Cape Forlorn (play)
| Cape Forlorn | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Frank Harvey |
| Characters | William Kell, lighthouse keeper Eileen Kell, his wife Henry Cass, the lighthouse mate Kieling, a castaway |
| Date premiered | 30 March 1930[1] |
| Place premiered | Fortune Theatre, London |
| Original language | English |
| Setting | A lighthouse off the New Zealand coast |
Cape Forlorn is a 1930 British stage play by Frank Harvey. Harvey appeared in the original cast. It was his second produced stage play.[2]
The play was produced throughout the world including Germany – where Conrad Veidt was in the cast – and France (which changed the location to an island off Madagascar).[3]
The play was produced on stage in Australia in 1931 with Harvey again in the cast.[4]
Adaptations[edit]
The play was turned into a 1931 feature film of the same name.
A radio version of the play was performed in 1942,[5] 1948, and 1954 with Rod Taylor.[6][7]
Premise[edit]
Four people are in a lighthouse off the New Zealand coast.[8] Kell, the lighthouse keeper, is married to the much younger Eileen who has been carrying on a love affair with his assistant, Cass, an Australian. The third man, Kingsley, is rescued by Kell when his launch capsized on the rocks. Kingsley becomes attracted to Eileen leading to conflict.
References[edit]
- ^ ""STRONG MEAT"". The Daily News. Perth: National Library of Australia. 3 April 1930. p. 1 Edition: HOME FINAL EDITION. Retrieved 7 December 2012.
- ^ ""CAPE FORLORN"". The Sun. No. 6051. New South Wales, Australia. 2 April 1930. p. 2 (LAST RACE EDITION). Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""Critics are Useful Sometimes"", ABC Weekly, 3 (33), Sydney, 16 August 1941, retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "THE THEATRE AND ITS PEOPLE". Table Talk. No. 3308. Victoria, Australia. 1 October 1931. p. 16. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Jonathan Listens to Plays: "On Borrowed Time" Different", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 37 (36), Sydney: Wireless Press, September 12, 1942, retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "Actor's Play in Caltex Theatre". The Age. No. 30, 815. Victoria, Australia. 4 February 1954. p. 1 ("THE AGE" RADIO SUPPLEMENT). Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Commercial", ABC Weekly, 16 (4), Sydney, 23 January 1954, retrieved 4 September 2023 – via Trove
- ^ "AMUSEMENTS". The Age. No. 23, 858. Victoria, Australia. 28 September 1931. p. 9. Retrieved 4 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
External links[edit]
- Cape Forlorn at Ausstage