Fisher’s Ghost

Fisher's Ghost is a 1960 Australian operetta. It is based on the legend of Fisher's ghost which had previously inspired the 1924 film from Raymond Longford.[1]

Operetta

The operetta was composed by John Gordon and was originally performed at Sydney University Teachers' College on 29 September 1960. [2] It was revised for television.[3]

Douglas Stewart wrote a play based on the same story which premiered shortly after the operetta.

Cast of 1960 Production

  • Ereach Riley
  • Alan Light as George Worral
  • Ross Whatson
  • Pamela Coleman as Mrs Hurley
  • Wilhelmina Bermingham as Miss Hurley

1963 TV Adaptation

Fisher's Ghost
Written by John Gordon
Starring Ereach Riley
Music by John Gordon
Distributed by ABC
Release date
 22 Sept 1963 (Sydney)
29 Sept 1963 (Melbourne)
Country Australia
Language English

The operetta was broadcast on the ABC. It was the first television opera with an Australian historical background.[3]

Cast

  • Ereach Riley as Birdlime the pickpocket
  • Edmund Bohan as John Hurley
  • Marilyn Richardson as John Hurley's sister
  • Donald Philps as Fred Fisher

Reception

The Sydney Morning Herald thought the production had "musical merit" but had "serious" dramatic problems and needed to be revised.[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 'Fisher, Frederick George (1792–1826)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/fisher-frederick-george-15178/text26370, accessed 30 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Review of 1960 production in Sydney Morning Herald 30 Sept 1960
  3. 1 2 "GHOST LEGEND FROM THE PAST". The Australian Women's Weekly. 31, (17). Australia, Australia. 25 September 1963. p. 17. Retrieved 29 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Ghost Opera on Television", Sydney Morning Herald, 23 September 1963
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