Buy Me Blue Ribbons
| Buy Me Blue Ribbons | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Date premiered | 17 October 1951 |
| Place premiered | Empire Theatre, New York |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | farce |
Buy Me Blue Ribbons was a 1951 play by Australian writer Sumner Locke Elliott. It was one of the few Broadway plays to be written by an Australian.[1]
The original production was co produced by the actor Jay Robinson, who also appeared in the cast.[2]
The play was not well received critically and only ran 13 performances.[3][4] However it was played in Sydney in 1953[5] and adapted for television in 1954.
References
- ^ "Australian Makes Broadway". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 8 July 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "For Locke-Elliott". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 23 September 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "No Blue Ribbons For Locke-Elliott". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 21 October 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "It's "A Flop," Says Sydney Playwright". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 28 October 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
- ^ "Programmes and People". The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953). Sydney, NSW: National Library of Australia. 19 April 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 10 January 2013.