Mum Dawson, 'Boss' Explained
| Mum Dawson, 'Boss' |
| Author: | Sumner Locke |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Fiction |
| Publisher: | NSW Bookstall Company |
| Release Date: | 1911 |
| Media Type: | Print |
| Pages: | 172 pp. |
| Preceded By: | - |
| Followed By: | The Dawsons' Uncle George |
Mum Dawson, 'Boss' is a 1911 Australian novel by Sumner Locke.[1]
She adapted it into a play in 1917 that was popular.[2]
The book established Locke's reputation.[3]
Critical reception
Writing in The Worker a reviewever noted: "There is good material in Sumner Locke's Mum Dawson, Boss. (Bookstall Series.) The writer would have made better use of it by leaving out much unnecessary realism and getting more into sympathy with the characters. As it is, however, there is plenty that is readable and amusing."[4]
1917 Play Adaptation
The play version was produced by Bert Bailey.[5] [6]
Locke was the first Australian woman to have her work produced by commercial theatre management.[7]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Austlit — Mum Dawson, Boss by Sumner Locke . Austlit. 6 February 2024.
- News: Commercial Success with . The Sun . 1890 . New South Wales, Australia . 18 June 1939 . 6 February 2024 . 11 (Sunday Magazine) . National Library of Australia.
- B. G. Andrews, 'Locke, Lilian Sophia (1869–1950)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/locke-lilian-sophia-7763/text12487, published first in hardcopy 1986, accessed online 6 February 2024.
- Web site: "Doings of the Dawsons" . Worker. 10 August 1911. The Worker, 10 August 1911, p21. 6 February 2024.
- News: "MUM DAWSON, BOSS." . . 24,663 . New South Wales, Australia . 22 January 1917 . 6 February 2024 . 4 . National Library of Australia.
- News: STAGE GOSSIP. . . 23,773 . Victoria, Australia . 14 October 1922 . 2 May 2024 . 11 . National Library of Australia.
- News: Mum Dawson. Boss . . 1567 . New South Wales, Australia . 10 January 1917 . 6 February 2024 . 14 . National Library of Australia.
