Princess Theatre Bendigo - Program of coming events in c1917. Coming Events: Gonsalez, Italian Grand Opera Company, commencing Monday May 7, for 3 nights' season. The Brilliant and Incomparable Gonzalez, Italian Grand Opera Company. Opening Production_Verdi's Immortal Masterpiece Il Trovatore. Page 3. Monday, May 7, 1917. Il Trovatore. Opera in 4 acts. Music by G Verdi. Cast of Characters: Signorinas: De Revers, Russ, Capelli. Signors: Scamuzzi, Cacialli. Chorus of voices. Overture at 8pm sharp. Director of Orchestra: Giovanni Gonsalez. Leader of Orchestra: Mr S de Tarczynski. Cello Soloist: Mr Laurie Kennedy. Page 9 Farewell Night. Wednesday, May 9, 1917 Faust, Opera in 5 acts. Music by Gounod. Cast of Characters: Signors Balboni, Cacialli, Filippini, Cesaroni. Signorinas: Visoni, Russ, Piccolo. Overture at 7.45pm sharp. Director of Orchestra: Giovanni Gonsalez. Leader of Orchestra: Mr S de Tarczynski. Cello: Mr Laurie Kennedy. Cast members: Signors Balboni, Cacialli, Filippini and Cesaroni. Signorinas: Visoni, Russ and Piccolo. Director of Orchestra: Giovanni Gonzalez. Leader of Orchestra: Mr S de Tarczynski. Cello Soloist: Mr Laurie Kennedy. Page 11, Repertoire of Operas to be produced by the Gonsalez Opera Company to Wednesday, May 9. Monday, May 7, at 8pm. Cavalleia Rusticana, I Pagliacci. Wednesday, May 9 at 7.45pm. Faust. Between the acts. The story of 'Cavalleria Rusticana' is based on truth and reality alone. It is built up on the fact Turridu, a young peasant, has loved and wooed Lola before . . . . . . Of all the many successful productions in which Mme. Petrova, the celebrated Metro star, appeared, 'The Black Butterfly,' in which she appears in this Theatre, on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, next, is considered her greatest, In 'The Black Butterfly . . . The story of 'Rigoletto' is taken from Victor Hugo's drama 'Le roi S'amuse.' In it the Duke of Mantua a wild and unprincipled youth makes love to every . . . Programme Compiled. Wholly Set Up and Printed by The Cambridge Press, Phone 130. Market Sq., Bendigo. Many ads appear throughout the brochure: Allan's, 253 Mitchell Street Bendigo. Ph 244. W Brown, 171 Mitchell Street, 'Centerway' 105 View Street, Bendigo's Leading Pastrycook & Caterer. Hume & Iser: English and Canadian wallpapers. Timber Merchants & Iron Mongers, full range of stoves, Mantlepieces, grates, tiles, bath-heaters, bathroomware, Berger's Paints. Phones: Yard 48, Showroom 470. Cambridge Press: For artistic programmes, menus, concert tickets, At-Home Cards, and Commercial Printing. Ph 130. Delves' Café, Dainty Service. 'Class' Suppers at moderate Cost. Ph 805. Next to Royal Bank (above Hampton's). Bendigo Business College: Evening Commercial Classes, book-keeping, typewriting, shorthand. Applications to James E Holland, F.P.S.A. Pianoforte & Organ Tuning. A B Challen, Qualified Tuner Ph 319, 42 Rowan St., Bendigo. Chatfield Bros. The Motor Experts, High Street, Bendigo. Ph 609. Car repairs, New cars, hire cars, something for your car. Service Station for Ford car parts, Dunlop & Goodyear tyres. Accessories of all kinds stocked. Oxy Acetylene welding of all metals. Bartlett Bros. Photographers. Bartlett Bros' Studios, (R W