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Revue.
Intended as an experiment over three Friday nights in May 1959, the production commenced at 11.30pm on each of those evenings, and was extended to eight performances due to popular demand. The focus of the revue was largely directed towards theatrical enterprises and identities, thus appealing to many within the Melbourne theatre industry.
The sketches and songs presented (as identified in the programme) were:
- 1.'Overture'
- 2. 'Theatre Guide' (Brian)
- 3. 'That Certain Business'
- 4. 'Expresso for Two'
- 5. 'Taxing Our Patience' (Brian)
- 6. 'Song of Summer' (Margaret)
- 7. 'Poem' (Brian)
- 8. 'Girl Guides' (Bill and John)
- 9. 'TV Canine' (Brian)
- 10. 'I've Got a Play' (John)
- 11. 'Tatt's a Pity' (Margaret)
- 12. 'Old Girls' (Bill)
- 13. 'Spanish Poem' (Brian)
- 14. 'Loved and Lost' (Margaret)
- 15. 'Cat's Cradle' (Bill and John)
- 16. 'Freddie' (Freddie)
- 17. 'Infidel Castro' (Brian and Margaret)
- 18. 'Monotonous' (John)
- 19. 'Gala Premiere' (Bill and Margaret)
- 20. 'Opera Poem' (Brian)
- 21. 'Shades of Carmen Miranda' (Bill)
- 22. 'Finale' (ensemble).
Notes
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Song and sketch credits include:
- Peter Pinne: 'Loved and Lost'
- John Cargher: 'Expresso for Two', 'Taxing our Patience', 'Poem', 'TV Canine', 'Tatt's a Pity', 'Spanish Poem', 'Infidel Castro', and 'Opera Poem.'
- Joan and Edgar Sepping: 'I've Got a Plan.'
- John Howson: 'Gala Premiere'
- Bruce Wishart: 'Monotonous' (from an earlier Arlen Theatre revue)
Production Details
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1959: Arts Theatre, Richmond (Melbourne), ca. May-June.
- Director Joy Mudge; Producer Brian Crossley; Music Director Freddie Phillips; Lighting Eric Foote; Scenic Art Neville Budd; Stage Manager Alan Hilgood, Ellery Lawless; Design Gordon Leeder.
- Cast Bill Bain, John Muirhead, Brian Crossley, Margaret Horsley.
- Musician Freddie Phillips (piano).
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This entry has been sourced from research undertaken by Dr Clay Djubal into Australian-written popular music theatre.
Last amended 18 Sep 2014 13:20:29
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