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Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Lesley Speed, Australian Comedy Films of the 1930s: Modernity, the Urban and the International, 2015
... Australian Comedy Films of the 1930s: Modernity, the Urban...comedy films...128 page book on Australian Comedy films.... and a lecturer at Federation University Australia. films comedy films ...128 page book on Australian Comedy films.non-fictionfilms, comedy films, australian films, pat hanna, george wallace, australian vernacular, dad and dave, splendid fellows, charles kingsford smith, staff author, federation university staff author -
Lakes Entrance Regional Historical Society (operating as Lakes Entrance History Centre & Museum)
Photograph - Public Health, Lakes Post Newspaper, 1991
... and Malcom Thompson of Artworks Nungurna at International Comedy Film... Comedy Film Festival Bairnsdale Victoria Photograph Public Health ...Black and white photograph of Dr J Christley, Barbara Allen, Dr. Annie Bolcolm from Lakes Entrance Community Health and Malcom Thompson of Artworks Nungurna at International Comedy Film Festival Bairnsdale Victoriapublic health -
Australian National Surfing Museum
VHS Movie, MAD WAX, 1986 (estimated)
... A comedy surf film featuring Tom Carroll, Kong Elkerton... Plaza Surfcoast Highway Torquay great-ocean-road A comedy surf ...A comedy surf film featuring Tom Carroll, Kong Elkerton, Bryce Ellis, Mark Sainsbury, and Ross Clarke-Jones as the Wiz. The Wiz stumbles on an old book about making your own wax and mixes a batch which magically transports him and his friends to some of the world's best surf spots. Music by popular Australian band GANGgajangMAD WAX had a national theatrical release in 1987. The film was shown at surf clubs, pubs and other surf film related venues during this period. The film is significant for the surfers who appear in the film (2 time World Champion Tom Carroll) and the 'loose' narrative thread which was common place in many surf films during the eighties. The film features Mark Sainsbury a popular professional surfer from New South Wales who suddenly died of a brain anueryism on 6th AUgust 1992. The poster and cover art for the VHS case were done by noted Quiksilver designer/artist Peter Webb. MAD WAX had its World Premier at the Enmore Theatre, Enmore, New South Wales on Saturday 28th February, 1987. The screening was accompanied by a live performance by GANGgajang whose music appears on the film soundtrack.VHS Surf film released by Quiksilver in February 1987. Colour cover art featuring a colour photograph of Gary Elkerton, one of the stars of the film.QUIKSILVER Presents. Cover art by Peter Webb (Quiksilver) Quiksilver logo.surf, quiksilver, wax, gangajang -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Document - Admission Ticket, Briar Hill Hall Trust, Picture Night, Comedy: 'BEDTIME FOR BONGO' with Ronald Regan [sic] and Shorts, ST. Faith's Hall, Cnr Price Avenue & Mountain View Road, Montmorency, Saturday, 13th August at 8pm, 1955
Presented by Briar Hill Hall Trust and St Faith's Pre-School Centre, Saturday, 13th August 1955.1955, admission ticket, bedtime for bongo (film), briar hill hall trust, montmorency, mountain view road, picture night, price avenue, ronald regan, st faith's hall, st faiths pre-school centre, ticket, cinema, ronald reagan -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre program, Cass & Sons, Thank U (comedy drama) performed at the Athenaeum Theatre in 1925, 1925
Paper program for a comedy drama performed at the Athenaeum Theatre commencing Saturday May 23 1925; coloured cover, 16 p. includes articles about the film, the actors and advertisementsathenaeum theatre, program, programme, j c williamson, e j carroll, john d o'hara, winchell smith, tom cushing, athenaeum theatre, program, programme, j c williamson, e j carroll, john d o'hara, winchell smith, tom cushing -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre program, The Best People (three-act comedy) by David Gray and Avery Hopwood performed at the Athenaeum Theatre Saturday May 8 1926
''The comedy is said to give an interesting picture of the Jazz age and the cafe life indulged in by the sons and daughters of the New York fast set.'' (extract from program notes) The Program includes an advertisement for a fashion Salon in the Athenaeum building at 186 Collins Street. The Program is for one of the few plays performed at the Athenaeum before it was converted for films Paper program for a comedy performed at the Athenaeum Theatre Saturday May 8 1926; coloured cover; 16 p. includes articles about the play, the actors and advertisementsathenaeum theatre, program, the best people, frank talbot pty ltd, e j carroll, david gray, avery hopwood -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre program, Cass & Clothier (Printers), The Alarm Clock (comedy in three acts) performed at the Athenaeum Theatre in 1927, 1927
