The Wax Museum Explained

The Wax Museum
Other Names:The Waxworks Mystery
Country:Australia
Language:English
Home Station:5CL
Record Location:Adelaide
First Aired:23 January 1933

The Wax Museum is a 1933 Australian radio play by Max Afford.

The play debuted in Adelaide in 1933 under the title The Waxworks Mystery[1] and was so well received it was broadcast under a new title throughout Australia on 20 March 1933.[2] This was the first time that happened for an Australian written play.[3]

The play was repeated in 1934.[4]

Premise

Two people are caught overnight in a waxworks museum.

Notes and References

  1. News: Musical Comedy and Opera . . South Australia . 21 January 1933 . 9 September 2023 . 13 . National Library of Australia.
  2. News: The talk of the Town . . 21 . 1,085 . South Australia . 11 March 1933 . 9 September 2023 . 2 (Magazine Section) . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: GENERAL News . . South Australia . 28 March 1933 . 9 September 2023 . 10 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: 4 June 1934 . THRILLER OVER AIR TONIGHT . XXII . 2 . . 3,392 . South Australia . 9 September 2023 . National Library of Australia.