Event |
A Toast to Melba
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| 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
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| Secondary Genre |
Biographical
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| Subjects |
Australian National Identity
Entertainers
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
| Name |
Function |
Notes |
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Margaret de Mestre
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Actor
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Lady De Grey, Jimmy Mullins, Amy Castles
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Ralph Goldstein
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Actor
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George Lupton, Augustus Harris, Joseph Szigeti, John Norton
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Lorraine Haase
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Actor
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Melba
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Brian O'Brien
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Actor
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Fathers Voice, Treacle O'Kane, Oscar Wilde, Enrico Caruso
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Frank Peniguel
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Actor
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John Lemmone, Newsboy
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Keith Radford
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Actor
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Gottlieb Elsasser
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Joan Richards
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Actor
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Mothers Voice, Madame Marchesi, Girl, Gladys Moncrieff
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Jan Smith
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Actor
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Charles Armstrong, Duke of Orleans, Mayor of Brisbane
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Fiona Tully
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Actor
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Eunice
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Michael Wilson
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Actor
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Pietro Cecchi, Bernard Shaw, Neville Cardus, Sir Thomas Beecham
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Margaret Sim
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Actor and Singer
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Understudy Melba & Moncrieff
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Louise Clarkson
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Costume Designer
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Ross McGregor
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Director
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Sandie Wright
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Lighting Designer
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Paul Thom
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Musical Director
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Jack Hibberd
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Playwright
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Bill Ryan
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Set and/or Property Maker
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Robert Taylor
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Set and/or Property Maker
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Allan McKenzie
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Set Designer
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Jill Crawford
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Sound Designer
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Graham Daly
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Sound Designer
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Max Oldfield
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Stage Manager
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| Resources |
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| Works |
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| Text Nationality |
Australia
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
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| Further Information |
Rep's First Subscription Series (4 plays)
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| 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 |
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| Programme |
Private Collection
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
70461 |
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