in 1882 Thomas Maidment paid the Society of Jesus £5,750 for nine allotments along Barkly Road (now Glenferrie Road). Maidment, who had arrived in Australia from the Glastonbury district in England in 1858, owned and managed a number of sheep stations in Victoria and subsequently became an '... eminently respectable ...' member of District society. In 1883 the Rate Books list Maidment's land in Barkly Road as the 'Buxton Hill Estate' and it was given an N.A.V. of £90, while in the following year his property attracted an N.A.V. of £160, suggesting that substantial improvements were taking place. Maidment's two-storey mansion, named 'Butleigh Wooton' after his birth-place in England, was completed in 1885 and was given an initial N.A.V. of £420. While Maidrnent is recorded as the owner of the building until at least 1896, Jane Maidment, his wife, continued the family ownership of the twenty-six roomed house with its extensive grounds until at least 1910. (Sanderson P. City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Vol 2)Butleigh Wooton is a substantial two storeyed house built in the Italianate style common in the 1880s. Its walls are rendered and it has limited applied decoration that includes brackets to the eaves line and engaged ionic columns under a broken pediment over the front entrance. The bowed window unit is of particular distinction and is not at all typical of this type of building. This interior by John T Collins is a view of the staircase from the first floor landing. (Sanderson P. City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Vol 2)Reverse: "JOHN COLLINS / 11 Anderson Road / Hawthorn East, 3123 / Film 395 Exposure 21A / Kew / Butleigh Wooton / Staircase / 8-4-79thomas maidment, butleigh wooton, 867 glenferrie road -- kew (vic.), john t collins

in 1882 Thomas Maidment paid the Society of Jesus £5,750 for nine allotments along Barkly Road (now Glenferrie Road). Maidment, who had arrived in Australia from the Glastonbury district in England in 1858, owned and managed a number of sheep stations in Victoria and subsequently became an '... eminently respectable ...' member of District society. In 1883 the Rate Books list Maidment's land in Barkly Road as the 'Buxton Hill Estate' and it was given an N.A.V. of £90, while in the following year his property attracted an N.A.V. of £160, suggesting that substantial improvements were taking place. Maidment's two-storey mansion, named 'Butleigh Wooton' after his birth-place in England, was completed in 1885 and was given an initial N.A.V. of £420. While Maidrnent is recorded as the owner of the building until at least 1896, Jane Maidment, his wife, continued the family ownership of the twenty-six roomed house with its extensive grounds until at least 1910. (Sanderson P. City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Vol 2)Butleigh Wooton is a substantial two storeyed house built in the Italianate style common in the 1880s. Its walls are rendered and it has limited applied decoration that includes brackets to the eaves line and engaged ionic columns under a broken pediment over the front entrance. The bowed window unit is of particular distinction and is not at all typical of this type of building. This interior by John T Collins is a view of the staircase from the first floor landing. (Sanderson P. City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Vol 2)Reverse: "JOHN COLLINS / 11 Anderson Road / Hawthorn East, 3123 / Film 395 Exposure 21A / Kew / Butleigh Wooton / Staircase looking up to dome / 8-4-79thomas maidment, butleigh wooton, 867 glenferrie road -- kew (vic.), john t collins

in 1882 Thomas Maidment paid the Society of Jesus £5,750 for nine allotments along Barkly Road (now Glenferrie Road). Maidment, who had arrived in Australia from the Glastonbury district in England in 1858, owned and managed a number of sheep stations in Victoria and subsequently became an '... eminently respectable ...' member of District society. In 1883 the Rate Books list Maidment's land in Barkly Road as the 'Buxton Hill Estate' and it was given an N.A.V. of £90, while in the following year his property attracted an N.A.V. of £160, suggesting that substantial improvements were taking place. Maidment's two-storey mansion, named 'Butleigh Wooton' after his birth-place in England, was completed in 1885 and was given an initial N.A.V. of £420. While Maidrnent is recorded as the owner of the building until at least 1896, Jane Maidment, his wife, continued the family ownership of the twenty-six roomed house with its extensive grounds until at least 1910. (Sanderson P. City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Vol 2)Butleigh Wooton is a substantial two storeyed house built in the Italianate style common in the 1880s. Its walls are rendered and it has limited applied decoration that includes brackets to the eaves line and engaged ionic columns under a broken pediment over the front entrance. The bowed window unit is of particular distinction and is not at all typical of this type of building. This interior by John T Collins is a view of the staircase from the first floor landing. (Sanderson P. City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Vol 2)Reverse: "JOHN COLLINS / 11 Anderson Road / Hawthorn East, 3123 / Film 395 Exposure 21A / Kew / Butleigh Wooton / Railing at head of stairs / 8-4-79thomas maidment, butleigh wooton, 867 glenferrie road -- kew (vic.), john t collins

