Hail Tomorrow Explained
Hail Tomorrow is a 1947 Australian stage play by Vance Palmer. It was published at a time when that was relatively rare for Australian plays.[1]
The play concerned the 1891 Australian shearers' strike and the establishment of New Australia.[2] The play was not widely performed but the published version was widely reviewed.[3] It was given a number of amateur performances.[4]
The play was adapted for ABC radio in 1948.[5]
Palmer later wrote a radio serial on this subject, Two Worlds.
Premise
In the early 1890s, Alec Glover, chairman of the Central Strike Committee in Barcaldine, clashes with William Lane, editor of The Boomerang and leader of the Utopian community in Paraguay.[6]
Notes and References
- Geoffrey Serle, 'Palmer, Edward Vivian (Vance) (1885–1959)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/palmer-edward-vivian-vance-7946/text13831, published first in hardcopy 1988, accessed online 29 August 2023.
- Barnes, J. (1959). The Man of Letters. Meanjin, 18(2), 193–205. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.760008299017955
- News: 18 October 1947 . New Australia . 14 . . 21,969 . Victoria, Australia . 29 August 2023 . National Library of Australia.
- News: PLAY RECALLS 1891 SHEARERS' STRIKE . . 55 . 8,532 . South Australia . 11 December 1950 . 29 August 2023 . 18 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Tonight's Radio . . 50 . 7,661 . South Australia . 23 February 1948 . 29 August 2023 . 6 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Palmer Knows His Queensland . . 22,172 . New South Wales, Australia . 25 October 1947 . 29 August 2023 . 5 . National Library of Australia.
