Tripoli

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Event Tripoli
Venue Comedy Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 16 August 1947
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description "...famous New Zealand soldiers'show, the Kiwis' Show commenced 21 December 1946."
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Revue
Subjects War
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Bill Bain Actor
Dick Marcroft Actor
Glen Millins Actor
Red Moore Actor
Stan Wineera Actor
Morris Double Actor and Singer
James Lavery Actor and Singer
Roy MacDougall Actor and Singer
Wren Matthews Actor and Singer
Taffy Owen Actor and Singer
J L Gray Administrator
Alan Miers Adminstrator: Business Manager
T H Mitchell Adminstrator: Business Manager
Maurice Hood Costume Designer
Roy Griffiths Designer
John Hunter Gender Cross-dresser
Wally Prictor Gender Cross-dresser
Terry Vaughan Musical Director
Cecil Morris Musician
Harry Unwin Musician: Bassist
Arthur Peden Musician: Clarinetist
Neil Randrup Musician: Clarinetist
Don Richardson Musician: Clarinetist
Dave Stafford Musician: Clarinetist
Allan Brown Musician: Percussionist
Jack Roberts Musician: Pianist
Wally Barton Musician: Trombonist
Desmond Blundell Musician: Trombonist
Bill Pritchard Musician: Trombonist
Norm D'Ath Musician: Trumpeter
Terry Vaughan Producer
Inez Lillies Publicist
Max Blake Singer
Roy Campbell Stage Manager
Charles Dearden Tour Manager
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Further Information Sourced from promotional article p.14 of programme for No,No, Nanette, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 1947. At time of printing , the show had run eleven months. The Kiwis' previous show, The Alamein Review, ran for 34 weeks. The Kiwis eventually ran 857 performances at the Comedy.(See also Benghazi and Alamein.)
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 15396