in 1882 Thomas Maidment paid the Society of Jesus £5,750 for nine allotments along Barkly Road (now Glenferrie Road). Maidment, who had arrived in Australia from the Glastonbury district in England in 1858, owned and managed a number of sheep stations in Victoria and subsequently became an '... eminently respectable ...' member of District society. In 1883 the Rate Books list Maidment's land in Barkly Road as the 'Buxton Hill Estate' and it was given an N.A.V. of £90, while in the following year his property attracted an N.A.V. of £160, suggesting that substantial improvements were taking place. Maidment's two-storey mansion, named 'Butleigh Wooton' after his birth-place in England, was completed in 1885 and was given an initial N.A.V. of £420. While Maidrnent is recorded as the owner of the building until at least 1896, Jane Maidment, his wife, continued the family ownership of the twenty-six roomed house with its extensive grounds until at least 1910. (Sanderson P. City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Vol 2)Butleigh Wooton is a substantial two storeyed house built in the Italianate style common in the 1880s. Its walls are rendered and it has limited applied decoration that includes brackets to the eaves line and engaged ionic columns under a broken pediment over the front entrance. The bowed window unit is of particular distinction and is not at all typical of this type of building. This interior by John T Collins is a view of the staircase from the first floor landing. (Sanderson P. City of Kew Urban Conservation Study Vol 2)Reverse: "JOHN COLLINS / 11 Anderson Road / Hawthorn East, 3123 / Film 395 Exposure 21A / Kew / Butleigh Wooton / Entrance / 8-4-79thomas maidment, butleigh wooton, 867 glenferrie road -- kew (vic.), john t collins

This story is based on a well-known story about the christianisation of a poor servant-maid by a Scottish preacher named Hector McPhail.This book is an example of religious literature in the mid 19th century.A small paper back book. It has a blue paper cover with string binding. The 12 inside pages are white. The author is Rev. T. McKenzie Fraserreligious-book fraser-mckenzie

A book titled 'The Life of Joan of Arc the Warrior Maid who freed France from foreign oppression.' London : Ward, Lock & Co., Salisbury Square, E.C.785 - 800 pgs. This booklet is one of a series of 53 ' Ward & Lock's Penny Books for the People.' 'Biographical Series.' Price one penny. There are also advertisements of note.books, biography, joan of arc, lydia chancellor, collection, joan of arc, female, person, individual, france, french history, the warrior maid, ward & lock's penny biographies, ward & lock's penny books for the people, biographical series, biographies, penny books, advertisements

The Villa Alba Museum is cultural institution committed to the collection, study and display of 19th century interior decorative finishes, and the components of 19th and 20th century interior decoration. Most rooms in this historically and aesthetically significant house have stone (typically marble) fireplaces that are inset with plain and decorative tiles produced by the company of Mintons Ltd.Digital photograph of the decorative surround tiles on the right tiled panels of the fireplace in the main bedroom at Villa Alba. The four grey monochrome surround tiles were selected from a series of twelve 'Waverley' [novels] tiles designed by John Moyr Smith and produced by Mintons Ltd, Catalogue No. 1607 (Mintons Tile catalogue p. 62/206)Tiles x 4 Upper left: BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR \ RAVENSWOOD & LUCY Lower left: THE ANTIQUARY / SIR ARTHUR DOVSTERSWIVEL Upper right: THE MAID OF PERTH / BONTHRON ACCUSES ROTHSAY Lower right: THE HEART OF MIDLOTHIAN / JEANIE & THE QUEENfireplaces, mintons, mintons - tiles, villa alba --- main bedroom

56 of these Corvettes, popularly known as Maids of all Work were built in Australia & commissioned into the Royal Australian Navy. Photo RAN.Black / white print of photo of the Bathurst Class Australian Minesweeper (AMS) HMAS Deloraine J232. Visible on the minesweeper side are several crew on deck. Print is No 9 in a series of 25. Print is mounted with white border, gold metal frame with masonite backing & wire hanging strap.Printed on white border at bottom RHS beneath print: “ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY 75TH ANNIVERSARY”photograph, ran, anniversary, 75th

