Play by John Vari

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Farewell, Farewell, Eugene was a play by John Vari.

## Contents

* 1 Plot
* 2 Adaptations
* 3 1960 Australian TV Version
* 3.1 Plot
* 3.2 Cast
* 3.3 Reception
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Plot[edit]

Two reclusive sisters send greeting cards to the outside world through their cousin, for which they make money that goes into a fund to visit their brother in Africa. Various complications, including a runaway marriage, an abandoned baby's appearance on a doorstep, and a revealing letter follow.

## Adaptations[edit]

It was adapted for British television and aired on the BBC on the 23 July 1959.[1][2]

## 1960 Australian TV Version[edit]

Farewell, Farewell, Eugene

Based on| the play
Written by| George F. Kerr
Directed by| Alan Burke
Country of origin| Australia
Original language| English
Production
Running time| 75mins[3]
Production company| ABC
Release
Original network| ABC
Original release| 10 August 1960 (1960-08-10) (Sydney, live)[4]
26 October 1960 (1960-10-26) (Melbourne, taped)[5][6]

It was adapted for Australian TV in 1960.[7]

### Plot[edit]

Two spinsters try to earn enough money to join their nephew in Africa.

### Cast[edit]

* Letty Craydon as Minerva
* Nancye Stewart as Florence
* Moya O'Sullivan as Penny the niece
* Phillip Ross as Mick Delaney
* Ron Shand as Mr Bosworth
* Dora Norris as Mrs Bosworth
* Beryl Marshall as Queenie
* Don Barkham as Willie
* Audrey Teesdale as Mrs Slack

### Reception[edit]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it " a refreshing piece of work, in general terms competently assembled, and with one performance in particular adding a final touch of assurance. This was Letty Craydon's picture... [she] so thoroughly sketched the characteristics of a skittish, domineered, furtively-imbibing old lady that she seemed to have grown into the part."[8]

The Sunday Herald called it "a pleasant bit of viewing."[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Farewell Farewell, Eugene [scene] · British Universities Film & Video Council". Bufvc.ac.uk. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
2. ^ "Farewell, Farewell, Eugene". IMDb.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
3. ^ "Live Edwardian Comedy". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1960. p. 13.
4. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 August 1960. p. 14.
5. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 20 October 1960. p. 39.
6. ^ "TV Today, Tonight". The Age. 26 October 1960. p. 5.
7. ^ "Farewell, Farewell, Eugene". IMDb.com. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
8. ^ "TV Play On ABN Pleases". Sydney Morning Herald. 11 August 1960. p. 8.
9. ^ Marshall, Valda (14 August 1960). "TV Merry Go Round". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 94.

## External links[edit]

* ​Farewell, Farewell, Eugene​ (original New York production) at the Playbill Vault

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TV productions of Alan Burke

Dramas|

* A Fourth for Bridge (1957)
* A Rose Without a Thorn (1958)
* His Excellency (1958)
* The Skin of Our Teeth (1959)
* Misery Me (1959)
* Wuthering Heights (1959)
* The Slaughter of St Teresa's Day (1960)
* Farewell, Farewell, Eugene (1960)
* Venus Observed (1960)
* The Emperor Jones (1960)
* A Little South of Heaven (1961)
* The Merchant of Venice (1961)
* A Night Out (1961)
* The Taming of the Shrew (1962)
* My Three Angels (1962)
* The Young Victoria (1963)
* A Dead Secret (1963)
* The Tempest (1963)
* The Harp in the South (1964)
* Rusty Bugles (1965)
* Macbeth (1965)
* Dark Corridor (1965)
* The Prowler (1966)
* Antarctic Four (1966)
* Redheap (1972)
* The Cousin from Fiji (1972)
* A Curate in Bohemia (1972)
* Dust or Polish? (1972)
* Halfway to Nowhere (1972)
* Essington (1974)
* Hamlet (1974)
* Ride on Stranger (1979)
* Coralie Lansdowne Says No (1980)
* A Toast to Melba (1980)
* Big Toys (1980)
* Departmental (1980)
* The Department (1980)
* Rusty Bugles (1981)
* A Hard God (1981)
* Going Home (1981)
* Jonah (1982)
* The Dean Case (1983)
* The Amorous Dentist (1983)
* A Halo for Athuan (1984)
* Kindred Spirits (1984)
* The Schippan Mystery (1984)
* Who Killed Hannah Jane? (1984)
* Rooted (1985)
* In This Corner (1986)
* After Marcuse (1988)
* The Alien Years (1988)
* Gross Misconduct: The Life of Brian Spencer (1993)
* Giant Mine (1996)

Operas|

* Prima Donna (1959)
* Rita (1959)
* Cavalleria rusticana (1959)
* The Marriage of Figaro (1960)
* The Medium (1960)
* The Abduction from the Seraglio (1961)
* La Boheme (1961)
* Don Pasquale (1962)

Ballet|

* The Tell-Tale Heart (1961)

Musicals|

* Pardon Miss Westcott (1959) (writer only)
* Lola Montez (1962)
* The Sentimental Bloke (1976)

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