Buy Me Blue Ribbons

Buy Me Blue Ribbons
Written by Sumner Locke Elliott
Date premiered 17 October 1951
Place premiered Empire Theatre, New York
Original language English
Genre farce

Buy Me Blue Ribbons was a 1951 play by Australian writer Sumner Locke Elliott. It was one of the few Broadway plays to be written by an Australian.[1]

The original production was co produced by the actor Jay Robinson, who also appeared in the cast.[2]

The play was not well received critically and only ran 13 performances.[3][4] However it was played in Sydney in 1953[5] and adapted for television in 1954.

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Makes Broadway.". The Sunday Herald. Sydney. 8 July 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ↑ "For Locke-Elliott.". The Sunday Herald. Sydney. 23 September 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 10 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "No Blue Ribbons For Locke-Elliott.". The Sunday Herald. Sydney. 21 October 1951. p. 11. Retrieved 10 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "It's "A Flop", Says Sydney Playwright.". The Sunday Herald. Sydney. 28 October 1951. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "Programmes and People.". The Sunday Herald. Sydney. 19 April 1953. p. 14. Retrieved 10 January 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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