Clothing. Coffee coloured polyester cotton full slip petticoat. Shaped top at bust line. Nylon ribbon shoulder straps (1cm). Scalloped top edge and hemline with decorative dark brown stitching. Embroidered floral patterns below shoulder straps and centre front above hemline.Tag 1 inside seam ''SIZE 10 to fit Bust 32, waist 24, hips 34''. Tag 2 ''LYN MAID INTERNATIONAL STYLED IN AUSTRALIA''. Permanent Press Polyester 65%, Combed Cotton 35%.Made in Hong Kong.costume, female underwear, coffee coloured full slip petticoat

Malcom Neil & Doris Gorman, Wedding Group. Malcolm "Max" Charles Neil married Doris "Tuppy" Joan Gorman, on 25 May 1946 at Church of England Stawell. People in the wedding group photo - George Henry Gorman on the left with Edna Kindred, in the center Malcolm "Max" Charles Neil with Doris "Tuppy" Joan Gorman, on the right Marjorie Elizabeth Gorman, with Ken Neil.Sepia photo copy of wedding party - Gorman - Neil c 1946. Photo of 3 couples formally dressed. The males are in black suits and females in long white dresses. Brides maids are carry large bouquets similar to the bride who has a horse shoe for luck in her bouquet. The bride has a long trail and veil attached to her wedding dress. stawell

The design of the vase was drawn from memory by the wife of the designer. She had been a maid in big houses in England and the design was her memory of some she had dustedRed Terracotta vase featuring decorative grape vine design.ceramics, terracotta, domestic items, ornaments / decorative

Memorial Card: With angels, doves and funeral emblems and inscribed 'The Kiss dear Maid thy Lip has left, Shall never part from Mine, Till Happier Hours restore the Gift, Untainted back to thus,* on the front page. Ornate lace work is inside the card with an Angel in silver and a garland of coloured flowers underneath. A double heart inscribed Inseparable' is at the bottom. Box 625ephemera, mementoes, cards, memorial. funeral. remembrance.

The pillow case was a part of the wedding dowry of Zofia Mioduszewska. She maid it herself. It was tradition that every young girl had to prepare her own items needed in her new household. Made in 40s. example of embroidery from Podlachiawhite, linen pillow case initials ZG (Zofia Godlewska)craft, podlachia, poland, embroidery, wedding dowry

A Bendigo advertiser article titled 'The Boy Friend is Soon To Be At Bendigo'. This article includes photos of the Bendigo Teachers' College cast rehearsing for 'The Boy Friend'. (a) A photo of Noel Thompson and Eileen Florence rehearsing their song 'I could be happy with you'. (b) A photo of Ethel Prichard who plays the role of the French maid Hortense. (c) The third photo is of the cast singing 'Wont you charlston with me?' Dated C 1960.bendigo, education, performing arts, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo teachers' college, bendigo teachers' college students, bendigo, education, tertiary education, drama, musical, entertainment, music, dancing, costume, theatre, performing arts, photo, photograph

Displayed at History House. Belonged to the late Mr. Ernest Newman Frost, who was born at South Melbourne in 1886. His first wife's grandmother was a maid with the Hentys. On the occasion of her marriage they gave her a pair of lamps and this is the base of one.Decorative wooden lamp base (polychromed), gold. Lamp base measures diameter at top 40.5 cm and 72cm at the base height is 62 cm

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 28 Lydiard St North entering Gregory St loop. Photographed from a car. Destination has not been changed from Lydiard St. Nth. Photo taken late 1960's. "Local Maid Bakery" on the right hand side of the photograph. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 46" in penciltramways, trams, gregory st, lydiard st nth, tram 28

Laminated plan showing house plan, side and front elevations, for house plan for H. Lansell, Serpentine. Hand coloured drawings and floor plan. Edwardian style shows large house with maid's quarters, cellar, dining room, bedrooms, dressing room. On top of plan written in black pen Proposed Homestead, Albert Park, Serpentine, for H. Lansell Esq, scale eight feet to one inch, W. Beebe & G.D. Garvin, architects, late W. Beebe, Mitchell Street, Bendigo..bendigo, house, albert park, serpentine

Photograph of Male group, on board with handwritten list of names attached on reverseHandwritten sheet on Reverse with some names: Back Row: George Pratt, Val. Morphett, Tony Pratt, ____, Terry Lundy-Clarke 2nd Row: Henry Dickson, Ron Reynolds, Tom Evans, Terry Clarke, Gerry Mahon, Allan Orr Front Row: _______ , Joe Maidment, Jim Ryan, Des Dickson, _______, Ricki Houghton, _______, Ken Whiting