Bugg, Proprietor) Williamson St, (opp Hotel Shamrock). Half & Half (Registered) Non-Alcoholic and Invigorating. Manufactured by C J Glover, Ph 343, Chapel Street, Bendigo. R D Ellis, Ladies & Gents Tailor, 241 Mitchell Street, (opposite Morley Johnson's). Nursery (Rose) at Epsom, Stock to be Sold at Half Usual Price. Mr S H Hunt, who has 33 prizes & championships, has accepted a position with Brunning's of Bendigo and has sold the of his 10,000 Roses to them. There are . . . Baker & Woods, 313 Hargreaves St, Ph 209. Electric light installed in your home. 'THE BEEHIVE' Bendigo's Famous Store. Blouses of Beauty, Coats of Comfort, Costumes of Character, Dresses of Delight, Skirts of Style, Millinery of Merit are Permantant Features of Bendigo's Famous Store 'The Beehive'. Best by Test, Leggos of Bendigo 'Progress' Tomato Sauce on the table, wether at home or in the restaurant, there should always be Leggos of Bendigo 'Progress' Tomato Sauce. It's the kind of Sauce you enjoy to the last-no bitting acidity-but a Delicious and Delicate Flavor combined with a Smoothness always agreeable to the palate,. Leggo's 'Progress' Sauce is the result of the . . . H M Leggo& Co Manufacturers, Bendigo. Est. 1881.The Cambridge Press, Market Sq. Bendigo Ph 130program, theatre, princess theatre bendigo

Princess' Theatre, Bendigo - Leonard Borwick. One of the world's greatest pianists, Pianoforte Recital, under the directionof J & N Tait. Tuesday Evening, September 5, at 8.15. Tickets at Allan's Box Office, Mitchell Street. 5/- (Reserved Seats), 3/-, 2/- and 1/- 271 Collins St., Melbourne. Programme: Fugue, G Minor. Les Barricades mysterieues, Gigue, in B minor. Caprice on Ballet Airs from the Opera Alceste. Sonta, in C major, Op. 53. Ballade in A major, Op.47. Impromtu in F# major. Op. 36. Prelude in D minor, Op. 28, No24. Nocturne in G major, Op. 37, No. 2. Waltz in A major, Op. 42. Impromtu, Op. 90, No. 4. Phapsodie Hongrosie, No. 12.. Steinway Pinaforte from Pianloa Co. Advertising on 3rd page for coming shows, and back cover for 'Allan's', Melbourne, Bendigo, Geelong. Cream card, brown print with some green on cover and page 3.The Atlas Press, Melbourneprogram, music, princess theatre, princess' theatre, bendigo - leonard borwick. one of the world's greatest pianists, pianoforte recital, tuesday evening, september 5, at 8.15. tickets at allan's box office, mitchell street. 5/- (reserved seats), 3/-, 2/- and 1/- 271 collins st., melbourne. programme: fugue, g minor. les barricades mysterieues, gigue, in b minor. caprice on ballet airs from the opera alceste. sonta, in c major, op. 53. ballade in a major, op.47. impromtu in f# major. op. 36. prelude in d minor, op. 28, no24. nocturne in g major, op. 37, no. 2. waltz in a major, op. 42. impromtu, op. 90, no. 4. phapsodie hongrosie, no. 12.. steinway pinaforte from pianloa co. advertising on 3rd page for coming shows, and back cover for 'allan's', melbourne, bendigo, geelong. cream card, brown print with some green