Theatre program from 24 December 1927Included in the cast is a young Basil Radford, who subsequently appeared in the Hitchcock classic "The Lady Vanishes" and a number of British films of the 40sPaper program for a comedy performed at the Athenaeum Theatre commencing Saturday December 24 1927; coloured cover; 16 p. includes articles about the film, the actors and advertisementsathenaeum theatre, program, programme, the alarm clock, frank talbot pty ltd, e j carroll, avery hopwood, richard white, eric edgley, athenaeum theatre, program, programme, the alarm clock, frank talbot pty ltd, e j carroll, avery hopwood, richard white, eric edgley -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre program, Cass & Clothier (Printers), The Unfair Sex (three-act comedy) performed at the Athenaeum Theatre in 1927
Theatre program 30 April 1927Program show by E J Carroll, program adverts for local companies of the time MacRobertsons, Hoadleys, and IXL.Paper program for a play performed at the Athenaeum Theatre April 30 1927; coloured cover; 16 p. includes articles about the film, the actors and advertisementsathenaeum theatre, program, programme, the unfair sex, frank talbot pty ltd, e j carroll, richard white, eric edgeley, joseph cunningham's english comedy co, athenaeum theatre, program, programme, the unfair sex, frank talbot pty ltd, e j carroll, richard white, eric edgeley, joseph cunningham's english comedy co -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre program, Cass & Clothier (Printers), The Sport of Kings (play) by Ian Hay performed at the Athenaeum Theatre commencing 6 March1926 - reproduction, 1926
The play was produced by EJ Carroll at the Athenaeum Theatre, the Australian premiere. The play enjoyed a long and successful run with Frank Bradley setting a record by performing as leading man for forty weeks. Frank Talbot had leased the Athenaeum Hall for several years before negotiating with the Melbourne Athenaeum board members to renovate the hall into a modern theatre. The work was completed in 1923. The theatre became a well-known venue for plays but later, as movies became popular a biograph box was constructed to house movie projectors. The theatre manager, Frank Talbot, who leased the theatre from the Melbourne Athenaeum, signed an agreement with British Dominion Films in 1932, to show only British movies. Hoyts Theatres took over the lease in 1955 and later the Melbourne Theatre Company performed in the theatre, bringing live performances back to the theatre for several years. Programs of the early performances of plays are a reminder of the original purpose of the theatre. The theatre management continues to feature live performances.Photocopy of a program held at the Museum of Performing Arts athenaeum theatre, program, the sport of kings, racing comedy, frank talbot pty ltd, e j carroll, ian hay, frank bradley -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Literary work - Book, Messenger Publishing & Consulting Pty Ltd, Camberwell High School 1941-1991, A Jubilee Retrospective, 1991
A history of Camberwell High School from its beginnings in fighting for a school to be built and finally opening for business in 1941. It includes a list of students from 1941-1991. Also a list of female staff and male staff, as well as House Captains, Women's Auxiliary Presidents, Head Prefects, Student Representative Council - Presidents. It also details the School Uniform Policy. It details the growth in the early years, building on the foundations and the modern times, including some troubled years.Height 25 cm, 160 pages, soft cover A soft cover book of 160 pages with black and white photos, newspaper clippings and other illustrations. It includes lists of principals, presidents of school council, house captains, SRC presidents, parents & friends association presidents, women's auxiliary presidents, male and female staff members, and all students who attended the school between 1941 and 1991. There is an extensive list of sources and acknowledgements.non-fictionA history of Camberwell High School from its beginnings in fighting for a school to be built and finally opening for business in 1941. It includes a list of students from 1941-1991. Also a list of female staff and male staff, as well as House Captains, Women's Auxiliary Presidents, Head Prefects, Student Representative Council - Presidents. It also details the School Uniform Policy. It details the growth in the early years, building on the foundations and the modern times, including some troubled years.education and research, secondary schools, school plays, school committees, robert d ewins, camberwell high school, education, camberwell high ex-students society, kylie monogue, elida brereton, robert manne, dannii monogie, brian naylor -
Eltham District Historical Society Inc
Book, Miegunyah Press, Memoirs of a Young Bastard: the diaries of Tim Burstall compiled by Hilary McPhee, 2012
