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y separately published work icon Eight Plays by Australians anthology   drama  
Alternative title: 8 Plays by Australians
Issue Details: First known date: 1934... 1934 Eight Plays by Australians
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Contents

* Contents derived from the Melbourne, Victoria,:The Dramatists' Club , 1934 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Travail, Marjorie McLeod , single work drama (p. 1-19)
Van Diemen's Land, John Ormiston Reid , single work drama (p. 21-36)
The Queen's Marie, Phyllis Tweedie , single work drama

'A party of tourists are being, shown through Edinburgh Castle when a tale told by the guide, coupled with the music of a spinet, recreates in the mind of one of them an episode of the past, in which she fancies herself to be taking part. After the due interval of dimmed lights and rippling music this episode comes on the stage. After an other similar interval the dreamer returns to the present' ('Polygon.' 'Two Local Plays,' p.15).

The fantasy story revolves around Mary Queen of Scotts and her infant son (later King James I of England). The title of the refers to the Queen's four maids-in-waiting who are all named Marie.

 (p. 37-53)
The Grotesque, Doris Hayball , single work drama (p. 55-63)
Love Song, George Walton , single work drama (p. 65-79)
Shallow Cups, Dymphna Cusack , single work drama (p. 81-91)
On the Edge of the Future, Lloyd Ross , single work drama (p. 93-107)
The Man From The Bush: A Burlesque, Henrietta Drake-Brockman , single work drama (p. 109-125)
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