Jemmy Green in Australia

Jemmy Green in Australia is an Australian stage play allegedly written by writer James Tucker around 1845. It was reportedly written at Port Macquarie along with Tucker's Ralph Rashleigh.[1]

Jemmy Green in Australia
Written byJames Tucker
Original languageEnglish
SubjectAustralia

The play was published by Angus and Robertson in 1955.[2][3]

1952 Radio adaptation

The play was adapted for a one-hour drama on ABC radio on 8 December 1952. This followed an adaptation the ABC had done for another Tucker stage play, Ralph Rashleigh and the Bushrangers.[4]

ABC Weekly said it "depicts the roguery of the sharper and the bewilderment of the immigrant. His is a supple wit, sharpened by a sardonic humour similar to that which has come to be recognised as characteristically Australian."[5]

References
  1. Scott, Peter, "James Tucker (1808–1888)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 2023-10-10
  2. "Book Review – "Jemmy Green in Australia"". The Australian Jewish Times. Vol. 61, no. 31. New South Wales, Australia. 28 January 1955. p. 6. Retrieved 10 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. "The Red Page – Jemmy Green in Australia", The Bulletin, John Ryan Comic Collection (specific issues)., Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald (Vol. 76 No. 3915 (23 Feb 1955)), ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-688057983, retrieved 10 October 2023 – via Trove
  4. "Ralph Rashleigh as Morning Serial", ABC weekly, Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission (Vol. 14 No. 47 (22 November 1952)), 1939, nla.obj-1401439602, retrieved 10 October 2023 – via Trove
  5. "Radio Plays for Next Week A.B.C.", ABC weekly, Sydney: Australian Broadcasting Commission (Vol. 14 No. 49 (6 December 1952)), 1939, nla.obj-1401481601, retrieved 10 October 2023 – via Trove
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