The Bushwoman

The Bushwoman
Written byJo Smith
Date premieredAugust 28, 1909 (1909-08-28)
Place premieredPalace Theatre, Melbourne
Original languageEnglish
Genremelodrama

The Bushwoman is a 1909 Australian play by Jo Smith.[1][2] It was a popular early Australian play.[3][4]

It was Smith's second play, following The Miner's Trust.[5][6] The play was presented by William Anderson who also did another play of Smith's The Girl of the Never Never. Smith said Anderson "cast them well and produced them without stint."[7] The play was a success in its original season.[8]

The cast for the 1909 production included Bert Bailey and Edmund Duggan.[9] The Bulletin thought the construction of the play was flimsy.[10]

The play ran in 1913 under the title The Bush Girl.[11][12]

Reception

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Reviewing a 1912 production Table Talk said "the author has got away from the stage traditions which surround Australian plays. He has given a picture of lire on a country homestead among Australian farmers and squatters-characteristic, natural and congenial. The plot is not too involved, and the dialogue is crisp and flowing with many passages of quick wit or quiet humor."[13]

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References

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  1. ^ "Advertising". The Age. No. 16997. Victoria, Australia. 4 September 1909. p. 18. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ ""THE BUSHWOMAN."". Table Talk. No. 1257. Victoria, Australia. 26 August 1909. p. 12. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "STAGE GOSSIP". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 23, 773. Victoria, Australia. 14 October 1922. p. 11. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Richard Fotheringham, “Jo Smith.” Companion to Theatre in Australia. Ed. Philip Parsons and Victoria Chance. Sydney: Currency, 1995. pp 532-533.
  5. ^ "Jo Smith's Play, "The Bushwoman."". Richmond Guardian. No. 1881. Victoria, Australia. 22 June 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "AT POVERTY POINT.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 29 Nov 1917, nla.obj-697110959, retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Trove
  7. ^ "AT POVERTY POINT.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 12 Aug 1915, nla.obj-661761480, retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Trove
  8. ^ "THEATRICAL". The Arrow. No. 700. New South Wales, Australia. 4 September 1909. p. 12. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 19, 690. Victoria, Australia. 28 August 1909. p. 21. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "THE BUSHWOMAN. [FOR THE BULLETIN.]", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 2 Sep 1909, nla.obj-647428061, retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Trove
  11. ^ "SUNDRY SHOWS.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 13 Feb 1913, nla.obj-658513684, retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Trove
  12. ^ "PALACE THEATRE". Table Talk. No. 1438. Victoria, Australia. 13 February 1913. p. 34. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ ""THE BUSHWOMAN."". Table Talk. No. 1403. Victoria, Australia. 13 June 1912. p. 29. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.


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