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Elizabeth Refuses is a 1957 Australian TV play based on the 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen. It was directed by William Sterling. It was performed live from Sydney on 5 February 1957.[1]

The adaptation was written by English writer Margaret Macnamara of a number of scenes from Jane Austen's novel. It ran for 30 minutes on the ABC.[2]

Plot

In the Bennet house, Mrs Bennet wishes for her two sisters, Elizabeth and Jane, to be married. Mr Collins, a clergyman, arrives seeking a bride. Lady Catherine de Bourgh hints at future happiness for Elizabeth. Elizabeth rejects Mr Collins' proposal.

Cast

  • Joan Lord as Elizabeth
  • Norman Cull as Mr Collins
  • Catherine Neill as Lady de Bourgh
  • Betty Lucas as Jane
  • Ailsa Grahame as Mrs. Bennet

Production

Thelma Afford did the costumes.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Seen on Channel 2". ABC Weekly. 19 January 1957. p. 19.
  2. ^ "TV—Channel 2 ABN". ABC Weekly. 2 February 1957. p. 31.
  3. ^ "RED IS DANGEROUS...EVEN ON TV". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 25, no. 13. Australia. 4 September 1957. p. 10. Retrieved 31 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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