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Little is known about the plot of this radio play.
Notes
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Was one of the entries in an ABC competition for 'original plays and sketches by Australian writers, suitable for broadcasting'. The first prize went to James Bradford, a Queensland writer, for The Puppet. While it didn't win any of the prizes, it was retained for production.
Source:
'Plays and Sketches', The Argus, 21 November 1934, p.7.
Production Details
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First broadcast on 7 February 1935, as part of a double-bill with another play form the competition: A Foreground for Fanny, by George Landen Dann.
Characters: Biddy, the maid of all work; Grace, the maid of all work next door; John Maxwell, a tenant In the house; Jane Maxwell, his wife. (See 'On the Air', Central Queensland Herald, 31 January 1935, p.57.)
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