly due to some crafty writing but mostly due to the performances in the cast."[7]
The Canberra Times said the play was "another triumph for" Goddard which "emphasised the fact that producers have to cast her in plays of high enough standard to do her justice. In the classics Point of Departure and Antigone, this young actrcss was challenged by the quality of the plays. The challenge in The Empty Day was to lift a tautly-written but improbable play... into tense reality."[8]
References
- ^ "TV Guide". 8 September 1966. p. 29.
- ^ "Double Play with Fire". The Age. 8 September 1966. p. 12.
- ^ "LOVELY LIZA". Tribune. No. 1475. New South Wales, Australia. 7 September 1966. p. 10. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Adolescent impulses". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 481. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 12 September 1966. p. 15. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
- ^ "A Play for an Actress". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 September 1966. p. 16.
- ^ Marshall, Valda (18 September 1966). "Liza's Party Piece". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 85.
- ^ "TELEVISION". The Canberra Times. Vol. 41, no. 11, 482. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 13 September 1966. p. 14. Retrieved 26 February 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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