The Swan Street Revue single work   musical theatre   revue/revusical  
Issue Details: First known date: 1959... 1959 The Swan Street Revue
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Revue.

As with Late Night Revue, staged at the Arts Theatre earlier in the year, The Swan Street Revue was conceived as a late-night production. The programme indicates in this respect that supper was available from 11 pm, with the show beginning at 11.30 pm.

The program indicates the following sketches and musical numbers:


  • 1. 'Opening' (company)
  • 2. 'Swan Street Blues' (Angela and Marion)
  • 3. 'My Fair Lady' (Shirley)
  • 4. 'Luton Girls Choir' (Leslie, Anne, Marion, and Angela)
  • 5. 'Arts Freeway' (Shirley)
  • 6. 'Corn Opera' (company)
  • 7. 'The Spy' (Leslie)
  • 8. 'Crazy White Heap' (Marion, Shirley, Leslie, Angela, and Terry)
  • 9. 'Manhattan' (John, Terry, Mike, and Ron)
  • 10. 'Angela' (Mike)
  • 11. 'Beatrice the Beatnix' (Marion)
  • 12. 'Can-Can;' (Marion)
  • 13. 'The Last Time I Saw Sydney' (Angela and ?)
  • 14. 'I.M.T.' (Ron, Marion, and Leslie)
  • 15. 'Cafe Au Fait' (company)
  • 16. 'Off Centre' (Ron) ; 17. 'Circulation' (company)
  • 18. 'Swan Song' (company)
  • 19. 'Finale' (company).

The production credits section refers to a song by Peter Pinne called 'Outside Foys.' The items listed in the program's running order list does not include this number, however. Similarly, Rae Collinson is credited with a sketch called 'Connections', but this is also missing from running order list.

Notes

  • Song and sketch credits are:

      • Peter Pinne: 'Luton Girls Choir,' Cafe Au Fait,' 'Swan Song,' 'Outside Foys (Love on the Corner),' and 'The Spy' (with Don Battye)

      • Eric Smith (lyrics): 'Opening Chorus' (with Nehama Godek, music), 'Swan Street Blues' (with Smith and Woodard, music), 'Arts Freeway,' 'Corn Opera,' 'Manhattan,' 'Beatrice the Beatnix,' 'I.M.T.,' and 'Off Centre.'

      • Jerry Mann: 'The Last Time I Saw Sydney'.

      • Rae Collinson: 'Crazy White Heap' and 'Connections' (sketches).

Production Details

  • 1959: Arts Theatre, Richmond (Melbourne) , ca. November.

    • Director Joy Mudge; Stage Manager Ron Lygoe, Gordon Leeder.
    • Cast Angela O'Toole, Shirley Patterson, John Frost, Terry Donovan, Leslie Bonney, Marion Ware, Mike Ashman, Ron Conroy.
    • Musician Ann Mudge (piano).

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Note:
This entry has been sourced from research undertaken by Dr Clay Djubal into Australian-written popular music theatre.
Last amended 18 Sep 2014 13:26:48
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