Hyacinth Halvey

Summary

1938 BBC Television studio production of Lady Gregory’s one-act comedy Hyacinth Halvey.

Theatre play

Hyacinth Halvey by [Lady] Augusta Gregory (1852-1932) [more information]

Play synopsis

'A comedy about Hyacinth Halvey who seeks to attain a dishonourable reputation in order to escape from giving a cultural speech at the village festival. However, try as he might he only succeeds in getting praise and admiration.' (Source: Playography Ireland, http://www.irishplayography.com/play.aspx?playid=2675; accessed 12 February 2014.)

Production history

Written in 1906, performed on Broadway in November 1911.

Date of transmission

Friday 2 September 1938

Time

9.35-10.10pm

Channel

BBC Television

Production company

BBC

Credits

Producer

Fred O’Donovan (1889-1952)

Playwright

[Lady] Augusta Gregory (1852-1932)

Cast

Patrick Boxill	Fardy Farrell
Dorothy Casey	Mrs Delane
George Dillon	Sergeant Carden
Harry Hutchinson	James Quirke
Margaret Nicholls	Miss Joyce
Tony Quinn	Hyacinth Halvey

Additional details

Origination

Live from studio

Vision original

Monochrome

Later transmissions

Presented again at 3.00pm on Monday 5 September 1938

Extant status

No archival copy is known to exist.

Play tags

comedy; Irish drama

Print sources

Title

Broadcasting: A Beethoven Concert (Newspaper listing)

Reference

The Times, 2 September 1938, p. 10

Title

Radio Times, 2 September 1938 (Magazine)

Linking notes

listing, p. 18

Title

Radio Times, 26 August 1938 (Magazine)

Linking notes

brief article, p. 15