The Royal Princess Theatre was opened on 31st August 1874. The cost of the building was £12,000 with a capacity of 2,000 people. The building was designed by William Charles Vahland. The site was at the corner of View Street and McKenzie Street, with the frontage facing View Street. The auditorium was on three levels and seated 650 in the pit (rear stalls), 200 in the stalls, 250 in the dress circle and 850 in the gallery. A further 50 were seated in the six stage boxes. The frontage of the theatre was 80ft wide x 60ft, which inside the auditorium the proscenium was 30ft wide by 18ft high. The stage was 56ft deep. Stage lighting at the time was by gas until the Electric Supply Co, of Victoria Ltd. had DC power available in 1898. The theatre was described as comparable to anything Drury Lane in London had to offer. The original proprietor’s of the theatre John Croley died on 26th March 1899 aged 72 years, while William Billy Heffernan died 23rd March 1891 aged 81 years.The Royal Princess Theatre Bendigo History Notes, provided by Fred Page for the Bendigo Historical Society. Three pages of notes and photographs photocopied from an unknown book pp 24 - 26.history, bendigo, royal princess theatre

Princess Theatre, Bendigo. Bendigo Orchestral Society & YMCA Choir. Maritana, Souvenir Programme 6d. Mon. Tues. Wed. August 7, 8, 9. Opera Produced by Mr E A Parker. Musical Director, Mr Oscar Flight. Deputy Director, Mr Alfred Sayer. Leader of Orchestra Mrs McKinnon. Chorus trained by Mr Wilfred Taylor. Chairman of Committee, Mr W Spencer Lake. Business Manager, Mr C J Greenhill. Pictures of artists: Miss Paulyne Bindley, Mr E A Parker, Miss Gwen De Ravin, Mr Wilfred Taylor, Miss Alva Stewart, Mr H H Turner, Mr Oscar Flight. Group photo of Ballet dancers. Argument - Maritana, a handsome Gitana, whilst singing to a crowd of people in a square in Madrid, attracts the admiration of the King. Don Jose, and unscrupulous courtier, observing this, determines to satisfy the . . . Characters: Paulyne Bindley, Gwenneth De Ravin, E A Parker, Wilfred Taylor, Lyell Shepherd, J W Smith, H H Turner, Lindsay Wright. Court Ballet: Miss Mercia Wright. Solo Dancer: Miss Fay Drummond. Chorus of Soldiers, Gypsies, and Populace. Deputy Principals: Alva Stewart, Frieda Bertuch, H J Allen. Costumes: Madame Tettrazini, Miss Ada Colton, Mrs E A Parker. Orchestra. Violins: Mrs C Adams, Miss J Anderson, Mr R Bright, Mr O Flight (jnr), Mrs S A Grant Mrs H Hillman, Miss J Houston, Mr G Krost, Mrs S McKinnon, Miss A McKinnon, Miss A McNair, A Sayer, Mrs L Shepherd, A Swift, H Timms. Viola: Mr P Coope. 'Cellos: Miss R Giudice, Mr W S Lake. Bass: Mr J Ditchburn. Flute: Mr A E Sayer. Clarinets: Mr B Smith, Mr P Waterman. Harpiste: Miss Whitelock. Cornets: Mr W Norman, Mr P Smith Mr A Swift, Mr F Taylor. Horns: Mr W Green, Mr N McPherson. Trombones: Mr Les Bishop, Mr E J Meagher. Drums: Me J McLaughlin. Piano: Miss I Benson, Miss E Flight. Chorus. Sopranos: Miss D Broome, S Brown, Mrs R Burland, Miss Betty Cant, E Colclough, E Collins, Bessie Davis, P Dunn, G Farmont, M Heyes, D Hoking, B Harpin, M Kitto, D Kirkwood, E Parker, L Simpson, Ida Stephenson, M Stephenson, L Smalley, Mrs W Taylor, V Thorpe, Miss Myrtle Taylor, Annie Thomas, Mrs C Walk, Miss R Wallent. Contraltos: Miss F Bertuch, Mrs D Campbell, Miss I De Ravin, M Davis, P Elliot, Mrs J Greenhill, Mess N Irving, I James, J Seers, J Shepherd, G Stephens. Tenors: J Cotton, G English, D Finery, Alec Jones, E