 Event |
Forbidden City
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| Venue |
Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC |
| First Date |
6 May 1946 |
| Opening Date |
6 May 1946 |
| Last Date |
23 June 1946 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Entertainment typical of San Francisco's famous night clubs, Bimbo's, Copacabana, Bal Tabarin, and Forbidden City, will be provided in the new Tivoli programme, Forbidden City, opening at the matinee today. Replicas of the clubs will be used for the settings. Well-known Oriental artists who will make their debut are Ma Sui-lin, Chung Doo, and Le Pak-fa. |
| Description Source |
Article |
| Primary Genre |
Music Theatre
|
| Secondary Genre |
Revue
|
| Subjects |
Orientalism
|
| Organisations |
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Tivoli Ballet, Dance Group
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Szabardos and Anderson, Performance Group
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Rex and Bessie, Dance Group
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Charles and Lovely Rae, Dance Group
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Luahna, Lahni and Laya, Singing Group
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Kwam Brothers, Circus Style Performer
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Tivoli Glamour Girls, Performance Group
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Tivoli Glamour Girls, Performance Group
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Tivoli Orchestra, Orchestra
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Tivoli Circuit (Australia) Pty Ltd, Presenter
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Kwam Brothers, Circus Style Performer
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Val Spaghetti and His Corn Huskers, Orchestra
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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Article: New Tivoli show, The Argus, 6 May 1946, 4
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Book: Frank van Straten, Tivoli, Lothian, South Melbourne, 2003
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Programme: Forbidden City, National Library of Australia, 6 May 1946
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Review: Novel night club revue at Tivoli, The Argus, 7 May 1946, 9
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| Production Nationality |
Australia
|
| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
The Argus, 7 May 1946, p. 9 |
| Programme |
PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia |
|
| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
97596 |
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