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The Last Enemy (play)

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The Last Enemy
Written byFrank Harvey
Date premiered19 December 1929[1][2]
Place premieredFortune Theatre, London
Original languageEnglish

The Last Enemy is a 1929 play by actor-writer Frank Harvey. It was initially produced by Tom Walls and ran for 12 weeks.[3] Laurence Olivier was in the cast.[4]

It had a run in Sydney in November 1930[5] and again in 1947.[6]

Plot

Two explorers die in the Antarctic but live on as spiritual guides to their children.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "PERSONAL". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 7 December 1929. p. 2 Edition: FINAL SPORTING EDITION. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  2. ^ "EXPLORERS AS ANGELS". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 23 December 1929. p. 1 Edition: HOME FINAL EDITION. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  3. ^ "FRANK HARVEY'S PLAY DRAWS". The Canberra Times. ACT: National Library of Australia. 11 April 1930. p. 2. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  4. ^ "STARS OF THE AIR. FRANK HARVEY — ACTOR, PRODUCER, WRITER AND TALENT-SCOUT". Wodonga and Towong Sentinel. Vic.: National Library of Australia. 27 September 1946. p. 4. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  5. ^ ""THE LAST ENEMY."". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 3 November 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 8 March 1947. p. 17. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  7. ^ "MUSIC AND DRAMA". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 1 February 1930. p. 12. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
  8. ^ "THE PRINTED PLAY". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 28 June 1930. p. 5. Retrieved 7 December 2012.