Salome (1968 film)
Salome is a 1968 Australian TV play starring Frank Thring. It was based on the 1891 play of the same name by Oscar Wilde and was reportedly the first time that play had been adapted for television.[3]
| "Salome" | |
|---|---|
| Wednesday Theatre episode | |
| Directed by | Oscar Whitbread |
| Story by | play by Oscar Wilde |
| Featured music | Frank Smith |
| Original air date | 1 May 1968[1] |
| Running time | 60 mins[2] |
Cast
- Frank Thring as Herod
- Buster Skeggs as Salome
- Freddie Parslow as Jokanaan
- Monica Maughan as Herodias
- David Foster as a young Syrian
Production
Thring had performed in productions of the play on stage numerous times - indeed it was a performance of Salome in England in 1954 that established his reputation over there.[4] Trevor Ling designed the production from drawings done by Aubrey Beardsley.[5]
Reception
The Sydney Morning Herald said the production "did not make sense" in part because "of sexual passion and conflict there was no trace" saying Thring "was the only player to move and speak with conviction and control."[6]
References
- "television". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 1 May 1968. p. 26. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
- "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. April 29, 1968. p. 21.
- "Salome Gets Her Man". The Age. 25 April 1968. p. 23.
- Peter Fitzpatrick, 'Thring, Francis William (Frank) (1926–1994)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/thring-francis-william-frank-19779/text31056, published online 2018, accessed online 12 February 2020.
- "A.B.C. WEDNESDAY THEATRE Bible yields a Wilde drama". The Canberra Times. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 29 April 1968. p. 15. Retrieved 11 February 2020 – via Trove.
- Robinson, Harry (May 2, 1968). "A Salome without passion". Sydney Morning Herald. p. 10.
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