Jeffery, D Parker, J Sims. Basses: D Doran, J Finerty, J H Hardie, A B Kirkwood, W L Macauley, S C Powell, R Prigg, W Reed, Les Spencely, Cyril Taylor, Ken Taylor. Mr Ron Hovenden, Scenic Artist. Ballet: Misses Clarice Harry, Rita Lansell, Thelma McKenzie, Mena Bailey, Dorothy Roberts, Fay Drummond, Kath Dungey, Jean Wright. Dance Mistress Miss Mercia Wright. Photo of dance group on rear cover. Printed down right side: Mr W. Reed - With Compliments from ''Maritana'' Committee. Sep 5/33. Signed: W Spencer Lake. Very decorative cover. B/ Envelope addressed to Mr W Reed, Lily St, Bendigo. 2 pieces of white tape on left side one top and one at bottom, stamp gone post mark Bendigo.Reed & Co., Printers, Bendigotheatre, opera, bendigo orchestral society:ymca cho, princess theatre. bendigo orchestral society & ymca choir. maritana. august 7, 8, 9. opera by mr e a parker. musical director, mr oscar flight. deputy director, mr alfred sayer. leader of orchestra mrs mckinnon. chorus trained: mr wilfred taylor. chairman of committee, mr w spencer lake. business manager, mr c j greenhill. photos of: miss paulyne bindley, mr e a parker, miss gwen de ravin, mr wilfred taylor, miss alva stewart, mr h h turner, mr oscar flight. group photo of ballet dancers. argument - maritana, a handsome gitana, whilst singing to a crowd of people in a square in madrid, attracts. . . characters: paulyne bindley, gwenneth de ravin, e a parker, wilfred taylor, lyell shepherd, j w smith, h h turner, lindsay wright. court ballet: miss mercia wright. solo dancer: miss fay drummond. chorus of soldiers, gypsies, and populace. deputy principals: alva stewart, frieda bertuch, h j allen. costumes: madame tettrazini, miss ada colton, mrs e a parker. orchestra. violins: mrs c adams, miss j anderson, mr r bright, mr o flight (jnr), mrs s a grant mrs h hillman, miss j houston, mr g krost, mrs s mckinnon, miss a mckinnon, miss a mcnair, a sayer, mrs l shepherd, a swift, h timms. viola: mr p coope. 'cellos: miss r giudice, mr w s lake. bass: mr j ditchburn. flute: mr a e sayer. clarinets: mr b smith, mr p waterman. harpiste: miss whitelock. cornets: mr w norman, mr p smith mr a swift, mr f taylor. horns: mr w green, mr n mcpherson. trombones: mr les bishop, mr e j meagher. drums: me j mclaughlin. piano: miss i benson, miss e flight. chorus. sopranos: miss d broome, s brown, mrs r burland, miss betty cant, e colclough, e collins, bessie davis, p dunn, g farmont, m heyes, d hoking, b harpin, m kitto, d kirkwood, e parker, l simpson, ida stephenson, m stephenson, l smalley, mrs w taylor, v thorpe, miss myrtle taylor, annie thomas, mrs c walk, miss r wallent. contraltos: miss f bertuch, mrs d campbell, miss i de ravin, m davis, p elliot, mrs j greenhill, mess n irving, i james, j seers, j shepherd, g stephens. tenors: j cotton, g english, d finery, alec jones, e jeffery, d parker, j sims. basses: d doran, j finerty, j h hardie, a b kirkwood, w l macauley, s c powell, r prigg, w reed, les spencely, cyril taylor, ken taylor. mr ron hovenden, scenic artist. ballet: misses clarice harry, rita lansell, thelma mckenzie, mena bailey, dorothy roberts, fay drummond, kath dungey, jean wright. dance mistress miss mercia wright. photo of dance group.

