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Contributor	Henrietta Drake-Brockman
Other Names	Henrietta Frances York Drake-Brockman
Gender	Female
Nationality	Australian
Date of Birth	27 July 1901
Date of Death	8 March 1968
Functions	Author, Playwright, Reviewer, Scriptwriter
Notes	Also published novels under the name of 'Henry Drake'.
NLA	http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-461145
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	The Blister, Ipswich Civic Hall, Ipswich, QLD, 5 September 1969 Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 The Circle of Fear, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 21 April 1961 The Blister, Broadway Theatre, Tully, QLD, July 1960 The Blister, Babinda, Babinda, QLD, July 1960 The Blister, Hibernian Hall, Cairns, QLD, 25 June 1960 Men Without Wives, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 10 November 1958 Men Without Wives, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 2 August 1956 Hot Gold, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 19 November 1955 The Blister, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 27 June 1954 Men Without Wives, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, May 1949 The Blister, Bryant's Playhouse (1942-1946), Sydney, NSW, 22 September 1942 Hot Gold, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 20 December 1940 Men Without Wives, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, July 1939 Dampier's Ghost, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 30 May 1939 Dampier's Ghost, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 Dampier's Ghost, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 4 May 1939 Four Australian One-Act Plays, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 The Jeweller's Shop, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 26 January 1939 Men Without Wives, Perth, Perth, WA, November 1938 Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1938 Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 The Man from the Bush, Women's Industrial Art Society's Rooms, Sydney, NSW, 21 April 1938 The Blister, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1937 The Blister, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 1937 The Man from the Bush, Nicholas Building Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 March 1934 Dampier's Ghost, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 November 1933 The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932
	Playwright The Blister, Ipswich Civic Hall, Ipswich, QLD, 5 September 1969 Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 The Blister, Broadway Theatre, Tully, QLD, July 1960 The Blister, Babinda, Babinda, QLD, July 1960 The Blister, Hibernian Hall, Cairns, QLD, 25 June 1960 Men Without Wives, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 2 August 1956 Hot Gold, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 19 November 1955 The Blister, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 27 June 1954 Men Without Wives, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, May 1949 The Blister, Bryant's Playhouse (1942-1946), Sydney, NSW, 22 September 1942 Hot Gold, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 20 December 1940 Men Without Wives, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, July 1939 Dampier's Ghost, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 30 May 1939 Four Australian One-Act Plays, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 Dampier's Ghost, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 4 May 1939 Dampier's Ghost, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 Men Without Wives, Perth, Perth, WA, November 1938 Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1938 Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 The Man from the Bush, Women's Industrial Art Society's Rooms, Sydney, NSW, 21 April 1938 The Blister, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1937 The Blister, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 1937 The Man from the Bush, Nicholas Building Little Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 20 March 1934 Dampier's Ghost, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 November 1933 The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Scriptwriter The Circle of Fear, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 21 April 1961 The Jeweller's Shop, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 26 January 1939 Author Men Without Wives, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 10 November 1958
	Sol Sainken - Director, Producer Men Without Wives, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, May 1949 Hot Gold, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 20 December 1940 Valerie Scanlon - Actor Dampier's Ghost, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Elizabeth Abbie - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Millicent Armstrong - Playwright Four Australian One-Act Plays, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 Valerie Ball - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Geanette Benger - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Malcolm Benger - Musical Director Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 A J Bishop - Actor Dampier's Ghost, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 November 1933 John Bishop - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Nancy Bloxsome - Actor The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Jeff Booth - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Edward Cavill - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 E J H Colvin - Set and/or Property Maker Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 John Cox - Actor The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Arthur J Fay - Director Men Without Wives, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, July 1939 James Flanagan - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Claude Fleeting - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Ian Foster - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Oscar Gliddon - Actor The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Linda Green - Actor The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Don Gulyard - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Phyll Harnett - Director The Blister, His Majesty's Theatre, Perth, WA, 1937 James Hind - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 May Hollinworth - Director The Blister, Bryant's Playhouse (1942-1946), Sydney, NSW, 22 September 1942 Gwen Hutley - Producer Men Without Wives, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 10 November 1958 S R Irving - Producer Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Ashley Kirk - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Ern Kirk - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Janet Langrehr - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Eila Langton - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Myra Leard - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Fay Lewis - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 John Mason - Actor The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Tom McGregor - Actor Dampier's Ghost, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 November 1933 Len Muhling - Actor Dampier's Ghost, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 November 1933 Hazel Neild - Director