President Wilson in Paris

President Wilson in Paris
Based on	President Wilson in Paris by Ron Blair
Written by	Ron Blair
Directed by	Julian Pringle
Starring	Tim Elliott Robyn Nevin Dennis Miller
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Julian Pringle
Running time	80 mins
Production company	ABC
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 1973 (1973-09)[1]

President Wilson in Paris is a 1973 play by Ron Blair set during the Paris Peace Conference, 1919.[2] It was also adapted for television by the ABC.

Premise

President Woodrow Wilson is in Paris for the peace talks after World War One. They are visited by the mysterious Colonel House.

Productions

The stage play's original production was directed by John Bell and debuted at the Nimrod Theatre in Sydney on 7 February 1973. The cast consisted of John Krummel, Anna Volska and Max Cullen.[3] Reviewing it, H. G. Kippax of the Sydney Morning Herald gave it a "hearty recommendation."[4]

The play was subsequently performed by the Melbourne Theatre Company.[5]

Television adaptation

The play was filmed at the ABC's Sydney studios in 1973 with a new cast including Tim Elliot as Woodrow Wilson, Robyn Nevin as Edith Wilson and Dennis Miller as Colonel House.[6] It was one of a series of Australian stage plays filmed by the ABC in the early 1970s.

References

1. "TV Guide". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 September 1973. p. 18.
2. Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p125
3. N.S.W. Teachers' Federation.; New South Wales Public School Teachers' Federation. (31 January 1973) [1919], "Theatre: Young writers receive awards", volumes, Education: Journal of the N.S.W. Public School Teachers Federation, 54 (1), Sydney: The Federation, ISSN 0013-1156, nla.obj-729167770, retrieved 2 July 2023 – via Trove
4. Kippax, H.G. (12 February 1973). "Black Comedy". The Sydney Morning Herald. p. 23.
5. "President thrills". The Australian Jewish News. Vol. XL, no. 4. Victoria, Australia. 26 October 1973. p. 14. Retrieved 2 July 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
6. "President's strange night". The Sydney Morning Herald TV Guide. 17 September 1973. p. 4.

External links

• President Wilson in Paris at AustLit
• President Wilson in Paris at AusStage