The Desert Song

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Event The Desert Song
Venue Palais Theatre, St Kilda, VIC
First Date 23 February 1962
Opening Date 23 February 1962
Last Date 17 March 1962
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description Time: The Present Locale: Northern Africa
Act 1
Scene 1: Retreat of the Red Shadow in the Riff Mountains -evening
Scene 2: Outside General Birabeau's House - the same evening
Scene 3: A Room in General Birabeau's House -a few minutes later
Act 2
Scene 1: The Harem of Ali Bel Ali -afternoon of the following day
Scene 2: A Corridor -a few minutes later
Scene 3:The Room of the Silken Couch -a few minutes later
Scene 4: Edge of the Desert -the following morning half an hour before dawn
Scene 5: Courtyard of General Birabeau's House - two days later
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Romance
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Mike Ashman Actor and Singer Nogi - Ben Ali's Guard and Chorus
Robert Beeby Actor and Singer Sergeant De Boussac of the French Foreign Legion and Chorus
Joy Bendall Actor and Singer Chorus
Ernie Bourne Actor and Singer Benjamin Kidd - Society Correspondent for the "Paris Daily Mail"
William Campigli Actor and Singer Chorus
Lloyd Cunningham Actor and Singer General Birabeau - Governor of a French Moroccan Province
Heather Ditchmen Actor and Singer Chorus
Ormonde Douglas Actor and Singer Ali Ben Ali - Caid of a Riff Tribe
Barbara Elliott Actor and Singer Chorus
Catherine Elliott Actor and Singer Chorus
Bill Esmond Actor and Singer Lieutenant La Vergne of the French Foreign Legion and Chorus
William Griffiths Actor and Singer Chorus
Eileen Hattam Actor and Singer Susan - the General's Ward
Lorraine Henris Actor and Singer Chorus
Joyce Hexter Actor and Singer Chorus
Douglas Heywood Actor and Singer Chorus
Ray Jenkins Actor and Singer Chorus
Kevin Kealy Actor and Singer Chorus
Janice Kennedy Actor and Singer Chorus
John Larsen Actor and Singer Pierre - only son of General Birabeau
Miriam Manne Actor and Singer Neri - Hadji's Wife and Chorus
Gerry Melis Actor and Singer Chorus
Anton Morgan Actor and Singer Chorus
Judith Newman Actor and Singer Chorus
Dennis O'Keefe Actor and Singer Chorus
Barry Purcell Actor and Singer Chorus
Margaret Reed Actor and Singer Chorus
Alan Russon Actor and Singer Mindar - a leading member of the Red Shadow's band and Chorus
Kathleen Ryan Actor and Singer Susan's friend and Chorus
John Sanger Actor and Singer Captain Paul Fontaine
Raymond Shorthouse Actor and Singer Chorus
Ian Smith Actor and Singer Chorus
John Smyth Actor and Singer Chorus
Freda Stark Actor and Singer Clementina - a Spanish 'Lady'
Wilma Stokes Actor and Singer Chorus
George Thirbach Actor and Singer Chorus
Frank Thomas Actor and Singer Chorus
Judith Thompson Actor and Singer Chorus
Deidree Thurlow Actor and Singer Margot Bonvalet - guest of General Birabeau
Juanita Whelan Actor and Singer Chorus
David Williams Actor and Singer Sid El Kar - the Red Shadow's Lieutenant
Wilma Wolstencroft Actor and Singer Chorus
Tommy Worland Actor and Singer Hassi – a leading member of the Red Shadow’s band
Graham Wraith Actor and Singer Chorus
Brenda Wright Actor and Singer Chorus
Chin Yu Actor and Singer Azuri - Ali Ben Ali's favourite
Gabriel Joffe Assistant Musical Director
Oscar Hammerstein II Book and Lyrics Librettist
Otto Hauerbach Book and Lyrics Librettist
Frank Mandel Book and Lyrics Librettist
William Carse Choreographer
Sigmund Romberg Composer
Anne Fraser Costume Designer
Noelle Aitken Dancer Corps De Ballet
Joan Gilmour Dancer Corps De Ballet
Suzanne Gooda Dancer Corps De Ballet
Elizabeth Greer Dancer Corps De Ballet
Shirley Jones Dancer Corps De Ballet
Marlene Kearney Dancer Corps De Ballet
Margaret Kelly Dancer Corps De Ballet
Rhyl Kennell Dancer Corps De Ballet
Beverly Morris Dancer Corps De Ballet
Cherill Rowston Dancer Corps De Ballet
Josie Seymour Dancer Corps De Ballet
Claire Smith Dancer Corps De Ballet
Merilyn Stansfield-Smith Dancer Corps De Ballet
Barbara Young Dancer Corps De Ballet
Herman Schildberger Musical Director Conductor
Bertha Jorgensen Orchestral Leader
Cid Ellwood Producer
Works
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book National treasure
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 156819