The Pajama Game

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Event The Pajama Game
Venue Empire Theatre (1927-1960), Sydney, NSW
First Date 12 June 1957
Last Date 9 November 1957
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description "... the modern Broadway Musical ... with its music in modern style, its story concerned with everyday people in modern settings ... Gone are the crinolines, chocolate soldiers and gilded ballrooms."
" ... a hearty romp through an industrial crisis in a small pyjama factory ... "
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Working Life
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Betty Pounder Choreographer
John Bailey Dancer
Noel Hardres Dancer
Bruce Henries Dancer
Anne Inglis Dancer
Adele Jarrett Dancer
Wendy Madigan Dancer
Gerald McErlean Dancer
Patricia Raye Dancer
Kevin Regan Dancer
Kay Smith Dancer
John Stevens Dancer
Helen Stocks Dancer
Alma Watson Dancer
Richard Adler Music and Lyrics Librettist
Jerry Ross Music and Lyrics Librettist
Gabriel Joffe Musical Director
Fay Agnew Performer Brenda
Norma Dennis Performer Poopsie
Dorothy Francis Performer Mae
Alton Harvey Performer 2nd Helper
Robert Healey Performer Joe
Kevan Johnston Performer 1st Worker
Toni Lamond Performer Babe Williams
Jack Little Performer Hasler
William Newman Performer Sid Sorkin
Reginald Newson Performer Pop
Jill Perryman Performer Mabel
Keith Petersen Performer Hines
Don Richards Performer Prez
John Sanger Performer Salesman
Ron Shand Performer Charlie
Frank Sheldon Performer 2nd Worker
Tikki Taylor Performer Gladys
John Bowker Singer
Joan Coombes Singer
Peter Dalton Singer
Eve Godly Singer
Dorothy Gulliver Singer
Louise Matheson Singer
Fred Patterson Singer
Ian Roberts Stage Director
Frank Wilson Stage Manager
George Abbott Writer
Richard Bissell Writer
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Sourced from advertisement on p.21 of programme for 'Janus', Theatre Royal, Sydney, 1956. Australian premiere season at Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Sydney Morning Herald, Thursday, June 13, 1957. p. 21
Programme Chuck Noonan
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Event Identifier 16395
Dataset AusStage