Alexander Watson, Englands Foremost Platform Entertainer. Masonic Hall, Two Nights Only, on his way to New Zealand to complete the tour interrupted two years ago by the Great Influenza and the Maritime Strike. Other performers; Dickens, E. D. L., Rudyard Kipling, A. B. Paterson, W. F. Malthams and Theodore Hook. Charles Dikens' Masterpiece of Humour and Pathos, 'Doctor Marigold'. Idol of Two Hemispheres, Great Britain's Recognition. Tributes from 'Argus' 7 May, 'Sydney Bulletin.' 30th May, Melbourne 'Age'. Red and blue printing.J J Miller PTG, Co, Pty Ltd., Melbprogram, theatre, masonic hall

Clara Butt and Kennerley Rumford, Australian Tour 1913. Princess Theatre, Bendigo, Tuesday Evening, August 12th, 1913. Program on page 8 (pages not numbered). Program has many advertisments; Prescott & Dawe Ophalmic Opticians, corner of Mitchell & Hargreaves St., Bendigo. Cockings Teething Pilules, Chemist, Charing Cross, Bendigo. The Café Savoy Pall Mall, The Athens Café, Vienna Café, Pall Mall and City Market, Hargreaves St., Bendigo. Favaloro Bros., others are from Melbourne and Ballarat. Also an advertisment for J & N Tait's coming engagements or Mr Harry Lauder, the CelebratedScotch ComedianPublished by W H Pickering & Co., 343 Collins St. Printed by Page & Bird Pty Ltd., Melbourne. Cover light card, dark cream. Pages paper, cream. Blue ink used throughtout.Published by W H Pickering & Co., 343 Collins St. Printed by Page & Bird Pty Ltd., Melbournetheatre, opera, clara butt and kennerley rumford, clara rumford & kennerley rumford, australian tour 1913. princess theatre, bendigo, august 12th, 1913. program has many bendigo advertisments along with ballarat and melbourne advetisments and advertisment for j & n tait's engagements or mr harry lauder, scotch comedian

A leaflet for the Capital Theatre's play "The Desert Song". The play features Max o'Loghlen as the Musical director, Norman Lee as the producer, also the founder of the Oparatic Society, Margaret Rule as "Margot", Brian Thomas as "The Red Shadow" The Leaflet also features advertisements for many stores in Bendigo such as Allan's music store and many more.bendigo, entertainment, capital theatre, bendigo operatic society, the desert song, farmers and citizens trustees company, brown tire service, rockmans, j.l. howard pty. ltd. electrical contractors, bendigo plastering and sheeting co, pam crammond ladies' hairdresser. john r. crammond cabinet making joinery shopfitting, j. m. leech diamond ring specialist, leedall distinctive knitwear, allan's "the home of music", ashman's "the home of better suits", john brown socks and knitwear, welmar industries pty. ltd.

Brochure with an invitation to visit Historical and Mining Museum in Mechanic's Institute, Eaglehawk. Drawing of poppet legs on the front with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch. Historical Guide to Bendigo including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields. Forward by John Hattam. Contributors are: H Biggs, Miss L J Parry, A Richardson, L C Bennetts and Edith Checcucci. Credits - The Bendigo Advertiser, Cambridge Press, Mines Department (Bendigo) and J R W Purves. Items include Bendigo Tramways Compiled by H Biggs, Early Bendigo Hotels Compiled by L C Bennetts, Eaglehawk Compiled by H Biggs, Noted Events Compiled by June Parry,The Bendigo Post Office Compiled by LC Bennetts, The Bendigo Goldfield .. Introduction to Field and Guide to Some Famous Mines Compiled by A Richardson. Photos include: Pall Mall Bendigo, Ravenswood Homestead, An Early Battery at Kangaroo Flat,Historic High Street Golden Square, The Lonely Grave, Battery Tram c1888, Steam Tram c1892, Electric Tram c1903, Teh New Chum Railway Golden Square, United Hustlers and Redan Mine Sandhurst Road, Central Deborah Violet Street, Deborah Mine Quarry Hill, Deborah Mine 1000 ft level, First Motion Winding Engine at Central Deborah, Victoria Hill Area, and Looking south from New Chum Hill in 1890's. Also 11010.254, 255, 268, 288a, 288b, and 289.