A Toast to Melba

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Event A Toast to Melba
Venue Tasmania, TAS
First Date 17 August 1976
Last Date 28 August 1976
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description The play traces opera diva Nellie Melba's career from her early caterwauling by the banks of the Yarra to her lofty achievements on the stage at Covent Garden.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Biographical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Entertainers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Stuart Campbell Actor
Peter de Salis Actor
Bryan Duhig Actor
Michele Fawdon Actor
Norman Hodges Actor
Aleda Johnsen Actor
Deborah Kennedy Actor
Elaine O'Neill Costume Maker
Gillian Hunter Designer
Edward Granville Director
Jack Hibberd Playwright
Keitha Cruickshank Stage Manager
Ross Thorne Stage Manager
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Sourced from programme for Habeas Corpus, Playhouse Theatre, Perth, 1976.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
The Noreen Le Mottee Collection Programme donated by Christopher Thomas
Programme Advertisement Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Event Identifier 18862
Dataset AusStage