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The Curtain Rises (radio show)

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The Curtain Rises
Genredrama serial
Running time15 mins
Country of originAustralia
Language(s)English
Written byMorris West
Recording studioMelbourne
Original release1946

The Curtain Rises is a 1946 Australian radio drama by Morris West. It looks at various figures in theatrical history such as John Barrymore.

It was the first notable drama from West's own production company, ARC.[1]

One critic said " this feature makes no claim to being great art; but even if the quality does vary, as it must, there is good craftsmanship in some that I have heard, and the subject matter is alive with interest."[2]

References

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  1. ^ Philp, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms: A History of Radio Drama in Australia from 1920s to 1970s. Eureka. pp. 200–202.
  2. ^ "Radio Humour of Himalayas". Advocate. Vol. LXXIX, no. 4720. Victoria, Australia. 16 January 1946. p. 18. Retrieved 14 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.