| Goodbye to the Music | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Date premiered | 11 September 1942 |
| Place premiered | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | music |
| Genre | romantic comedy |
Goodbye to the Music is a 1942 Australian stage play by Sumner Locke Elliott.
Elliott said it was written "during the time I was severely under the influence of Emlyn Williams." Elliott himself appeared in the initial production.
The Sydney Morning Herald said "the comedy is a considerable advance on Mr. Locke-Elliott's Three previous plays produced by Doris Fitton. The solution is neat, even if the last scene itself could be stronger. The plot conforms to a somewhat conventional pattern, but if the characters are "stock," the skilful dialogue gives them an appealing freshness."
The Daily Mirror said "Skilful dialogue is perhaps the plav's outstanding feature."
When the play was presented in Melbourne in 1948 a reviewer called it "a sentimentalised version of Margaret Kennedy’s The Constant Nymph."
Premise
A pianist has forsaken his music because of a sudden brainstorm on the public platform, and because he has been deserted by his wife. He suddenly regains his desire to play, when another woman takes an interest in his music.
References
- "MUSIC AND DRAMA". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 5 September 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "COMEDY AT INDEPENDENT". Daily Mirror. No. 417. New South Wales, Australia. 11 September 1942. p. 4 (Late Final Extra). Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- Rees, Leslie (1987). Australian drama, 1970-1985 : a historical and critical survey. p. 183.
- "MUSIC AND DRAMA". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 665. New South Wales, Australia. 5 September 1942. p. 6. Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ""GOOD-BYE TO THE MUSIC"". The Sydney Morning Herald. National Library of Australia. 12 September 1942. p. 11. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- "NTH. SYDNEY PLAY WELL RECEIVED". Daily Mirror. No. 419. New South Wales, Australia. 14 September 1942. p. 5 (War News Edition). Retrieved 5 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Goodbye to Music.", 105 volumes : illustrations (chiefly coloured), portraits (chiefly coloured) ; 30-40 cm., The Bulletin, 69 (3556), Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 7 Apr 1948 , ISSN 0007-4039, nla.obj-553576678, retrieved 5 September 2023 – via Trove