The Empty Shrine is a 1939 Australian radio play by Catherine Shepherd. It was one of her psychological dramas.[1][2]
 Wireless Weekly 10 May 1939 | |
| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 60 mins (8:15 pm – 9:15 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | 2FC |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | Catherine Shepherd |
| Directed by | Lawrence Cecil |
| Original release | May 14, 1939 |
The play was one of Shepherd's key works from this period.[3]
Premise
edit"It is the story of a young man who is encouraged by his petting and adoring mother to believe that he has the makings in him of a brilliant writer. He breaks off an engagement with one girl, Jan, who is too real for him; and even his wife, Coral, eventually sees that they have both been worshipping at an Empty Shrine."[4]
References
edit- ^ "National Broadcast Features". Huon And Derwent Times. Vol. 29, no. 2640. Tasmania, Australia. 11 May 1939. p. 7. Retrieved 24 February 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Life And Love Among Artists", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, May 10, 1939, retrieved 24 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Playwrights of Australia – Flair for Character Study", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, July 27, 1940, retrieved 24 February 2024 – via Trove
- ^ "Sunday.... May 14", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, May 10, 1939, retrieved 24 February 2024 – via Trove
External links
edit- The Empty Shrine at Ausstage
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