Goodbye to the Music
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| Goodbye to the Music | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Sumner Locke Elliott |
| Date premiered | 11 September 1942[1][2] |
| Place premiered | Independent Theatre, Sydney |
| Original language | English |
| Subject | music |
| Genre | romantic comedy |
Goodbye to the Music is a 1942 Australian stage play by Sumner Locke Elliott.
Elliott said it was written "during the time I was severely under the influence of Emlyn Williams."[3] Elliott himself appeared in the initial production.[4]
The Sydney Morning Herald said "the comedy is a considerable advance on Mr. Locke-Elliott's Three previous plays produced by Doris Fitton. The solution is neat, even if the last scene itself could be stronger. The plot conforms to a somewhat conventional pattern, but if the characters are "stock," the skilful dialogue gives them an appealing freshness."[5]
The Daily Mirror said "Skilful dialogue is perhaps the plav's outstanding feature."[6]
When the play was presented in Melbourne in 1948 a reviewer called it "a sentimentalised version of Margaret Kennedy’s The Constant Nymph."[7]