The Shadow of Sam Poo
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| Genre | drama play |
|---|---|
| Running time | 30 mins[1] (9:03 pm – 9:33 pm) |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Language | English |
| Home station | 2BL |
| Syndicates | ABC |
| Written by | James J. Donnelly |
| Original release | March 3, 1930 |
The Shadow of Sam Poo is a 1930 Australian radio play about bushranger Sam Poo by James J. Donnelly.[2] It was the first in a series of plays about bushrangers.[3] The play was a rare dramatisation of a Chinese Australia for the time. It was also one of the first Australian radio dramas, which gathered fame quickly
The play aired in March 1930 on the ABC and went for 30 minutes.[4]
Premise
The play follows Sam Poo, a Chinese man who becomes a bushranger in Australia.[5]
Cast
- Bryson Taylor
- James Donnelly
- Wilfrid Thomas
- Sam Jones
References
- ↑ "2BL, SYDNEY (353 Metres)". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 495. Queensland, Australia. 4 March 1930. p. 22. Retrieved 7 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ ""THE LAND OF THE LONG WHITE CLOUD"", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 15 (10 (28 February 1930)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-675170643, retrieved 4 March 2024 – via Trove
- ↑ "FEATURES FOR THE COMING WEEK". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 28, 752. New South Wales, Australia. 28 February 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 4 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ↑ "Local Programmes, Wednesday, March 5", The Wireless Weekly: The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, 15 (10 (28 February 1930)), Sydney: Wireless Press, nla.obj-675172047, retrieved 4 March 2024 – via Trove
- ↑ "2BL SYDNEY". National Advocate. New South Wales, Australia. 5 March 1930. p. 6. Retrieved 4 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.