Herbie MATTHEWS (the Captain/Coach) previously played with South Melbourne in the then Victorian Football League.Photo of Ringwood Football Club 1948 Firsts Premiership team. Ringwood Football Club Premiership 1948. Back row - G Mahon, J Maidment, M Westmore, R East, F Barro, C Fitzgerald. Third row - J Prouse (trainer), M Maidment, G Hinds, J Morgan, H Morgan, A Tasker, J Westmore, Leo Pratt (trainer). Second row - W Connell, K Pratt (President), S Beal, H Matthews (Captain and coach), J Lindsay (Secretary), V Morphett. front row - K Hare, I Binns, M Donaldson (Boundary Umpire), J Burgess, T Pratt. On the back "Geoffrey Baker Studios, 620 Burke Rd, Camberwell, WF8070, 961 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill, WX3645, 28 Pitt St, Ringwood, WU8201.

Previous Owner/Occupiers of this house: 1889 Thomas Hogan;1890 Walter Scott Murray; 1895 Dr A. Park; 1909 Marion Reilly; 1909 Dr Ley; 1911 Mrs I. Maidment; 1913 Pat McNamara; 1935 Reilly Bros.; 1971 James Reilly; 1980 Ray Carr; 1985 Alan Tillett; 1987 Shire of Rodney.buildings, historic

The Bendigo Weekend Festival of Organ & Harpsichord, various historical Bendigo sites. 17-19 November 1978. Held at Bendigo City Hall, Bendigo Art Gallery, Dudley House St Killian's, Sacred Heart Cathedral, Long Gully Uniting Church. Program. Booking Form. John Maidment President Melbourne International Festival of Organ and Harpsichord (MIFOH is financially assisted by the Australian Council and The Ministry for the Arts. La Romanesca, music ensemble with counter-tenor Hartley Newham. Richard Ireland - harpsichordist. Festival BBQ at Dudley House meet musicians in the charming gardens of Dudley House, the century-old premises of the Bendigo Historical Society - and an opportunity to view the museum there too. 107 year old German organ which has just been restored, played by Douglas Lawrence assisted by John Maidment. Trumpet by leading composers. Mass Father J P Stockdale with Festival Choir conducted by Douglas Lawrence. Annette Holland - Soprano: oboe, organ, percussion and harpsichord. Advertisement: The Ninth Melbourne International Festival of Organ and Harpsichord 9-19 May '79. Enquiries N Brozel, Project Co-coordinator (03) 41 4934 Promotion: Nada Brozel.event, entertainment, bendigo weekend festival of organ &, the bendigo weekend festival of organ & harpsichord, various historical bendigo sites. 17-19 november 1978. held at bendigo city hall, bendigo art gallery, dudley house st killian's, sacred heart cathedral, long gully uniting church. program. booking form. john maidment president melbourne international festival of organ and harpsichord. la romanesca, music ensemble counter-tenor hartley newham. richard ireland - harpsichordist. festival bbq at dudley house meet musicians in the charming gardens of dudley house, the century-old premises of the bendigo historical society - opportunity to view the museum. 107 year old german organ which has just been restored, played by douglas lawrence assisted by john maidment. trumpet by leading composers. mass father j p stockdale with festival choir conducted by douglas lawrence. annette holland - soprano: oboe, organ, percussion and harpsichord. advertisement: the ninth melbourne international festival of organ and harpsichord 9-19 may '79. enquiries n brozel, project co-coordinator (03) 41 4934 promotion: nada brozel

Articles in annual report include: President's Report: First in line. Profiles include "At Home on the Farm", "A New Day Dawns", "Two Little Maids from School", "Peer's Progress". Yearly update subjects include Volunteers, Blind members' report, Services updates, Executive Director's report: Progress Despite Recession, Treasurer's report: Costs Controlled, Financial statement, Donors, Office holders.1 printed volume with illustrationsassociation for the blind, corporation records

