Governor Bligh (play)

Governor Bligh is a 1930 play by Doris Egerton Jones.[1][2]

Governor Bligh
Written byDoris Egerton Jones
Date premieredAugust 1930
Original languageEnglish
SubjectGovernor Bligh

It was given a professional production at a time when that was very rare for Australian plays.[3] The play was produced by Allan Wikie and took four months to write.[4][5]

Premise

The story of Governor Bligh and the Rum Rebellion.[6]

References
  1. Suzanne Edgar, 'Jones, Doris Egerton (1889–1973)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/jones-doris-egerton-6870/text11903, published first in hardcopy 1983, accessed online 24 August 2023.
  2. "Doris Egerton Jones. The Woman and Her Work", The Australian woman's mirror., 6 (44), 1924, nla.obj-417609980, retrieved 24 August 2023 – via Trove
  3. Rees, Leslie (1953). Towards An Australian Drama. p. 154.
  4. "THE AUTHOR OF GOVERNOR BLIGH". The Age. No. 23, 533. Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1930. p. 14. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. John Rickard, 'Wilkie, Allan (1878–1970)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/wilkie-allan-9096/text16039, published first in hardcopy 1990, accessed online 24 August 2023.
  6. "AN AUSTRALIAN PLAY". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 26, 236. Victoria, Australia. 15 September 1930. p. 3. Retrieved 24 August 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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