Diaries of Tim Burstall November 1953 to December 1954. Tim Burstall lived in Eltham. Tim Burstall, the celebrated director of Stork, Alvin Purple and numerous other definitive 'ocker' comedies, is credited with shaking the moribund Australian film industry out of its torpor. But long before that, in the early 1950s, he began keeping a diary to record the world of the group of 'arties' and 'intellectuals' he was living among in Eltham, then a rural area outside Melbourne, where cheap land was available for mudbrick houses and studios, and where suburban rigidities could be mercilessly flouted. Burstall was in his mid-twenties, with two young sons and an open marriage with his wife, Betty. Eager to become a writer, to go against the grain, he kept a record almost daily-of the parties and the talk in pubs and studios, about art and politics and sex, of Communist Party branch meetings and film societies, of political rallies and the first Herald Outdoor Art Show. Somehow, while holding down a public relations job in the Antarctic Division and juggling his love affairs and obsession with the beautiful, brainy Fay, he wrote 500 words almost every day. Betty, according to the diaries, kept the show on the road, feeding friends after the pub, milking goats and working in her pottery making bowls and mugs, which Tim sometimes decorated at weekends. These Memoirs of a Young Bastard, as Burstall dubbed himself and them, are among the most evocative Australian diaries of modern times. Burstall can write. He has an eye for the telling detail, an unerring ear for cant and pomposity and, most endearingly, an ability to mock himself-always from the perspective of a bloke of his generation. Source: Publisherxxiv, 343 p., [18] p. of plates : ill., maps, ports., facsims. ; 27 cm.ISBN 9780522858143diary, motion picture director, film director, author -
Federation University Historical Collection
Programme, University of Ballarat Arts Academy, The City Wit, 2007
15356.1 'The City Wit' directed by Kim Durban and performed by University of Ballarat Performing Arts Academy students in 2007. This play was first written by Richard Brome, c1630 and takes a cynical view of greed and money. Kim Durban has chosen to set the play in 'a fictional present , loosely influenced by pop music, glam rock, the 70's and the world of the backstage pass.' Brome's courtly world becomes a club known as 'The Presence'. Design by John Bennett, Lighting by Emma Valente, Costumes by Esther Hayes. Cast: Crasy - Peter Glennon, Jeremy - Kelly Petering, Sarpego - Sarah Douglas-Haynes, Josina-Megan Parker, Toby - Nicole O'Meara, Linsey-Wolsey - Charin Blacker, Bridget - Adam Wiliams, Sneakup - Cameron Swain, Ticket - Heath Ramsay, Lady Ticket - Naomi Logan, Rufflit - Paul Yardley, Tryman - Kelly Petering, Crack - Elise Moorhouse, Isabell/Page Boy - Lauren-Anne Kempster and Jone - Ekaterina Schukina. The programme includes a request to audience members to donate to a fund to allow the whole cast to attend a conference jointly funded by Royal Holloway College in Windsor and the University of Sheffield, where a film of this production would be shown and a paper presented by Kim Durban about the performance research for this play and on the work of Richard Brome at an academic conference in London. There is also biography on the work of Kim Durban, and a list of people making up the Creative Team. 15356.2 'The Sunny South' by George Darrell, directed by Stewart Morritt. In the Director's Notes the play is described as 'one of the best examples of the melodramatic form worldwide and it's Australian!" It has elements of pantomime, soap opera and British T.V. comedy. It contrasts grey, dull class divided England giving wat to the vivid blue skies and a more relaxed Australia. Design - John Bennett, Lighting - Emma Valente, Costumes-Esther Hayes. Cast: Matt Morley - James Parton, Worthy Chester - Juliana Clements, Ivo Carne - Charlie Ranger, Ben Brewer - Adam Camerlengo, Eli Gruo - Michael (Spank) Argus, Perfidy Pounce -Michelle Morgan, Plantagenet Smiffers - Genevieve Giuffre, Johnny Jinks - Bess Maxwell, Dick Duggan - Michael Elliott, Black Steve/Black Tracker Jim/Buttoner - Carly Grayson, Bank Teller True/Narrow Creek Joe/Bushranger - Carol Mudford, Sergeant Swoop/Monte Jack/Station Master - Rachel Potaznik, Bubs Berkley - Phoebe Appleton, Clarice Chester - Lucy Leeming and Rebecca Hann - Sam Corfield. The play consisted of Five Acts set over a period of twenty months with an interval of twenty minutes after Act Two. There is also a Directors Biography 9on the work of Stewart Morritt and a list of people in the Creative Team.An eight page program with front and back covers for two productions - 'The City Wit' by Richard Brome and 'The Sunny South' by George Darrell in a dos-a-dos format. The cover for 'The City Wit' depicts five hands reaching towards a hand holding paper money which from a blue sky with a few clouds. 'The Sunny South' depicts a person holding a suitcase with a spade attached. In the background is a London Scene, the Sydney Opera House and a three light pole lantern coach light. The University of Ballarat logo is in the right hand bottom corner of both covers.the sunny south, george darrell, stewart morritt, john bennett, emma valente, esther hayes, the city wit, richard brome, kim durban, peter glennon, kelly petering, sarah douglas-haynes, bessie allira holland, megan parker, nicole o'meara, charin blacker, adam williams, cameron swain, heath ramsay, naomi logan, paul yardley, elise moorhouse, lauren-anne kempster, ekaterina schukina, royal holloway college, gavin nash, james parton, juliana clements, charlie ranger, adam camerlengo, michael (spank) argus, michelle morgan, genevieve giuffre, bess maxwell, michael elliot, carly grayson, carol mudford, rachel potaznik, phoebe appleton, lucy leeming, sam corfield