Bev Wild donation May 8th 2012. Bendigo Operatic Society Theatre programs commencing with .1 'The Chocolate Soldier' 1953, . 2, 'Floradora' 1954, . 3 'The Maid of the Mountains' 1954, . 4 Sinbad the Sailor', 1955, .5 'Dick Whittington and His Cat' 1956, . 6 'The Desert Song' 1957, .7 'No No Nanette' 1957, .8 'Jack and the Beanstalks' 1958, . 9 'You're in Love' 1958, .10 'The Student Prince' 1958, [duplicate] .11 'Rose Marie 1960,[duplicate], . 12 'Chu Chin Chow' 1961, .13 'South Pacific' 1962, .14 'Oliver' 1973, .15 'Fiddler on the Roof' 1975.bendigo, clubs, operatic society

Booklet owned by Arthur Baggaley, Fruiterer, who lived at 15 Forest Street, Bendigo. His business 'C.A. Baggaley & Son' was at Covent Garden, Mitchell Street, Bendigo. Arthur was born in Bendigo in 1903 to Charles Arthur Baggaley and Ada (Mallon). He married Evelyn May Grigg. Arthur died in September, 1993.Seven page booklet. On front cover: 'Laughable Dialogues. For School and Public Entertainments, social gatherings &c, &c., free from objectionable language and incident, No. 17, The Haunted Room, by S. Knowles'. A comic play, the script deals with the issues that emerge when an older man woos a much younger woman. A poem at the end of the script states: When Winter would with Springtime mate, 'Tis sure to breed contempt and hate, For youth and age can ne'er agree, When joined in loveless matrimony, An old man lacks e'en common sense, Who weds a maid on false pretense' and etc. Baggaley CollectionOn left hand side of front cover 'Arthur Baggaley' in blue pen. fruiterer, confectioner, business, mitchell street, covent garden, entertainment, play script, marriage, age

Miscellaneous documents related to the Ringwood Baths in Ringwood Street and the Ringwood Swimming Club.Packet includes: . 3742a- Season Ticket No 1 for the Municipal Baths, Ringwood Street, belonging to Cr A Temple Miles, dated 19.10.34 Season 1934-35. . 3742b- Typed document advertising the First Grand Aquatic Carnival at the Public Swimming Pool at dublin Road, Ringwood East. . 3742c- Invitation to Mr & Mrs R Pullin from the City of Ringwood for the Official Opening of Fred. Dwerryhouse Swimming Pool at Jubilee Park on 31st October, 1970. . 3742d, e, f- Early correspondence and reports on running of the Baths 1934 to 1937. . 3742g- Letter dated 19.9.1936 from the Ringwood Swimming Club to Ringwood Council requesting Clubrooms at the Baths. . 3742h- Two cards listing monthly items of interest dated 1925 to 1942. . 3742i- Ringwood Swimming and Life Saving Club Membership Cards for Kaye Maidment and William Maidment dated 9.11.58. . 3742j- Newspaper cuttings from 1928 to 1946.

GFS Australia began as a local branch of the Girls' Friendly Society founded in England in 1875 by Mary Townsend. This was an Anglican Church group which formed to give maids and female domestic staff spiritual guidance and social activities for their days off. The Society later also functioned in part as an employment agency. The first local Australian branch was formed in Adelaide in 1879, with branches being established in all states by 1901. Vera Constance Sophie Saunders (1897 -1967) was the daughter of Arthur Scott Saunders and Agnes Louise Stuart Morris. Her father was a storekeeper in Orbost.The Girls' Friendly Society was an early youth group and was associated with the Anglican Church and were a common way to attract children and teenagers to the congregation. The group is an example of the social importance of the churches in rural communities in the early 20th century.A folded card which is a senior candidate's card for membership of the Girls' Friendly Society. The card is white with blue print. On the front is the name of the member with details of the diocese and parish as well as the date of enrolment. At the top is the emblem of the Girls' Friendly Society.Vera Saunders written in cursive with red pen Orbost April 4 1912 St Jamessaunders-vera girls'-friendly-society anglican-church-orbost

