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Drovers

Drovers  

A: Louis Esson Pf: 1920, Melbourne Pb: 1923 G: Drama in 1 act S: Droving camp, Barklay Tableland, Australia, c.1920 C: 6m, 1 child (m)It is early morning in the camp for the men driving cattle across ...
Louis Esson

Louis Esson  

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(1879–1943),Australian playwright, born in Scotland and taken to Australia as a child. He worked as a journalist for the Bulletin, the Socialist, and other journals, and also published several ...
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The Oxford Companion to Australian Literature (2 ed.)

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Subject Reference
Current Version:
2005
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Literature
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175 words

was a company formed in 1921–22 in Melbourne by Louis Esson, Vance Palmer and Stewart Macky. Although financially

Pioneer Players (Melbourne)

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The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre

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2010
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Performing arts, Theatre
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85 words

In 1922 a group of friends and mostly amateur actors centred on the playwright Louis Esson formed a company called

Vance Palmer

Vance Palmer  

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(1885–1959),Australian writer and critic, born in Queensland. He travelled widely and for some years he lived in London, where he came under the influence of A. R. Orage and ...

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