He travelled to Melbourne on 8 August 1959 to present two plays for GTV-9, starting with Ruth, which was a part of Shell Presents and directed by Rod Kinnear. He was also to help coach Australian writers and producers on US drama techniques.[9] The producers wanted Lyndall Barbour to play the lead. She was tracked down to a hotel room in Paris and John Glennon travelled from London to persuade her to accept the part. He also co-starred in the production. The play was produced in Melbourne at the GTV 9 studios.[10][11][12] While rehearsing it Glennon said he was working on a play about Australians in London.[13] The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald called it "a highly original and diverting play" where Glennon's writing was "in an attractively inventive and individual way that sometimes shades into the eccentric".[14] Another version aired as a BBC Sunday-Night Play in 1962, starring Constance Cummings, again written by John Glennon, and this time directed by Henry Kaplan.
Rope was the other 1959 Australian TV play he wrote and starred in, also part of Shell Presents and again directed by Kinnear, based on the play by Patrick Hamilton. Glennon played one of the lead roles.[15][16] Glennon made several changes to the play, including cutting the time down from two hours to an hour, shifting the action from 1929 to present day New York, and moving the local from one-room to a four-room penthouse. "Whereas the original dealt with distance," said Glennon, "you can now eliminate long speeches and convey the same idea by gesture or by a bit of business magnified a hundred fold by that eagle eyed camera."[17] The Sydney Morning Herald critic praised "John Glennon' s clever, perceptive and highly mannered performance... and the tensions which producer Rod Kinnear was able to generate by some thoughtful camera work, and some very skilful organisation on a large and attractive set."[3]The Age TV credit praised the set, credit sequence and some of the acting but had reservations about some of the performances and the direction.[2]
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john, glennon, writer, actor, john, glennon, born, 1931, american, stage, actor, writer, screenwriter, playwright, career, editas, actor, notable, broadway, credits, include, roles, productions, saint, joan, characters, search, author, richard, cyrano, bergera. John Glennon born 1931 is an American stage actor writer screenwriter and playwright 1 2 Career EditAs an actor his notable Broadway credits include roles in productions of Saint Joan Six Characters in Search of an Author Richard III Cyrano de Bergerac The Taming of the Shrew and King Richard II and he was stage manager on How to Be a Jewish Mother 1 3 4 Glennon sold his first script to CBC in 1957 when he was performing in Saint Joan on Broadway 5 He is known for his television writing credits on Armchair Mystery Theatre Armchair Theatre Ruth 6 and Rope both 1959 7 8 ITV Play of the Week from 1957 1961 Playdate BBC Sunday Night Play and Encounter He travelled to Melbourne on 8 August 1959 to present two plays for GTV 9 starting with Ruth which was a part of Shell Presents and directed by Rod Kinnear He was also to help coach Australian writers and producers on US drama techniques 9 The producers wanted Lyndall Barbour to play the lead She was tracked down to a hotel room in Paris and John Glennon travelled from London to persuade her to accept the part He also co starred in the production The play was produced in Melbourne at the GTV 9 studios 10 11 12 While rehearsing it Glennon said he was working on a play about Australians in London 13 The TV critic from the Sydney Morning Herald called it a highly original and diverting play where Glennon s writing was in an attractively inventive and individual way that sometimes shades into the eccentric 14 Another version aired as a BBC Sunday Night Play in 1962 starring Constance Cummings again written by John Glennon and this time directed by Henry Kaplan Rope was the other 1959 Australian TV play he wrote and starred in also part of Shell Presents and again directed by Kinnear based on the play by Patrick Hamilton Glennon played one of the lead roles 15 16 Glennon made several changes to the play including cutting the time down from two hours to an hour shifting the action from 1929 to present day New York and moving the local from one room to a four room penthouse Whereas the original dealt with distance said Glennon you can now eliminate long speeches and convey the same idea by gesture or by a bit of business magnified a hundred fold by that eagle eyed camera 17 The Sydney Morning Herald critic praised John Glennon s clever perceptive and highly mannered performance and the tensions which producer Rod Kinnear was able to generate by some thoughtful camera work and some very skilful organisation on a large and attractive set 3 The Age TV credit praised the set credit sequence and some of the acting but had reservations about some of the performances and the direction 2 References Edit a b John Glennon Broadway Cast amp Staff IBDB www ibdb com Retrieved 2021 03 05 a b The Age Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 2021 03 05 a b Role in Rope for Glennon 16 Nov 1959 Page 11 The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved 2021 03 05 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link T M Kraus Critical Digest Volume 5 Spotlight on Scriptwriters John Glennon The Stage and Television Today London Iss 4064 Mar 5 1959 a7 Via Proquest John Glennon British Film Institute Retrieved 12 March 2021 Jacka Liz Turnbull Sue November 2006 Australian Television History An Introduction Media International Australia 121 1 65 67 doi 10 1177 1329878x0612100110 ISSN 1329 878X S2CID 157925216 Vagg Stephen 2019 02 17 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s amp 60s FilmInk Retrieved 2021 03 05 The Age Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 2021 03 05 14 Sep 1959 Page 13 The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved 2021 03 05 TV Highlights Biz Fairfield NSW 1928 1972 1959 09 16 p 5 Retrieved 2021 03 05 13 Sep 1959 Page 102 The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved 2021 03 05 The Age Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 2021 03 05 21 Sep 1959 Page 6 The Sydney Morning Herald at Newspapers com Newspapers com Retrieved 2021 03 05 The Age Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 2021 03 05 I V HIGHLIGHTS Biz Fairfield NSW 1928 1972 1959 11 04 p 11 Retrieved 2021 03 05 The Age Google News Archive Search news google com Retrieved 2021 03 05 External links EditJohn Glennon at IMDb John Glennon on the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Glennon writer and actor amp oldid 1144768233, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
