New Kavanagh Radio Play Has Not Met With Much Success

Wanganui Chronicle, 17 October 1950, Page 5

New Kavanagh Radio Play Has Not Met With Much Success

LONDON, Oct. 16 (Recd. 7 p.m.)— Though it was greeted with enthusiastic press reviews, the new BBC programme, “The Great Gilhooly,” which was written by the New Zealander, Ted Kavanagh, has not proved very successful so far. Kavanagh was script-writer for I.T.M.A. • Commenting on the new programme, Collie Knox, in the ‘Daily Mail,” says: “The fantastic publicity given to ‘the Great Gilhooly’ on its first airing—and even before then—has done the show the utmost disservice. Ballyheo is a two-edged weapon. What is wrong with this show is that it is lot very mnny. An Irish pugilist, with a strong dislike of all that pugilism involves, an atmosphere of intriguing Irish brogues and of the bar parlour—this is good enough. Jack Train's colonel does not so much as bring Gilhooly’ to life as bring I.T.M.A. back to fife. “.Kavanagh must instil into Gilhooly that invention and inconsequence which made his reputation—and give us a catch phrase or two. As Kavanagh is that rarity a man who does not resent well disposed criticism—and Indeed listens to it it should not be long before Gilhooly merits his “groat.”