1776

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Event 1776
Venue Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 26 June 1971
Opening Date 26 June 1971
Last Date 1971
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Part of a Tour Yes
Description A single setting representing the Chamber and an Anteroom of the Continental Conaress. a Mall. High Street. and Thomas Jefferson's
Room, in Philadelphia; and certain reaches of John Adams' mind.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Musical
Subjects Political
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Brian Barrie Actor Pennsylvania - James Wilson
Bruce Barry Actor Pennsylvania - John Dickson
Harry Coxon Actor North Carolina - Joseph Hewes
John Craig Actor Georgia - Congressional Secretary. Charles Thompson
Gil Dalzell Actor New York - Robert Livingston
Jamie Davidson Actor Georgia - Courier
Lewis Fiander Actor Massachusetts - John Adams
Ric Hutton Actor President - John Hancock
Phil Jay Actor Delaware - Caesar Rodney
Bruce Kerr Actor Georgia - Dr. Lyman Hall
Alwyn Leckie Actor Georgia - Abigail Adams
Gordon McDougall Actor Pennsylvania - Benjamin Franklin
Rod McLennan Actor Virgina - Richard Henry Lee
Geraldene Morrow Actor Georgia - Martha Jefferson
Lorenzo Nolan Actor New York - Lewis Morris
Martin Redpath Actor New Jersey - Rev. Jonathan Witherspoon
Arnold Riches Actor Delaware - Coll Thomas Mckean
Darrell Riles Actor Delaware - George Read
Christopher Sargent Actor Maryland - Samuel Chase
Dennis Scott Actor Georgia - A Leather Apron
Jon Sidney Actor Virgina - Thomas Jefferson
Jim Smillie Actor South Carolina - Edward Rutledge
Alan Tilvern Actor Rhode Island - Stephen Hopkins
Richard Webb Actor Georgia - Congressional Custodian Andrew McNair
Michael Winter Actor New Hampshire - Dr. Josiah Bartlett
Don Jarry Actor and Singer Connecticut - Roger Sherman
Betty Pounder Choreographer
Sherman Edwards Composer
Patricia Zipprodt Costume Designer
Gordon Hunt Director
Joe Mielziner Lighting Designer
Sherman Edwards Lyricist
Brian Buggy Musical Director
Joe Mielziner Set Designer
Sue Nattrass Stage Director
Paul Maloney Stage Manager
Walter van Nieuwkuyk Stage Manager
Peter Stone Writer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information The programme contains brief biographies. Opening night attended by the then Australian Prime Minister Sire Robert Menzies and his wife Dame Pattie
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme PROMPT Collection. National Library of Australia
Programme Flinders University Library Special Collections Theatre Programmes 1971(2)
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 70378