His Excellency Governor Shirtsleeves Explained
| His Excellency Governor Shirtsleeves |
| Format: | drama play |
| Runtime: | 60 mins |
| Start Time: | 9.30pm |
| End Time: | 10.30pm |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Syndicates: | ABC |
| Director: | John Cairns |
| Record Location: | Melbourne |
| First Aired: | [1] |
His Excellency Governor Shirtsleeves is a 1948 Australian radio play by Edmund Barclay. It was about Captain Davey, Governor of Van Diemen's Land and was set in the early 1800s.[2]
Lloyd Berrell was among the actors in the cast.
The Sunday Mail said it "just missed" and called it "a bit wooden".[3]
The play was repeated later in March 1948 and in 1949.[4]
Cast of 1948 production
- Lloyd Berrell as Lance Seymour
- Sheila Sewell as Elsa Bryan
- Frank Jarbo as Bryan
- Joe Brennan as Phineas Medcalf
- Wilfrid Thomas as Governor Capt. Davey
- Rupert Chance as Slater
- Ben Lewin as Huffy
- Charles MacCallum a Major Demister
- Hilda Scurr as Mrs. Demister
- Richard Mathews as Livermore
External links
Notes and References
- News: Week's Wireless Programmes . . 4097 . Victoria, Australia . 31 December 1947 . 30 January 2024 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
- News: 5AD's "Scotland Yard"; St. Paul's From A.B.C. . . 90 . 27880 . South Australia . 14 February 1948 . 4 October 2023 . 7 . National Library of Australia.
- News: TIN WHISTLE LACKS VIRTUE OF RADIO . . 926 . Queensland, Australia . 18 January 1948 . 4 October 2023 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
- News: On The Air . . 22,648 . Victoria, Australia . 23 December 1949 . 4 October 2023 . 12 . National Library of Australia.
