Martha (1964 film)
{{Short description|1964 Australian television play}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Martha
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| director = Christopher Muir
| producer = Christopher Muir
| writer = Friedrich von Flotow
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| starring = Norman Kaye
| music = Victorian Orchestra, conducted by Eric Clapham
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| released = {{Film date|1964}}
| country = Australia
| language = English
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Martha is a 1964 Australian television play. It is a filmed production of Friedrich von Flotow's opera, directed by Christopher Muir.{{cite news |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article105831717 |title=Martha is bought as a maid in gay opera |newspaper=The Canberra Times |volume=38 |issue=10,888 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=1 July 1964 |accessdate=14 February 2017 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Cast
- Barbara Wilson as Lady Harriet Durham / Martha
- Dorothy O'Donahoo as Nancy / Julia
- Alan Eddy as Sir Tristram Mickleford
- Norman Kaye as Lionel
- Brian Hansford as Plunkett
- Victor Franklin as voice of Lionel
- Dzintars Veide as Mayor
Synopsis
In 18th century England, Lady Harriet (Barbara Wilson), a bored lady-in-waiting to Queen Anne, tires of the attentions of Sir Tristram Mickleford (Alan Eddy). She has arranged to meet Sir Tristram at Richmond Fair but together with her friend Nancy, they pose as young maids 'Martha' and 'Julia'. In a case of mistaken identity, the girls find themselves bought by wealthy young farmer Plunkett (Brian Hansford) and his foster brother Lionel (Norman Kaye). Harriet and Lionel fall in love, believing each other to be peasants.
Arias
Reception
The 2 July 1964 edition of Sydney Morning Herald said "the effortless flow of bright and amiably sentimental music in Flotow's "Martha" made the 90 minutes of this opera pass agreeably enough".[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3_pjAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yuUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6947%2C303599 Sydney Morning Herald 2 July 1964, article "Martha Given on ABN2"] at Google News Archive
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Category:Australian television plays
Category:Australian television plays based on operas
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