The Story of Madeleine Smith

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Event The Story of Madeleine Smith
Venue Killara Soldiers Memorial Hall, Killara, NSW
First Date 10 September 1949
Last Date 22 September 1949
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description THE Ku-ring-gai Theatre Guild will present "The Story of Madeleine Smith," a play on the famous murder trial by Howard M. Lockhart, at Killara, on September 10. Mr. Lockhart, a B.B.C. producer now on loan to the A.B.C., wrote the play in 1947, and it was professionally produced with success, we are told-in Glasgow last year. Mr. Lockhart will be the producer, and the leading parts will be played by Naida Redshaw (Madeleine Smith), Richard Meikle (Emile), and O. D. Bisset (the father).
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Subjects Crime
Poisoning
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
O D Bisset Actor The Father
Jill McCormick Actor
Richard Meikle Actor Emile
Naida Redshaw Actor Madeline Smith
Howard M Lockhart Director
Howard M Lockhart Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Madeleine Smith, the subject of countless fictionalisations, was accused of poisoning her husband in 1857 but the case was 'not proven' in a Glasgow court.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Magazine Article by L. L. Woolacott, ABC Weekly, Vol.11 No. 45, 5 Nov 1949, p. 42
Australian Drama Project (UQ) Key STORYOFHL
Newspaper Stage Whispers... (1949, August 28). The Sunday Herald (Sydney, NSW : 1949 - 1953), p. 8 (Features). Retrieved August 9, 2017, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article18470191
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 87080