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ADGLAIDE UNIVERSITYTIIGATRE GUILD

" fir ;rrwrg fiuu'iin"By DYMPHNA CUSACK

AT T}IE HUTThursdoy, 23rd NovernberFfiilay, 21th Novernberl9/$4

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THE PLAY AND THE AUTHORESS.

The THEATRE GUILD Committee is anxious to continue its policyof presenting at least one Australian play each year. The present pr-oduction,"Mbrning Sacrifice", is a prize winning play by an Australian-bornauthoresi. These are two good reasons for its presentation, but there areothers. The writing of the

-play itself ably presents the detqil of its general

subject; it contains worth-thiG ideas; it has some excellent samples ofwhit is'practically called "good theatre.'r

'Ihe cast is a co-mpletelv feminineone-t ot an easy medium-with which to nake a successful and satisfyingfull length play.- In this work it has been accomplished.

This play was first presented at the Repertory- Theatre in Perth, on8th October,- 1942, during the Western Australian Dranra Festival of thatyear.

The writer, Dymphna Cusack, was born at.Wvalong Goldf ield-s;-shewas educated ii N6w

-South Wales and took an Arts course at the Sydney

Univeisity. She has been writing since the. age o-f twelve-,. and many ofher short stories have been published in London and Australia.

In recent years Dymphna Cusack has directed her attention seriously- toolav writins.

-In 1936 slte *ott the Anzac Fellowship Prize for her play

i'Anni.'ersaiy." Her first three-act play, "Red Sky at Morning",-has beenwideiy produced and also filmed. In fS+Z she won the Western AustralianDt;;;'Festival Prize with "Morning Sacrifice"; and the same award againin 1943 with another play, "Comets Soon Pass'"

Her published novels include "Jungfrau" and, in co-authorship with MilesFranklin, "Pioneers on Parade."

"Morning Socrifice"

The scene of the play is the Staff Room of "Easthaven" Girls' Hish School.

The action takes Pl3ce as follows:

Act I-Scene I:

Act I I-Scene I:

Scene I I :

Act I I I-Scene I:

Scene II :

Monday, 8.45 a.m.

Monday, 11 a.m.

Monday, 1.10 p.m.

Monday, 3.35 p.m.

Thursday, 8.50 a.m.

"Morning Socrifice"

Under the direction of

THELMA BAULDERSTONE

The characters as they present themselves are:

Miss CHARLOTTE BATES . MARGARET WARD

Miss PORTIA KINGSBURY (Deputy Headmistress)FLORENCE BROWN

HAYETTE MINTHER

SYLVIA BLAKEWAY

MAVIS McNAMARA- IRIS THOMAS- JESS DAVIS

- ENID BROWN- JESS LYNE

Mistresses at "Easthaven"

Miss MARGARET SOLE

Mis.s SHEILA RAY

Miss ROSE HAMMOND

Mrs. MACNEIL

Miss DORA PEARL

Miss GWYN CARWITHEN

Miss WOODS (Headmistress)

Setting

Lighting

Sgge Management

Meghanist

Electrician

- MICHAEL JAMES- THOMAS KEEN

WATSON PENGEL.LEY- T. VOGELSANG

HERBERT KOLLOSCHE

Our thanks to Miss Beth Haese and the Girls Choir from Adelaide High

School for providing the singing.

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Patrong:

Professors E. Harold Davies, J. L M. Stewart, and J. G. Cornell

Dr. Charles Fenner and Mr. Frank Johnston.

Committee:

Dr. T. D. Campbell Dr. E. MclaughlinMr. Sydney A. Downie Miss Mignon MichellMr. Brian Elliott Miss Janet PaineMiss Patricia Hackett Mr. Allan SierpMiss Barbara Howard Miss C. Teasdale SmithMr. Leo Howard Miss Gwen WalshMr. Herbert Kollosche Mr. Bruce WilliamsMr. Roy Leaney Mrs. Roma Williams

Communications and enquiries may be addressed to the Hon. Secretaryand subscriptions sent to the Hon. Treasurer, care University. Subscrip-tions may also be paid on the evenings of performances.

The Theatre Guild Committee expresses its appreciation to thePlaywrights' Advisory Board for its kindly consideration in the matter ofperforming rights of the Australian plays, which are controlled by thePlaywrights' Advisory Board.

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