Mrs McSweeney
| Mrs McSweeney | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Thomas Edward Spencer Thomas Taylor |
| Based on | The Surprising Adventures of Mrs Bridget McSweeney by Thomas Spencer |
| Date premiered | 1911 |
| Place premiered | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | comedy |
Mrs McSweeney is a 1911 Australian play by Thomas Edward Spencer and Thomas Taylor. The play had a successful run in party due to the popularity of its star Maggie Moore.[1][2]
It was adapted from a 1906 book The Surprising Adventures of Mrs Bridget McSweeney by Thomas Spencer.[3] The character of McSweeney appeared in a number of stories.[4]
The Bulletin called it a "loose-jointed production. Each of the four acts has been built round one of Mrs. McSweeney’s “adventures,” and is quite distinct from the act next door. An unconvincing love, story is the frayed thread that holds the play together. It manages to run through the four acts, but only by stretching ’for all it is worth, and tying itself into one or two knots towards the end. Maggie Moore, who grapples with the title role, says it is one of the hardest she ever tackled. She is scarcely ever off the stage. When she is, the play really waits for her return, the other people being present only to be pelted with her stock of homely wit and wisdom."[5]
Premise
[edit]The adventures of an Irish Australian woman.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Commercial Success with". The Sun. No. 1890. New South Wales, Australia. 18 June 1939. p. 11 (Sunday Magazine). Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Maggie Moore Company". The Mercury. Vol. XCVII, no. 13, 241. Tasmania, Australia. 4 September 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Maggie Moore as "Mrs. McSweeney."". The Cobar Herald. Vol. 36, no. 24. New South Wales, Australia. 1 April 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ David Headon, 'Spencer, Thomas Edward (1845–1911)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/spencer-thomas-edward-8605/text15029, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 6 February 2024.
- ^ "Sundry Shows.", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 26 Oct 1911, retrieved 6 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ ""Mrs McSweeney."". The Sun. No. 477. New South Wales, Australia. 19 May 1912. p. 2 (Sunday Edition). Retrieved 6 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Mrs McSweeney at Ausstage
- The Surprising Adventures of Mrs Bridgte McSweeney at AustLit