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Darlinghurst Nights : And Morning Glories : Being 47 Strange Sights Observed from Eleventh Storeys, in a Land of Cream Puffs and Crime, by a Flat-Roof Professor; and Here Set Forth in Sketch and Rhyme
selected work
humour
Issue Details:
First known date:
1933...
1933
Darlinghurst Nights : And Morning Glories : Being 47 Strange Sights Observed from Eleventh Storeys, in a Land of Cream Puffs and Crime, by a Flat-Roof Professor; and Here Set Forth in Sketch and Rhyme
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Darlinghurst Nights
1988
(Manuscript version)x401204
Z923423
1988
single work
drama
Play with music.
Based on the poetry of Kenneth Slessor, Darlinghurst Nights takes five characters from the light verse that Slessor wrote in the 1920s, develops them and gives them a frame and viewing platform - the poet and his friend, cartoonist Joe Lynch. The poems adapted include 'Darlinghurst Nights', and 'Five Bells'.
Notes
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All poems and accompanying illustrations in this collection were originally published in Smith's Weekly between 1928 and 1931.
Contents
* Contents derived from the
Sydney,
New South Wales,:Angus and Robertson
, 1981 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
- Delicatesseni"Little, round cherries in little, round glasses,", single work poetry (p. 7)
- Country Eyesi"Diana is down from the station,", single work poetry humour (p. 8)
- The Green Rolls Roycei"Where the iceman doesn't cater", single work poetry (p. 9)
- The Tiger in the Rosei"Rosie at the Stadium", single work poetry humour (p. 10)
- Choker's Lanei"In Choker's Lane, the doors appear", single work poetry (p. 11)
- The Voice on the Wirei"If angels could speak on a city exchange,", single work poetry humour (p. 12)
- Kimono Corai"Kimono Cora, she's like an aurora,", single work poetry (p. 13)
- The Girl in the Windowi"The girl in the window", single work poetry (p. 15)
- It, If and Also!i"When skyscrapers burst into lilac,", single work poetry humour (p. 16)
- Gardens in the Skyi"There's a golden hocus-pocus", single work poetry humour (p. 17)
- Ticket in Tatts!i"Ride a Blue Cab to the top of King's Cross,", single work poetry humour (p. 18)
- Good-Bye Iceman!i"Ladies always standing on the first-floor landing", single work poetry (p. 19)
- Mannequinsi"Mannequin, mannequin, floating up in taffeta,", single work poetry humour (p. 20)
- Caretaker's Daughtersi"Caretaker's daughters go taking the air", single work poetry humour (p. 21)
- Eleven O'Clocki"Miss What's-Her-Name has vanished like a fairy,", single work poetry humour (p. 22)
- The Lady in the Lifti"Oh, why this constant to-and-fro,", single work poetry humour (p. 23)
- Pay-Dayi"Away with your bills and your budgets,", single work poetry humour (p. 24)
- Residentiali"Phyllis from the country", single work poetry (p. 25)
- Cucumber Kittyi"When Cucumber Kitty comes mocking the city,", single work poetry (p. 26)
- The Beauty Parlor!i"She has Venus in a bottle, and beauty in a jar,", single work poetry humour (p. 27)
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Lesser Slessor? : Back to 'Backless Betty' et al : [Part 2]
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 11 no. 2 2004; (p. 16-19) -
'When Skyscrapers Burst into Lilac' : Slessor's Smith's Weekly Poems
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kenneth Slessor : Critical Readings 1997; (p. 176-197) -
Slessor's `Darlinghurst Nights': Troping the Light Fantastic
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Proceedings : Association for the Study of Australian Literature, Sixteenth Annual Conference, 3-8 July 1994 1995; (p. 7-13) - y Kenneth Slessor Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1995 Z451632 1995 single work criticism
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Casebook : Darlinghurst Nights
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , [Double Issue] no. 12-13 1988; (p. 103-123)
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Untitled
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian Magazine , 4-5 July 1981; (p. 11)
— Review of Darlinghurst Nights : And Morning Glories : Being 47 Strange Sights Observed from Eleventh Storeys, in a Land of Cream Puffs and Crime, by a Flat-Roof Professor; and Here Set Forth in Sketch and Rhyme 1933 selected work poetry -
Impeccable Deftness
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Book Review , December no. 37 1981; (p. 33-34)
— Review of Darlinghurst Nights : And Morning Glories : Being 47 Strange Sights Observed from Eleventh Storeys, in a Land of Cream Puffs and Crime, by a Flat-Roof Professor; and Here Set Forth in Sketch and Rhyme 1933 selected work poetry -
The Cross is Better in Retrospect
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 12 September 1981; (p. 44)
— Review of Darlinghurst Nights : And Morning Glories : Being 47 Strange Sights Observed from Eleventh Storeys, in a Land of Cream Puffs and Crime, by a Flat-Roof Professor; and Here Set Forth in Sketch and Rhyme 1933 selected work poetry -
Scenes from Sydney
1981
single work
review
— Appears in: The Advertiser , 15 August 1981; (p. 23)
— Review of Darlinghurst Nights : And Morning Glories : Being 47 Strange Sights Observed from Eleventh Storeys, in a Land of Cream Puffs and Crime, by a Flat-Roof Professor; and Here Set Forth in Sketch and Rhyme 1933 selected work poetry -
Lesser Slessor? : Back to 'Backless Betty' et al : [Part 2]
2004
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Five Bells , Autumn vol. 11 no. 2 2004; (p. 16-19) -
Slessor's `Darlinghurst Nights': Troping the Light Fantastic
1995
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Proceedings : Association for the Study of Australian Literature, Sixteenth Annual Conference, 3-8 July 1994 1995; (p. 7-13) -
Casebook : Darlinghurst Nights
1988
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Australasian Drama Studies , [Double Issue] no. 12-13 1988; (p. 103-123) - y Kenneth Slessor Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1995 Z451632 1995 single work criticism
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'When Skyscrapers Burst into Lilac' : Slessor's Smith's Weekly Poems
1997
single work
criticism
— Appears in: Kenneth Slessor : Critical Readings 1997; (p. 176-197)
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