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Hagen's Circus was a 1948 Australian radio serial created by Max Afford. It was set in a circus and starred Thelma Scott as the owner.

Thelma Scott played the lead role. Actors who appeared in it included Muriel Steinbeck, Guy Doleman and Charles Tingwell.

The show was the idea of producer Paul Jacklin who was determined to disprove an old radio adage that people disliked shows set in circuses. Jacklin hired Max Afford to script it. Afford researched the story visiting Wirth's Circus.

It was one of the most popular Australian radio serials of its day and helped make the reputation of Guy Doleman.

References

1. ""HAGEN'S CIRCUS"—THE SHOW OF SHOWS". North West Champion. New South Wales, Australia. 4 April 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
2. "AND Write One". The Sunday Herald (Sydney). No. 79. New South Wales, Australia. 30 July 1950. p. 2 (Features). Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
3. "CONTACT". The Sun. No. 11889. New South Wales, Australia. 4 March 1948. p. 1 (LATE FINAL EXTRA). Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
4. ""HAGEN'S CIRCUS"—THE SHOW OF SHOWS". North West Champion. New South Wales, Australia. 4 April 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 26 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
5. Philp, Peter (2016). Drama in Silent Rooms. Eureka Media Communications. p. 260.
6. "Heroes and heroines of soap operas What they look like—people Australians have come to know better than their nextdoor neighbors: radio serial personalities", Pix., 23 (25), Sydney, N.S.W: Associated Newspapers Limited, 17 December 1949, ISSN 0032-0390, nla.obj-481062008, retrieved 26 August 2023 – via Trove{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

External links

• Hagen's Circus papers at Fryer Library
• Hagen's Circus at Internet Archive
• Hagen's Circus at AustLit

• 1940s Australian radio serials
• 1950s Australian radio serials
• Radio serials by Max Afford