The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952, and mounted a number of musical and variety productions each year until it was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild in 1957. A partial record of performances by the company includes: 1952 Florodora, 1953 The Cingalee - San Toy or The Emperor's Own, 1954 While the Sun Shines - A Country Girl - Our Miss Gibbs, 1955 The Toreador - The Arcadians, 1956 The Maid of the Mountains - Whiteoaks - Goodnight Vienna!, 1957 A Country Girl. Most of the Company's performances took place in the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, Kew. The scrapbook of annotated photographs, programmes, and newspaper reviews of which this item is a part was assembled by Marion Tilley, wardrobe mistress for, and performer in, productions by the Kew Light Opera Company and the "Q" Theatre Guild. It is significant as a remarkably complete document of theatre performances in Kew, Victoria during the 1950s and 1960s. The scrapbook, and the items individually catalogued within it, have artistic and aesthetic significance within the history of performing arts in Victoria in the middle of the 20th Century. They have social significance in that they reveal socio-cultural values and preoccupations during the period. The records also act as a history of arts activities in the Kew Recreation Hall and later in the Kew City Hall as entertainment and community arts and music precincts.Black and White photograph of performers in The Cingalee or Sunny Ceylon. The Cingalee is a musical play in two acts by James T. Tanner, with music by Lionel Monckton, lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank, and additional material by Paul Rubens. The photograph is of the performers on the raised stage of the Kew Recreation Hall with the conductor, Harry Jacobs, at front. The elaborate scenery was designed by Lance Nicholls who also produced, arranged and directed the performance"A2 "numbered lower rightperforming arts -- kew (vic.), scrapbooks, marion tilley collection, kew light opera company, kew recreation hall, musical comedy -- melbourne -- victoria

The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952, and mounted a number of musical and variety productions each year until it was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild in 1957. A partial record of performances by the company includes: 1952 Florodora, 1953 The Cingalee - San Toy or The Emperor's Own, 1954 While the Sun Shines - A Country Girl - Our Miss Gibbs, 1955 The Toreador - The Arcadians, 1956 The Maid of the Mountains - Whiteoaks - Goodnight Vienna!, 1957 A Country Girl. Most of the Company's performances took place in the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, Kew. The scrapbook of annotated photographs, programmes, and newspaper reviews of which this item is a part was assembled by Marion Tilley, wardrobe mistress for, and performer in, productions by the Kew Light Opera Company and the "Q" Theatre Guild. It is significant as a remarkably complete document of theatre performances in Kew, Victoria during the 1950s and 1960s. The scrapbook, and the items individually catalogued within it, have artistic and aesthetic significance within the history of performing arts in Victoria in the middle of the 20th Century. They have social significance in that they reveal socio-cultural values and preoccupations during the period. The records also act as a history of arts activities in the Kew Recreation Hall and later in the Kew City Hall as entertainment and community arts and music precincts.Black and White photograph of performers in The Cingalee or Sunny Ceylon. The Cingalee is a musical play in two acts by James T. Tanner, with music by Lionel Monckton, lyrics by Adrian Ross and Percy Greenbank, and additional material by Paul Rubens. The photograph is of the performers on the raised stage of the Kew Recreation Hall with the conductor, Harry Jacobs, at front. The elaborate scenery was designed by Lance Nicholls who also produced, arranged and directed the performanceA21 numbered lower rightperforming arts -- kew (vic.), scrapbooks, marion tilley collection, kew light opera company, kew recreation hall, musical comedy -- melbourne -- victoria

The Kew Light Opera Company was formed in 1952, and mounted a number of musical and variety productions each year until it was subsumed in the "Q" Theatre Guild in 1957. A partial record of performances by the company includes: 1952 Florodora, 1953 The Cingalee - San Toy or The Emperor's Own, 1954 While the Sun Shines - A Country Girl - Our Miss Gibbs, 1955 The Toreador - The Arcadians, 1956 The Maid of the Mountains - Whiteoaks - Goodnight Vienna!, 1957 A Country Girl. Most of the Company's performances took place in the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, Kew. The scrapbook of annotated photographs, programmes, and newspaper reviews of which this item is a part was assembled by Marion Tilley, wardrobe mistress for, and performer in, productions by the Kew Light Opera Company and the "Q" Theatre Guild. It is significant as a remarkably complete document of theatre performances in Kew, Victoria during the 1950s and 1960s. The scrapbook, and the items individually catalogued within it, have artistic and aesthetic significance within the history of performing arts in Victoria in the middle of the 20th Century. They have social significance in that they reveal socio-cultural values and preoccupations during the period. The records also act as a history of arts activities in the Kew Recreation Hall and later in the Kew City Hall as entertainment and community arts and music precincts.A black and white photo of Marion Tilley in The Cingalee in 1953. She is dressed as a tea picker. Marion Tilley was wardrobe mistress of the Kew Light Opera Company in many later productions, however in the Cingalee, the wardrobe mistress was Ada Colton. "Marion Tilley", written in red and black ink on the base of the photo. Her role as a 'tea picker' is written in the scrapbook under the photo.marion tilley, kew light opera company, kew recreation hall -- wellington street -- kew (vic.), performing arts -- kew (vic.), theatre memorabilia