The Highest Command
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2FC |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Maxwell Dunn |
| Directed by | Frank Clewlow |
| Original release | 30 June 1938 |
The Highest Command is an Australian radio play by Maxwell Dunn.[1] It was set in China.[2]
The play was popular and later recorded again in Hobart in 1938 [3] and performed again in 1940[4] and 1945.[5]
Premise
[edit]"If you should visit China, and should go to a certain little town, perched, after the fashion of Chinese towns, high on a hillock, in the province of Ho Nan, you might be fortunate enough to meet an old man. He is the Marquis Kai Lung."[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "RADIOTOPICS FROM THE STUDIOS". Saturday Evening Express. Vol. X, no. 21. Tasmania, Australia. 18 June 1938. p. 18. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "PLAYWRIGHTS OF AUSTRALIA SUCCESS EARLY IN LIFE", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, November 16, 1940, retrieved 17 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "RADIOTOPICS FROM THE STUDIOS". Saturday Evening Express. Vol. X, no. 30. Tasmania, Australia. 20 August 1938. p. 16. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ANTAL DORATI FROM A.B.C." The Advertiser (Adelaide). South Australia. 4 May 1940. p. 11. Retrieved 17 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SATURDAY", ABC weekly, Sydney: ABC, 13 October 1945, nla.obj-1402069993, retrieved 17 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "TUESDAY .. JUNE 18", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, June 15, 1940, retrieved 17 February 2024 – via Trove
External links
[edit]- The Highest Command at Ausstage