The Drover's Sweetheart is a 1909 Australian play.
It was first performed in 1909 by the Arthur Shirley Dramatic Club. The play was reportedly written for Shirley. In 1912 Frank Shepherd toured with it.
It was performed into the 1920s.
Premise
Tom Wilson is falsely accused of murder of Meredith, owner of Wyong Station, by managed Edward Wiley.
References
- ""THE DROVER'S SWEETHEART."". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 22, 377. New South Wales, Australia. 4 October 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "ARTHUR SHIRLEY DRAMATIC CLUB". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 22, 378. New South Wales, Australia. 5 October 1909. p. 8. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "MUSIC AND DRAMA". The Mercury. Vol. XCIII, no. 12, 479. Tasmania, Australia. 22 March 1910. p. 6. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "DRAMATIC". Pinnaroo Country News. Vol. V, no. 20. South Australia. 25 October 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Advertising". The Mount Barker Courier and Onkaparinga and Gumeracha Advertiser. Vol. 32, no. 1676. South Australia. 25 October 1912. p. 4. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "ENTERTAINMENTS". Kalgoorlie Miner. Vol. 29, no. 7425. Western Australia. 29 March 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- "MILTON-SHEFARD COMEDY CO". Geraldton Guardian. Vol. XVI, no. 4110. Western Australia. 2 January 1923. p. 2. Retrieved 3 July 2024 – via National Library of Australia.