The Folly of It

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The Folly of It
Written bySumner Locke Elliott
W. Greville Spencer
Date premieredDecember 7, 1938 (1938-12-07)
Place premieredIndependent Theatre, Sydney
Original languageEnglish
Genrerevue

The Folly of It is a 1938 Australian revue by Sumner Locke Elliott and W. Greville Spencer which debuted at the Independent Theatre in Sydney. It was one of the first theatrical works from Elliott.[1][2][3][4]

The Sydney Morning Herald called it "Very much in the Noel Coward mode" where "Highlights of the performance were a number of clever burlesques on recent successful plays and novels."[5]

References

  1. ^ "Advertising". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 503. New South Wales, Australia. 20 December 1938. p. 2. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "INDEPENDENT THEATRE". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 31, 501. New South Wales, Australia. 17 December 1938. p. 6. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ "Around The Shows". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. III, no. 221. New South Wales, Australia. 5 December 1938. p. 10 (Home Magazine and Film News). Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ Clarke, Sharon (1995). Sumner Locke Elliott: writing life. University of Woollongong. p. 216.
  5. ^ "PLAY'S NOEL COWARD FLAVOR". The Daily Telegraph. Vol. III, no. 233. New South Wales, Australia. 19 December 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 5 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.