- UQFL660-Series A-File 4
- File
- 1940-1949
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
Challenge, a play in one act was most likely written in the 1940s. There is one typescript and three carbon copy typescripts, 12 leaves, undated.
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
Challenge, a play in one act was most likely written in the 1940s. There is one typescript and three carbon copy typescripts, 12 leaves, undated.
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
Con sordini, a play in one act was most likely written in the 1940s. There is one typescript with some carbon copy leaves, 28 numbered leaves, undated.
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
I have taken a prisoner, a play in six scenes, was most likely written in the 1950s. Carbon copy typescript, 119 leaves, undated.
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
Relative truth, a play in three acts, was most likely written during by Dorothy Blewett when she lived in London in the 1950s, as this address appears on earlier versions of the play, and when she returned to Australia in 1959 (later versions have her Eltham (Victoria) address on it). It would appear the play was never performed. There are five versions of the playscript in this file.
Box 2
Folder 10
This typescript, with some original and carbon copy leaves, has 'NO' written on the cover with a circle around it; it has Dorothy Blewett's name and address handwritten on the title page, approximately 94 leaves (separately numbered for each act), undated.
Folder 11
This typescript, with some original and carbon copy leaves has 'Old version' written on the front cover, with Blewett's London address on the first page, two inserted pages, approximately 94 leaves (separately numbered for each act), undated.
Folder 12
Carbon copy typescript, the title page has 'by "Gemma" crossed out and "Dorothy Blewett" written instead, approximately 91 leaves (separately numbered for each act) with 2 inserted leaves at the end for Act 2, undated but most likely 1959. Earlier versions have time of play as 'the present however this version has the time as 1959.
Folder 13
Carbon copy typescript, with Blewett's Eltham (Victoria) address on title page, 91 unnumbered leaves, with envelope that housed the playscript retained, undated but most likely 1959. Earlier versions have time of play as 'the present however this version has the time as 1959.
Folder 14
Typescript, with Blewett's Eltham (Victoria) address on title page, 91 unnumbered leaves, [1959]. Earlier versions have time of play as 'the present however this version has the time as 1959.
Folder 15
Various incomplete sections of the play.
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
Astral Journey, a radio play, was most likely written by Dorothy Blewett in the 1950s. There are several pages of incomplete versions of the play; and four complete versions of the playscript:
'Call it justice' typed on the cover page is crossed out and 'Astral journey' is written in pencil above, 5 leaves with one leaf with 'Alternate ending' at the end, undated.
Carbon copy typescript, 12 numbered leaves, accompanied by 2 leaves with an Alternate ending, undated.
Typescript, 11 numbered leaves, undated.
Carbon copy typescript, 11 numbered leaves, undated.
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
A warning to wantons, is a radio play in three acts, by Dorothy Blewett from the novel of the same name by Mary Mitchell. Mitchell's book was published in 1934. It is unknown when Dorothy Blewett adapted this play, possibly from the 1940s or 1950s. There are two carbon copies of Act 1 and one complete version of this play: Carbon copy typescript, with typescript title cover, 37 leaves (separately numbered for each act), undated.
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
Carbon copy typescript of short story (unpublished) 'Holiday in France', 18 numbered pages, undated. Based on when most of her short stories were published, they could have been written in the 1930s.
Dorothy Blewett newspaper cuttings
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
Cuttings of stories written by or about Dorothy Blewett; some are related to performances of her plays; there a few theatre programmes for Quite Night and The First Joanna; and also included are cuttings on issues that interested Dorothy Blewett.
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
Three versions of the short story (unpublished) 'Journey to an end'. Two are carbon copy typescripts, one an original typescript, undated. The original typescript has a cover sheet which has the author as "Gardener". Based on when most of her short stories were published, they could have been written in the 1930s.
Part of Dorothy Blewett Papers
Two typescript versions of the short story (unpublished) 'Monotone'. One has15 numbered leaves, undated, and cover page says it is be 'Gemma'. The second has 19 numbered leaves, no cover page, handwritten emendations in pencil, is undated, and on the back of the pages are peoples name and billing details. Based on when most of her short stories were published, they could have been written in the 1930s.