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y separately published work icon Gran'dad Rudd : An Australian Comedy Drama in Four Acts single work   drama   humour   - Four acts
Issue Details: First known date: 1917... 1917 Gran'dad Rudd : An Australian Comedy Drama in Four Acts
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Adaptations

form y separately published work icon Grandad Rudd Vic Roberts , George D. Parker , ( dir. Ken G. Hall ) Sydney : Cinesound Productions , 1935 Z362149 1935 single work film/TV humour Dad Rudd is a grandfather and a prosperous grazier employing his sons Dave, Joe, and Dan at low wages.
Tired of being treated poorly the sons threaten to leave. Dad increases their wages but raises their rent by an equal amount. When eldest grandchild Betty announces her intention to marry Henry Cook, Dad supports suitor Tom Dalley in his efforts to expose Cook as a liar with a conviction in his past.

[Source: Australian Screen]

Notes

  • Sequel to `On Our Selection'

Production Details

  • First performed at Kings Theatre in Melbourne on 22 September 1917

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

      1917 .
      Extent: 166 p. in various foliationsp.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • Typescript photocopy

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library Fryer Library
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Works about this Work

Gran'dad Rudd 1917 single work review
— Appears in: The Leader , 29 September 1917; (p. 28)
— Review of Gran'dad Rudd : An Australian Comedy Drama in Four Acts 'Steele Rudd' , 1917 single work drama
A New Australian Comedy 1916 single work review
— Appears in: The Leader , 24 June 1916; (p. 31)
— Review of Gran'dad Rudd : An Australian Comedy Drama in Four Acts 'Steele Rudd' , 1917 single work drama
A New Australian Comedy 1916 single work review
— Appears in: The Leader , 24 June 1916; (p. 31)
— Review of Gran'dad Rudd : An Australian Comedy Drama in Four Acts 'Steele Rudd' , 1917 single work drama
Gran'dad Rudd 1917 single work review
— Appears in: The Leader , 29 September 1917; (p. 28)
— Review of Gran'dad Rudd : An Australian Comedy Drama in Four Acts 'Steele Rudd' , 1917 single work drama
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