The Radetzky March
By Joseph Roth
Monday Play 1976-03-22
Starring Nigel Anthony/Peter Williams/John Rye
256K
Roth's best-know novel, Radetzkymarsch, portraits the latter days of Habsburg monarch, its multiethnic equilibrium and bureaucratic machinery. In the opening of the work an Austrian army officer saves the life of the young emperor at the battle of Solferino. Through his account of the descendants of this hero Roth creates a Spenglerian vision of European culture in decline and loss. The same nostalgic theme is repeating in Roth's later novels. Its sequel, Die Kapuzinergruft, (1938, The Emperor's Tomb), traced the collapse of the Empire through an account of a whole family, the Van Trottas. It shows Roth responding to the National Socialist takeover in Austria with an expression of passionate commitment for the Hapsburg dynasty. The author once said: "I am a conservative and a Catholic, consider Austria my fatherland, and desire the return of the Empire."
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Sorry about that. Just when I get to trusting the guys at usenet and don't look it up myself. Well, that won't happen again in this century. ------------------------------- Rick
I went to my server, intending to file the download, when i saw the dates ... hmmmm ...
Since I'm literally sitting on a server box waiting for parts, I was bored so i decided to do a little digging. I thought of the Monday Play idea, based on the date in the file itself, which_is_ a Monday ...
Bob
I was glad to see your reply. You really don't know how bored I am without your comments. It has been so dull around here. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rick
Wanna trade places? I'll bet you don't have thirty kinds of mold, sewer stench, rats and harried, crazed clients ....
Just as your expertise in computers is useful there my experience as an RN for 30 years is useful here taking care of my wife who was diagnosed with MS. The short answer is no. ------ Rick
I have several problems with this file.
1. The purported date was not a Saturday. (Neither 3-22-76, as on the file name or 3-28-76 as in the notes)
2. According to http://www.saturday-night-theatre.co.uk/broadcasts.php "The Radetzky March" was never an SNT presentation.
The nearest dates to those claimed:
This is NOT the 2005 production, which was a Mike Walker adaptation. I can't seem to find any CORRECT reference for the date of your version ...
This really bothered me, so I did a little more digging. ... (Boredom at a job site, waiting for parts delivery) :>)
Yhis is a MONDAY play, with the correct date being 1976-03-22.
This is confirmed by SuttonElms:
http://www.suttonelms.org.uk/monday-play.html
Thank you