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* Contents derived from the
Melbourne,
Victoria,:Robertson and Mullens
, 1946 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- The Southern Cross : A Chronicle Play in Four Acts (to Katharine Susannah Prichard), single work drama (p. 1-70)
- The Bride of Gospel Place : A Play, in Four Acts (Affectionately Inscribed to William Moore), single work drama (p. 71-142)
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Mother and Son : A Play, in Three Acts,
single work
drama
"Set in Gippsland, it deals mainly with the relationship between a young man, Harry Lind, and his possessive mother. Harry rejects the girl his mother prefers, brings home a barmaid of dubious reputation, is rejected in turn for a rival squatter, and finally killed in a riding accident."
Source: Oxford Reference.
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Memories and Impressions,
single work
prose
Tributes to Louis Esson.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Louis Esson and Australian Drama
1947
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 6 no. 2 1947; (p. 93-96,104) -
Commemoration
1946
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , August vol. 1 no. 2 1946; (p. 72) This very brief column reports on the P.E.N. Club of Melbourne's Louis Esson Night. Eldershaw delivered a paper on Esson's work while his widow Dr. Hilda Bull staged a reading of an unpublished play that took the form of a dialogue between Esson and Brady. -
Untitled
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: Talk , vol. 1 no. 5 1946; (p. 66)
— Review of The Southern Cross and Other Plays 1946 selected work drama -
Pioneer Playwright
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 June no. 33852 1946; (p. 8)
— Review of The Southern Cross and Other Plays 1946 selected work drama -
Some Louis Esson Plays
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 June vol. 67 no. 3462 1946; (p. 2)
— Review of The Southern Cross and Other Plays 1946 selected work drama
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The Living Drama
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: Southerly , vol. 7 no. 4 1946; (p. 233-235)
— Review of Mother and Son : A Play, in Three Acts 1923 single work drama ; Portrait of a Gentleman : Thomas Griffiths Wainewright 1794-1847 1940 single work radio play ; The Watch on the Headland 1940 single work radio play ; Spoiled Darlings 1940 single work radio play ; The Remittance Man 1939 single work radio play ; Great Inheritance 1945 single work radio play ; The Path of the Eagle 1946 single work radio play ; The Bride of Gospel Place : A Play, in Four Acts (Affectionately Inscribed to William Moore) 1946 single work drama ; The Southern Cross : A Chronicle Play in Four Acts (to Katharine Susannah Prichard) 1946 single work drama ; The Southern Cross and Other Plays 1946 selected work drama ; Conglomerate 1938 single work radio play ; Santa Claus of Christmas Creek 1946 single work radio play -
Dramatist before his Time
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , August vol. 1 no. 2 1946; (p. 53-55)
— Review of The Southern Cross and Other Plays 1946 selected work drama -
Some Louis Esson Plays
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Bulletin , 19 June vol. 67 no. 3462 1946; (p. 2)
— Review of The Southern Cross and Other Plays 1946 selected work drama -
Pioneer Playwright
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 June no. 33852 1946; (p. 8)
— Review of The Southern Cross and Other Plays 1946 selected work drama -
Untitled
1946
single work
review
— Appears in: Talk , vol. 1 no. 5 1946; (p. 66)
— Review of The Southern Cross and Other Plays 1946 selected work drama -
Commemoration
1946
single work
column
— Appears in: The Australasian Book News and Library Journal , August vol. 1 no. 2 1946; (p. 72) This very brief column reports on the P.E.N. Club of Melbourne's Louis Esson Night. Eldershaw delivered a paper on Esson's work while his widow Dr. Hilda Bull staged a reading of an unpublished play that took the form of a dialogue between Esson and Brady. -
Louis Esson and Australian Drama
1947
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Meanjin , Winter vol. 6 no. 2 1947; (p. 93-96,104)
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