Slovenians of the Slovenian Club Melbourne loved to organise cultural evening with songs, poetry, dances and drama. The audience enjoyed every performance.Preservation of the Slovenian culture, language and traditionsBlack and white photograph Some members in the audience include: Fr Bazili Valentin, Leopold Jalikslovenian cultural evening, slovenian poetry, slovenian songs, slovenian drama, slovenian music

Arthur Henry Dear was an employee of the City of Kew, acting as Hall Keeper of the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, and later the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road. The Arthur Dear Collection contains memorabilia - tickets, programmes, invitations - as well as his identification badge. Items in the collection dates from the 1940s to the 1970s. Some items in the collection predate his period of service and must have been in the archives of the Hall. The Kew Recreation Hall (Wellington Street) and later the Kew City Hall (Cotham Road) were major locations in suburban Melbourne in the postwar period for civic and private events including theatre productions and exhibitions. The Arthur Dear Collection (in conjunction with the scrapbooks compiled by Marion Tilley) provide a comprehensive snapshot of performing arts in Kew. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc. Admission ticket (sic) to a performance of Arrah-Na-Pogue, a beautiful Irish drama by Dion Boucicault, at the Kew Recreation Hall on Monday 2 September 1895. The yellow ticket includes details of the performance including the name of the company performing the play - Mr. Lyons Talented Dramatic Company. Proceeds are advertised as being for a Bazaar Fund. arthur dear collection, arrah-na-pogue, dion boucicault, printers -- kew (vic.) -- kew mercury, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, kew recreation hall -- wellington street, theatre memorabilia

The original Victoria Theatre opened on 16 February 1856 with a season by Lola Montez. She performed several farces and her famous spider dance, delighted the diggers and enraged the sensibilities of respectable people, with Henry Seekamp in the famous "whipping" incident with Montez in Ballarat. The program consisted of popular melodramas, farces and hits such as Rob Roy, The Lady of Lyons and the Count of Monte Cristo. The nautical drama Black-Eyed Susan was also very popular. This production "The Piper and Red riding Hood" was performed by The Mid-Night Players (Janet Low, Fay Jones, Natalie Jones, Fiona Hanrahan, Elizabeth Dale, Mark Jones, Bruce Roberts, Geoff Wallis, Matthew Brooks, Andrew Dark and Tom Rendall) at the replica Victoria Theatre at Sovereign Hill, Ballarat.A5 booklet with black ink printing on white card and paper.VICTORIA THEATRE THE PIPER AND RED RIDING HOOD THE MID-NIGHT PLAYERS ballarat, drama, melodrama, the piper and red riding hood, teh mid-night players, janet low, fay jones, natalie jones, fiona hanrahan, elizabeth dale, mark jones, bruce roberts, geoff wallis, matthew brooks, andrew dark, tom rendall, victorian theatre, sovereign hill

Slovenian Religious centres in Australia stage annually Slovenian Youth Concerts. Participating youth and some adult participate with songs, dance, poetry and drama.Marcela Bole participated with reading her own poetryCertificate of Recognition for participation on the 25th Slovenian Youth Concert 1999Recognition Certificate, 2nd October 1999certificate of recognition, 1999, slovenian religious centre, slovenian yout concert, 1999, marcela bole, slovenian association melbourne

Discusses the Australian television program Whiplash and how the use of guns is not as necessary as in the American television industry. Technique, poetry and drama appear to be the basis for the Australian film industry.Handwritten, quarto, 7 pagesWritten on scrap paper at Page 5.whiplash, australian film industry, australian television industry, robin boyd, manuscript

Four students dressed up in costumes, performing on stage at the Shakespeare Grove campus, 1960s.shakespeare grove, visual and performing arts, primary school, drama, music

Students on stage dressed as Maccabees for a Chanukah performance, Shakespeare Grove, 1960s. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.judaism, celebration, visual and performing arts, drama, 1960s

Students performing in costume on stage, Shakespeare Grove, 1960s. Some of the signs read: "Make Love Not War", "Speed Kills", "Love", "Save the Kangaroo", "Its a mad world".shakespeare grove, celebration, visual and performing arts, drama, music

Students performing on stage, possibly during a celebration, c. 1960s-1970s. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.performance, visual and performing arts, 1960s, 1970s, drama

Photo proofs from a student performance, December 1966. Please contact [email protected] to request access to this record.visual and performing arts, 1960s, drama, music, parents

