A Toast to Melba

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Event A Toast to Melba
Venue Theatre 3, Acton, ACT
Umbrella Event 1977 Subscription Series
First Date 17 February 1977
Opening Date 17 February 1977
Last Date 12 March 1977
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
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 Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Biographical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Entertainers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Margaret de Mestre Actor Lady De Grey, Jimmy Mullins, Amy Castles
Ralph Goldstein Actor George Lupton, Augustus Harris, Joseph Szigeti, John Norton
Lorraine Haase Actor Melba
Brian O'Brien Actor Fathers Voice, Treacle O'Kane, Oscar Wilde, Enrico Caruso
Frank Peniguel Actor John Lemmone, Newsboy
Keith Radford Actor Gottlieb Elsasser
Joan Richards Actor Mothers Voice, Madame Marchesi, Girl, Gladys Moncrieff
Jan Smith Actor Charles Armstrong, Duke of Orleans, Mayor of Brisbane
Fiona Tully Actor Eunice
Michael Wilson Actor Pietro Cecchi, Bernard Shaw, Neville Cardus, Sir Thomas Beecham
Margaret Sim Actor and Singer Understudy Melba & Moncrieff
Louise Clarkson Costume Designer
Ross McGregor Director
Sandie Wright Lighting Designer
Paul Thom Musical Director
Jack Hibberd Playwright
Bill Ryan Set and/or Property Maker
Robert Taylor Set and/or Property Maker
Allan McKenzie Set Designer
Jill Crawford Sound Designer
Graham Daly Sound Designer
Max Oldfield Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information Rep's First Subscription Series (4 plays)
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Book Edgeworth, Anne. The Cost of Jazz Garters : A History of Canberra Repertory Society 1932 to 1982, Canberra, 1992
Book Performing Arts Year Book of Australia 1977
AusStage Submit Form
Programme Private Collection
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 70461