Oriental Nights

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Event Oriental Nights
Venue Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 8 April 1940
Last Date 11 May 1940
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Oriental Nights is a well-balance variety entertainment with the colour of the Orient. Headlined is Ann Suter, commedienne. Herbert Young is billed as the Chinese Booby Breen. Lui Long tap dances, and the Great North China troupe, twelve acrobats, jugglers, contortionists and equilibrists presented a well-executed act. And others.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Variety
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Barbara Blane Actor
Ron Shand Actor
Ronnie Shand Actor
Herbert Young Actor
Ronnie Hay Choreographer
Ann Suter Comedian
Charles Taylor Conductor
Lui Long Dancer
Len Rich Musician
Shirley Lawson Performer
Herbert Young Performer
Wallace Parnell Producer
Fred Parsons Writer
Resources
Further Information Last date: The Argus, 7 May 1940, p. 13, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-page606990
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Age, 9 April 1940, p. 13, digitised on Trove
Programme National Library of Australia PROMPT Collection
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 120980