Papers of Sydney Tomholt, 1919-1973 [manuscript]
- Bib ID:
- 2958228
- Format:
- Manuscript
- Author:
- Tomholt, Sydney, 1884-1974
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Access Conditions:
- Available for research. Not for loan.
- Description:
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- 1919-1973
- 2.8 m. (20 boxes) + 3 fol. items.
- Summary:
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Includes drafts and research notes for plays on Governor Macquarie, manuscripts of other plays, short stories, film reviews, and photographs. Includes correspondence with Tom Inglis-Moore, Michael Noonan, A. V. H. Hartendorp, C. K. Bliss, R. D. Fitzgerald, Hugh McCrae, R. G. Howarth, Nancy Keesing, Rosemary Dobson, David Rowbothanm and Leslie Rees.
- Biography/History:
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A respected Australian playwright and critic, Sydney Tomholt was born in Melbourne but spent much of his early adult life overseas, firstly as a soldier in France and England during World War I, and then as a businessman and editor in China, Mongolia and the Philippines. After returning to Sydney in 1932 he worked successfully as a radio scriptwriter, and as a drama critic for the Sydney Morning Herald (1944-1951), at the same time gaining recognition as a serious dramatist, principally as a writer of one-act plays. Despite the acknowledgment Tomholt received, including encouragement from George Bernard Shaw, the deeply psychological themes of his plays proved too adventurous for Australian theatre of the day and were rarely staged.
- Notes:
- Manuscript reference no.: MS 5807.
- Subject:
- Time Coverage:
- 1919-1973
- Copyright:
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- Material type:
- Literary Dramatic Musical
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