The Reveille
The Reveille is a 1917 Australian play by Jo Smith.[1][2]
It was called "a three-act drama which makes An appeal- to the eligible to enlist."[3]
The original production raised money for the war effort.[4][5]
According to the Argus the "serious and comic aspects are well blended."[6]
The Bulletin said the "play runs on the safe lines of old domestic drama as i-egards plot, the Australian interest is sustained, and the war theme brings the story up to date. It is just the old tale of a hero put in a false position by his desire to shield his girl’s father from an awful disclosure, and when the disclosure is found to be not awful at all the play ends happily. Comedy relief has some snap in it, and the serious lines have literary pretensions. In short, not half a bad play."[7]
Smith later said he felt "the strong recruiting flavor of the play would be against it as a commercial proposition."[8]
Premise[edit]
A farmer tries to persuaide his nephew not to enlist.
References[edit]
- ^ ""THE REVEILLE."". Table Talk. No. 1671. Victoria, Australia. 2 August 1917. p. 29. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "RICHMOND AUTHOR'S SUCCESS". Richmond Guardian. No. 2137. Victoria, Australia. 18 August 1917. p. 2. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "NEW PLAY, THE REVEILLE, IS STAGED BY MR. JO. SMITH". The Herald. No. 12, 852. Victoria, Australia. 9 August 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "To The Editor". The Prahran Telegraph. Vol. 66, no. 3389. Victoria, Australia. 21 May 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Australian Authors". Graphic Of Australia. No. 109. Victoria, Australia. 15 February 1918. p. 22. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""THE REVEILLE."". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 22, 162. Victoria, Australia. 9 August 1917. p. 9. Retrieved 1 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SUNDRY SHOWS.", The bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 16 Aug 1917, nla.obj-696885926, retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "AT POVERTY POINT.", The bulletin., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 29 Nov 1917, nla.obj-697110959, retrieved 1 May 2024 – via Trove
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