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - historical guide to bendigo, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, historical and mining museum, mechanic's institute eaglehawk, librarian mechanic's institute, miss j parry, john hattam, h biggs, a richardson, l c bennetts, edith checcucci, bendigo advertiser, cambridge press, mines department (bendigo), j r w purves, mr a o'keefe, shire of marong, the sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, mr j taylor, mr j hanson, the bendigo tramway company, electric supply company, coliban water suply, juvenile industrial exhibition, geo lansell, cr a harkness, salvation army, vine and fruitgrowers association, decentralisation league, constable thomas ryan, miners association, art gallery, post office, miss broadfoot, bendigo hospital, opera company, bendigo development league, victorian women's franchise league, ana hall, the bendigonian, law courts, temperance hall, trades hall (old wardens court), roman catholic cathedral, shamrock hotel, bendigo philosophical society, old bendigonian society, bendigo fire brigade, bendigo volunteers to south african war, hawkins, porcupine inn, criterion hotel, royal hotel, bendigo hotel, black swan hotel, gillies bakery, hibernian hotel, sandhurst hotel, freemasons hotel, courthouse hotel, shamrock hotel, governor hotham, heffernan & crowley, new chum railway, victoria quartz, shenandoah, shamrock mine, hercules no 1 (originally pearl east), hercules new chum (late pearl), carlisle mine, mr arblaster, meurer, sandhurst bee, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, a lloyd, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, eaglehawk council, j mouat, sir henry barkly, agricultural and horticultural exhibition, sandhurst and eaglehawk boroughs, cr john mcintyre, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, fine arts exhibition and exposition, bendigo rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, sir h manners sutton, beehive stores, mining exchanges, bendigo water works, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, benevolent asylum, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, mr j h abbott, australian natives association, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, electricity commission, james mouat, warring natives, the rocks, joseph crook, gold discovery, marong district roads board, camp hotel, mr charles sherratt, city of bendigo, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan, theatre royal, sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, the health of towns act, mr townsend, cornish & co, bendigo pottery, bendigo agricultural society, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, sir henry brougham lock, hon sir john nimmo, sandhurst public offices, the new prince of wales mine, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, ironbark mine, new chum syncline, hercules, herculesl energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, cornish, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, mr king, bourke and wills, sandhurst hotel, the dascombe nugget, victoria nugget, r r haverfield, ballerstedt, rae, wittscheibe, lazarus, cave and amos, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo mines limited, the deborah, north deborah, central deborah, the new red white and blue consolidated (big blue), union, lansell's new red white and blue 9later no 3 shaft), h harkness & co, thompson & co, central deborah, lansell's bendigo battery, north red white and blue, central red white and blue, roberts and sons, little 180 (originally lansell's 180 no 2 shaft), john brown knitwear factory, south ironbark originally victoria consols east shaft, ironbark (originally ironbark east shaft), manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, old wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, bendigo city council, jack barker, the new chum syncline, the courier of the mines, telegraph office, bendigo cemetery, white hills cemetery, eaglehawk cemetery, kangaroo flat cemetery, new moon, suffolk united, north new moon, fortuna hustlers, buckell & jeffrey's, royal hustlers reserve no 2 (city and park shafts), jonathan harris, latham and watson, great hustlers, great extended hustlers, j hustler, latham, watson, tribute or pups shaft, bendigo's worst mining disaster, hustlers reef (old hustlers), hustlers reef no 1, lansell's comet, the old comet (cooper's claim), united hustlers and redan, comet hill state school, k k shaft, north or new hustlers (agnew hustler), johnson's no 3, south johnson's, lansell's sandhurst needle, cleopatra needle top, british american, collman and tacchi, south virginia, saddle reefs and spurs, pall mall bendigo, ravenswood homestead, an early battery at kangaroo flat, historic high street golden square, the lonely grave, battery tram c1888, steam tram c1892, electric tram c1903, teh new chum railway golden square, united hustlers and redan mine sandhurst road, central deborah violet street, deborah mine quarry hill, deborah mine 1000 ft level, first motion winding engine at central deborah, victoria hill area, looking south from new chum hill in 1890's

Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Capital Theatre, Bendigo. Thursday, 10th November, 8pm. This series of Concerts is arranged by the Australian Broadcasting Commission. Conductor and Soloist: Walter Susskind. Walter Susskind (with photo), During his two years as resident conductor of the Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind has left an indelible impression on music lovers by his conducting and his personality, both of which have endured him to concert audiences everywhere. Walter Susskind is now relinquishing his appointment of the permanent conductorship for the A.B.C. in Victoria to return overseas, and this final tour by the Victorian Symphony Orchestra for the 1955 season is also Mr Susskind's finale in Australia. An appealing future of these concerts to be presented over several provincial centres in turn will be the . . . Analytical Notes. Bendigo Concert Series Discontinued. The Australian Broadcasting Commission announces with regret that it has been found necessary to restrict the nimber of concerts presented in Bendigo each year pwing to the lack of sufficient support of these activities. Since 1947 the A.B.C. has presented a series of rour concerts each year in Bendigo. During these years artists who have appeared in the series include Ginette Neveu, Gyorgy Sandor, Erna Berger, the Robert Masters Quartet, Sydney MacEwan, Elena Nikolaidi, Michael Rabin, William kapell, Leon Goosens, Max Rosral, Sulvia Fisher, and many others of world standing. In addition, the Victorian Symphony Orchestra has given performances each year under such eminent conductor as Alceo Galliera, Juan Jose Castro and Walter Sisskind, while last year the seies included a visit by the Sydney Orchestra under Sir Eugene Goossens. While the A.B.C. in anxious to continue its policy of brining artists of world standing to provincial centres, includeing Bendigo, the quire considerable costs incurred. The Highesdt number of subscribers to a series in Bendigo was attained in 1951, when 350 season tickets were purchased. In all other uears, including 1955, the number has fallen below the required minimum, and ir has been decided not to proceed with plans for the 1956 season, although . . . Victorian Symphony Orchestra, season of 1955. Conductor: Walter Susskind. Associate Conductor: Clive Douglas. First Violins: Bertha Jorgensen (Leader), Harry Hutchins (Assistant Leader), Frank Schieblich, Norman Deerson, William Glassford, Paul McDermott, Herbert Pettifer, Alex Burlakov. Second Violins: Human Lenzer (Principal), Reginald Bradley, Robert Pattison, Harvey Davis, Ivan Pietruschhka, Reginald Larner. Violas: Paul O'Brien (Principal), Colin Kerr, Mischa Kogan, Winifred Roberts. Cellos: Don Howley (Principle), Peers Coetmore, Marston Bate, Henri Touzeau. Basses: Guill Fraillon (Principal), Thomas Howley, John Wood. Flutes: Richard Chugg, Leslie Barklamb. Oboes: Jiri Tancibudeck, Tamara Coates. Cor Anglais: Tamara Coates. Clarinets: Thomas White, Charles Crowley. Bassoons: Thomas Wightman, Noel Hunt. Contra Bassoons: Thomas Wightman, Noel Hunt. Horns: Roy White, Graham Bickford, Gordon Grieve, John Raines. Trumpets: Mervyn Simpson, Standish Roberts. Trombones: Stanley Code, John McGlade. Bass Trombone: Harold Willis. Tuba: Ian King. Harp: Adrian Bendall. Tympani: Gordon Craig. Percussion: Ernest Lighton, Bert Crawford. Music Writer and Arranger: Robert Hughes. Librarian: Geofrey Valentine. Orchestral Manager: Ross Carter. Photo: Walter Susskind, Miklos Gafni. Advertising: Walter Susskind recordings. James Firley, Shepparton. Bel-Air. The Estate Wines of S. Wynn & Co. Pty Ltd., Melbourne. Georges. Railway. A.B.C. Internationsl Celebrtity Concerts Committee Bendigo, 1955. President: Mrs. Maude Hall. Vice-President: Mr. E G Jarrett. Honorary Secretary: Mr L W Allen. Committee: Miss W Batterham, Miss C Cox, Miss J d'Helin, Miss J Ferguson, Miss H M Flanagan, Mr C F Houston, Mrs W Muir.cottage, miners