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The same night the ABC broadcast a nativity play ''[[The House by the Stable]]''. |
The same night the ABC broadcast a nativity play ''[[The House by the Stable]]''. |
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In the land of Christmas Country, the King has banned Merry Christmasses. Good Will, the only man who knows how to make Merry Christmasses, has disappeared, s Princess Merry asks Jan the Gardener (a Prince in disguise) to help find him. |
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*Robyn Hosking as the Queen |
*Robyn Hosking as the Queen |
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*Brian Fitzsimmons as the King |
*Brian Fitzsimmons as the King |
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*Barbara Frawley as the Princess |
*Barbara Frawley as the Princess |
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*Earle Cross as |
*Earle Cross as Jan the Gardner |
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*John Tasker as don't-ask-me |
*John Tasker as don't-ask-me |
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*Reg Qauterly as dragon |
*Reg Qauterly as dragon |
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It was filmed at the ABC's studios in Gore Hill and featured stars of the ABC TV's |
It was filmed at the ABC's studios in Gore Hill and featured stars of the ABC TV's Children's Club..<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article44024232 |title=No Ill Will at Christmas |newspaper=[[The Australian Women's Weekly]] |volume=27, |issue=30 |location=Australia, Australia |date=30 December 1959 |accessdate=18 September 2020 |page=42 |via=National Library of Australia}} </ref> The pantomime had been written two years earlier.<ref>{{cite news|title=TV Club's Stars in ABN Panto|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/122784489/?terms=%22story%20of%20good%20will%22&match=1|date=21 December 1959|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|page=15}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 04:25, 18 September 2020
| The Story of Good Will | |
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| Based on | pantomime by Joy Hollyer |
| Directed by | Bill Bain |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 24 December 1959 (Sydney, Melbourne, brisbane)[1] |
The Story of Good Will is a 1959 Australian TV play. It was a pantomime produced for Christmas Eve and was Australian's first television pantomime.[2]
The same night the ABC broadcast a nativity play The House by the Stable.
Plot
In the land of Christmas Country, the King has banned Merry Christmasses. Good Will, the only man who knows how to make Merry Christmasses, has disappeared, s Princess Merry asks Jan the Gardener (a Prince in disguise) to help find him.
Cast
- Robyn Hosking as the Queen
- Brian Fitzsimmons as the King
- Barbara Frawley as the Princess
- Earle Cross as Jan the Gardner
- John Tasker as don't-ask-me
- Reg Qauterly as dragon
Production
It was filmed at the ABC's studios in Gore Hill and featured stars of the ABC TV's Children's Club..[3] The pantomime had been written two years earlier.[4]
References
- ^ "T.V. HIGHLIGHTS". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 23 December 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Story of Good Will". TV Times. 24 December 1959. p. 18.
- ^ "No Ill Will at Christmas". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 27, , no. 30. Australia, Australia. 30 December 1959. p. 42. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ "TV Club's Stars in ABN Panto". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 December 1959. p. 15.
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