The Story of Good Will
| The Story of Good Will | |
|---|---|
| Based on | pantomime by Joy Hollyer |
| Directed by | Bill Bain |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 24 December 1959 (Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane)[1] |
The Story of Good Will is a 1959 Australian TV play. It was a pantomime produced for Christmas Eve and was Australia's first television pantomime.[2]
The same night the ABC broadcast a nativity play The House by the Stable.
Plot
[edit]In the land of Christmas Country, the King has banned Merry Christmasses. Good Will, the only man who knows how to make Merry Christmasses, has disappeared, s Princess Merry asks Jan the Gardener (a Prince in disguise) to help find him.
Cast
[edit]- Robyn Hosking as the Queen
- Brian Fitzsimmons as the King
- Barbara Frawley as the Princess
- Earle Cross as Jan the Gardner
- John Tasker as don't-ask-me
- Reg Quartly as dragon
Production
[edit]It was filmed at the ABC's studios in Gore Hill and featured stars of the ABC TV's Children's Club.[3] The pantomime had been written two years earlier.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "T.V. HIGHLIGHTS". The Biz. New South Wales, Australia. 23 December 1959. p. 7. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Story of Good Will". TV Times. 24 December 1959. p. 18.
- ^ "No Ill Will at Christmas". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 27, no. 30. Australia. 30 December 1959. p. 42. Retrieved 18 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "TV Club's Stars in ABN Panto". Sydney Morning Herald. 21 December 1959. p. 15.
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