Event |
Collits' Inn
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| Venue |
Princess Theatre (1886- ), Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
23 December 1933 |
| Opening Date |
23 December 1933 |
| Last Date |
9 April 1934 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Part of a Tour |
Yes |
| Description |
"Australia's first musical romance." |
| Description Source |
Programme |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
| Secondary Genre |
Historical
Radio
Musical
Romantic
|
| Subjects |
Australian National Identity
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article:  Collit's Inn Breaks New Ground. Inspiration in a Country Toy Store., Women's Supplement, 4 January 1934, 8
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Article:  Many New Shows, The Argus, 23 December 1933
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Article:  Musical Play. By Sydney Residents. Acclaimed in Melbourne., Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December 1933, 7
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Article:  Peter Fitzpatrick, Whose turn to shout? The crisis in Australian musical theatre today., Australasian Drama Studies, 38, April 2001, 16-28
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Article:  Table Talk, 21 December 1933, 1
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Article:  Table Talk, February 1934, 13
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Article:  The Herald, 1 November 1933
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Article:  The Herald, 14 October 1933
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Article:  The Herald, 18 November 1933
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Musical Score:  Varney Monk, 'Australia', song from the Australian musical play 'Collits' Inn', Chappell, Sydney, The University of Queensland, Social Sc/Humanities Library, 1946, 3 pp.
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Review:  Collits' Inn. Australian Musical Play. First Night Success., The Argus, 26 December 1933, 3
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Review:  The Age, 26 December 1933, 9
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Review:  The Home : an Australian quarterly, March 1934, 7
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
|
| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Further Information |
First act broadcast on 2GB from Princess Theatre, Melbourne, 23 December 1933.
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Magazine |
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| Australian Drama Project (UQ) |
COLLITSTG |
| Programme |
Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library |
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| Event Identifier |
16548 |
| Dataset |
AusStage |
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