For Love and Life is a 1890 Australian play by Alfred Dampier and Garnet Walch about hypnotism, a topic then very fashionable in London.[1][2][3]
| For Love and Life | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Alfred Dampier Garnet Walch |
| Directed by | Alfred Dampier |
| Music by | Percy Kehoe |
| Date premiered | 29 November 1890 |
| Place premiered | Alexandra Theatre, Melbourne |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | hypnotism |
Table Talk called it "a thoroughly successful play. It is strong in construction, with a clearly-told plot, and characterised by telling situations. It is so difficult to discover anything new on which to build up a plot now-a-days, that the collaborateurs deserve honest praise for the'way in which they have woven their story about the much-discussed subjeot of hypnotism."[4]
The Argues said the play needed " a less complicated and more coherent plot, some infusion of humour, a more interesting dialogue, and more natural incident."[5]
The Lorgnette said "it is a strong play, although somewhat complicated, and at times incoherent in plot" but stating "it is a cleverly constructed and well-written drama, and at any rate may be taken as a. courageous venture on- the part of the authors."[6]
The play was not as successful as other Dampier melodramas.[7]
References
edit- ^ "WHISPERS AT THE WINGS". Sportsman. No. 510. Victoria, Australia. 26 November 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Mercury". Mercury And Weekly Courier. No. 801. Victoria, Australia. 27 November 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Advertising". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 13, 864. Victoria, Australia. 29 November 1890. p. 16. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ALEXANDRA THEATRE". Table Talk. No. 285. Victoria, Australia. 5 December 1890. p. 14. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ALEXANDRA THEATRE". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 13, 865. Victoria, Australia. 1 December 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ ""FOR LOVE AND LIFE."". The Lorgnette. No. 101. Victoria, Australia. 6 December 1890. p. 3. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Dramatic Year, 1890". Table Talk. No. 289. Victoria, Australia. 2 January 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
edit- For Love and Life at AustLit