The Touch of Silk

The Touch of Silk
Written byBetty Roland
Date premiered3 November 1928[1]
Place premieredRepertory Theatre, Melbourne
Original languageEnglish

The Touch of Silk is a 1928 Australian play by Betty Roland about a French girl who marries a former Australian soldier after World War I.

It was produced around Australia[2] and was adapted several times for radio.[3] At one stage Katharine Cornell was reportedly interested in taking the play to Broadway.[4]

The play was inspired by Roland's childhood.[5]

Radio adaptation

The play was adapted for ABC radio in 1957.[6]

References

  1. ^ Details of original production Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine at AusStage
  2. ^ "DRAMA FESTIVAL". The West Australian. Perth: National Library of Australia. 8 August 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  3. ^ Betty Roland biography Archived 2009-06-27 at the Library of Congress Web Archives accessed 28 January 2013
  4. ^ "Music and Drama Women Rule On Broadway". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 5 April 1947. p. 9. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Australian woman Playwrights succeed". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 1 September 1938. p. 10 Edition: CITY FINAL. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
  6. ^ "Radio plays for next week", ABC Weekly, 19 (4), Sydney, 26 January 1957, archived from the original on 30 December 2023, retrieved 21 December 2023 – via Trove