Stella Dunn played Nanny, a senile old woman, in 'Gamma Rays' in April 1976 when she was a sprightly 82 year old.1. - Program - Jade coloured card with dark blue typeface, 2. - Photos -photographic paper. 3. - Review - photocopy paper. 4. - Roneod duplicate on foolscap paper.2. - Typed information on Stella Dunn glued onto the back of the photo, reverse side of photo has typed paper glued on as well as remnants of masking tape 3. - Photocopy of a review of The Effects of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds on page 6 of the VDL (Victorian Drama League) newsletter 'Theatrecraft' April 1976. Includes photo of Sue Lukis as Tillie. 4. - Prompts Newsletter No 2 19th March, 1976. – Typed. Includes information on next production, reminders of happenings and forthcoming events and the Moomba Drama Festival results 1976, 170, bill cherrey - director, fred merryweather - set construction, michael bond - lighting, george bugge - sound, max brooks - photography, cast - stella dunn

First time City of Heidelberg Repertory Group had entered a play in the Victorian Drama League One-Act Play Festival held at Frankston on Friday, 7th November, 1952.Original poster printed on ecru paper.. VDL Program, Heidelbeerg Repertory Program. Review, articles.Originals of all items.playbill – the browning version and harlequinade, terence rattigan, eisteddfod hall, 5, 6, city of heidelberg repertory group, heidelberg theatre company inc, directed by joyce carthew, directed by mel morgan, vdl victorain drama league

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. Most of the Company's performances took place in the Kew Recreation Hall in Wellington Street, Kew. A list of its productions by year includes: 1952 Florodora 1953 The Cingalee 1953 San Toy OR The Emperor’s Own 1953 Celebratory variety performance 195? While the Sun Shines 1954 A Country Girl 1954 Our Miss Gibbs 1955 The Toreador 1955 The Arcadians 1956 The Maid of the Mountains 1956 Whiteoaks 1956 Good night Vienna! 1957 A Country GirlThe Marion Tilley scrapbook is a significant record of performing arts in Melbourne during the 1950s and 1960s. The scrapbook includes programmes, photographs, newspaper reports and personal annotations which are a rich source of detail about repertoire, performers, and artistic sensibility in the period.Souvenir programme isued by the Kew Light Opera Company for a performance of 'Whiteoaks: a 3-Act Comedy-Drama' by Mazo de la Roche. Performances were held in the Kew Recreation Hall on 21 and 22 March 1956. The programme forms part of a scrapbook that includes programmes, photographs and theatre reviews for the Kew Light Opera Company and later "Q" Theatre Guild.theatre (kew), kew light opera company, kew recreation hall, performing arts

The children at Bulla Primary School were engaged in a variety of entertainment activities which included drama, dancing and musical items. The four children in this photo were singing to the accompaniment of their teacher playing the guitar.A non-digital coloured photograph of a group seated in a covered-in outdoor area watching four children singing to the accompaniment of a man playing a guitar.musical activities, bulla primary school

The Slovenian Home in Carlton was purchased partially by donations and personal members loans. The Dom had comfortable rooms for meetings, drama group practices, welcoming ceremonies, some sporting activities, singing and poetry recitals.Being the first Slovenian Home in AustraliaBlack and white photo of the Blessing at the opening of the Slovenian Centre - Slovenski Dom in Carlton by Fr Basil in 1960. Slovenians were very proud to have achieved the goal and purchased a building, the very first Slovenian centre in Australia.Blessing of the Slovenian Domslovenski dom, slovenian centre in carlton, slovenian club melbourne, blessing of the centre

Community activist. Born 3.4.1946- died 12.9.1997. Involved in employment, youth education, government and the arts. Born in Wales, family moved to Mitcham early 1950's. Economics degree. Taught at Foster, created farming commune in NSW, started Mallacoota Easter Festival 1981. Known for school and community workshops with music & drama. Later became Co=orninator at Mallacoota TAFE Outreach Centre.Community activist. Born 3.4.1946- died 12.9.1997. Involved in employment, youth education, government and the arts. byers, jill, thornycroft, bob, ingram, john wood, mallacoota tafe outreach centre, paul wood, anna wood, paddy wood, rory, phoebe & briony

The book of recipes was compiled by Don Dunstan who apart from politics was also active in the fields of art, drama, poetry. This is evident in the history of the dishes he describes. Their origin,the herbs used and the method of preparation,and presentationThe drawings and illustrations are by Robert Ingpen a well known artistIllustrated cook book by Don Dunstan.The book is 25 cm by 19 cm and has a fixture on the cover of Don Dunstan using a wok.There is a red tea pot,a ladle,a fork & spoon hanging on hooks attached to a red brick wallfood technology, bakery