Farewell Farewell, Eugene [scene]

Summary: 1959 BBC presentation of a scene from the comedy Farewell, Farewell, Eugene by John Vari, presented from the Garrick Theatre, London, by arrangement with H. M. Tennent Ltd and Ronald Rawson. Rodney Ackland adapted the play so that it was set in Fulham, 1905 rather than Manhattan’s Lower East Side, 1915, as in Vari’s original.
Theatre play: Farewell, Farewell, Eugene by John Vari [more information]
Play synopsis: Comedy with elements of tragedy. Manhattan’s Lower East Side, 1915. Two elderly sisters living in near-poverty have worked and saved hard for a trip to Africa to visit their relative Eugene. However, complications arise, such as aa baby being left on their doorste. Eugene is discovered to be a rogue not worth the trip.
Production history: Produced in London in 1959, and very probably in America earlier than this date.
Date of transmission: Thursday 23 July 1959
Time: 8.50-9.30pm
Channel: BBC Television
Production company: BBC

Director

William Chappell

Television Presentation by

John Vernon

Playwright

John Vari

Adaptor of Script

Rodney Ackland (1908-1991)

Sets / Settings

Michael Weight

Costume Designer

Desmond Heeley

Cast

Title: Fair Evening Out at Farewell Farewell Eugene: Meaty, Comic-Sentimental Situation (Newspaper review)
Reference: The Manchester Guardian, 12 May 1959, p. 7
Linking notes: n.b. this is a review of the stage production, not the televised excerpt.

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