The Blister, Ipswich Civic Hall, Ipswich, QLD, 5 September 1969 Donald Noblet - Stage Director Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Robert Peach - Producer The Blister, ABC Radio, Melbourne - Russell Street studios, Melbourne, VIC, 27 June 1954 Ronald Peterson - Director, Producer Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 James Quinn - Actor The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Molly Ramsay - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Leslie Rees - Producer Hot Gold, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 19 November 1955 Ronald Robinson - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 P H Roebuck - Musician Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Betty Rowe - Director The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Gerald Ruse - Producer Dampier's Ghost, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 November 1933 Lionel Shave - Playwright Four Australian One-Act Plays, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 Charles Sherry - Set and/or Property Maker Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 William Smith - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 William State - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Brian Taylor - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 J T Tracy - Actor Dampier's Ghost, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 November 1933 Alexander Turner - Producer Men Without Wives, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 2 August 1956 Harry Twining - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Barbara Vance - Actor Men Without Wives, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 10 November 1958 Graham Walsh - Lighting Designer Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Dion Wheeler - Director The Jeweller's Shop, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 26 January 1939 Dora Wilcox - Playwright Four Australian One-Act Plays, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 Doris Williams - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Leslie Williams - Actor, Musician: Pianist Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Rita Wilson - Musical Director Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 William Wines - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Charles Winzer - Actor The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Patricia Woods - Actor Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Walter Wright - Actor Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Edgar Yardley - Actor The Blister, Bryant's Playhouse (1942-1946), Sydney, NSW, 22 September 1942 Charles Zeisler - Actor The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932
	Sydney Players' Club Dampier's Ghost, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 30 May 1939 Four Australian One-Act Plays, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 Dampier's Ghost, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 4 May 1939 Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 6 August 1938 Men Without Wives, St James' Hall (1887-1961), Sydney, NSW, 30 April 1938 Adelaide Repertory Theatre Incorporated Men Without Wives, Arts Theatre, Adelaide, SA, 24 August 1963 Men Without Wives, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, July 1939 The Blister, Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, 7 October 1937 Tully Arts and Dramatic Society The Blister, Babinda, Babinda, QLD, July 1960 The Blister, Broadway Theatre, Tully, QLD, July 1960 The Blister, Hibernian Hall, Cairns, QLD, 25 June 1960 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Perth The Circle of Fear, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 21 April 1961 Men Without Wives, ABC Radio, Perth - Adelaide Terrace studios, Perth, WA, 2 August 1956 British Drama League The Blister, Bryant's Playhouse (1942-1946), Sydney, NSW, 22 September 1942 Dampier's Ghost, Independent Theatre Clubrooms, Sydney, NSW, 30 May 1939 Perth Repertory Club Men Without Wives, The Repertory Club Theatre, Perth, WA, May 1949 Men Without Wives, Perth, Perth, WA, November 1938 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Brisbane The Jeweller's Shop, ABC Radio, Brisbane - South Bank studios, South Brisbane, QLD, 26 January 1939 Australian Broadcasting Commission, Sydney Hot Gold, ABC Radio, Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 19 November 1955 Canberra Amateur Operatic Society Dampier's Ghost, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 4 May 1939 Canberra Eisteddfod Society Dampier's Ghost, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 4 May 1939 Demondrille Players Men Without Wives, Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT, 10 November 1958 Five Arts Club The Man from the Bush, Playbox Theatre, Perth, WA, 1 October 1932 Gatton Little Theatre Group The Blister, Ipswich Civic Hall, Ipswich, QLD, 5 September 1969 Sydney Drama Society The Man from the Bush, Women's Industrial Art Society's Rooms, Sydney, NSW, 21 April 1938 The University of Sydney, Dramatic Society (SUDS) The Blister, Bryant's Playhouse (1942-1946), Sydney, NSW, 22 September 1942
Resources	Anthology: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, Men Without Wives and Other Plays, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1955 Article: Amanda Laugesen, Writing the north-west, past and present: the 1930s fiction and drama of Henrietta Drake-Brockman , 8, 1, April 2011, 109-126 Collection: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, National Library of Australia Manuscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, Men Without Wives, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library Performance Recording: ABC FM Radio, Sydney, Men Without Wives , Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Sydney, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 1987 Playscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, Men Without Wives, Men Without Wives and Other Plays, 2-72 Playscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, Dampier's Ghost, Men Without Wives and Other Plays, 159-72 Playscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, Dampier's Ghost: A Comedy in One Act, Best Australian One-Act Plays, Sydney, 1937 Playscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, Hot Gold: A Goldfields Comedy, Men Without Wives and Other Plays, 73-157. Playscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, Men Without Wives, Paterson's Press, Perth, WA, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library, 1938 Playscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, The Blister, Men Without Wives and Other Plays, 173-94 Playscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, The Blister, The University of Queensland, Fryer Library Playscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, The Destroyer, Campbell Howard Collection, 1960 Playscript: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, The Man from the Bush, Eight Plays by Australians, 109-25 Programme: Men Without Wives, The University of Adelaide, Library Special Collections Review: Henrietta Drake-Brockman, The Bulletin, 26 November 1958, 25
Works	Dampier's Ghost Hot Gold Men Without Wives The Blister The Circle of Fear The Destroyers The Jeweller's Shop The Man from the Bush The Quick and the Dead
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	252692

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