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Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Programme, "Standard" Typ., Linton, The Linton Amateur Dramatic Club, 1935, 1935
Advertises the Linton Amateur Dramatic Club night of "dramatic entertainment", to be held in the Parish Hall on September 21st 1935 to raise funds for the Linton Free Library.Cream sheet with 1cm decorative red border.Text: " Linton Free Library / PARISH HALL, SATURDAY, SEPT. 21st, 1935 / THE LINTON AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB / Will Assist the Library with a Grand / DRAMATIC ENTERTAINMENT. "linton amateur dramatic club, programmes, jack sheehan, clem o'beirne, h. p. bennett, h.a. mccorkell, j. collins, annie o'beirne, celia kennedy, daisy smith, kath cunningham, lionel sparrow -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Programme, Standard Typ. Linton, Linton Amateur Dramatic Club
Printed theatre programme for the Linton Amateur Dramatic Club. Red border, white background. Dated September 10th. (Year not given - probably 1930s). Performance of "Gussie's Little Game" (one-act play) and "Pearly Pearls" (two act play) presented at Skipton Mechanics Hall.Text: " THE / LINTON AMATEUR DRAMATIC CLUB / IN THE / Skipton Mechanics' Hall / Saturday, September 10 / PRESENTING / "Gussie's Little Game". "linton amateur dramatic club, rev. w.c. duffy, mrs d. mcgregor, mr h.p. bennett, mr s. morgan, reeves collins, jim collins, jack collins, mrs d. mcgregor, mrs a. shepherd, rose hayward, beryl megee, kath cunningham, clem o'beirne, mr h. kennedy -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Album, photograph, Warrnambool Dramatic Society, Warrnambool Theatre Group, 1955
This album contains photographs from the Warrnambool Dramatic Society’s 1955 production of ‘See How They Run’. Amateur theatre groups have been operating in Warrnambool since the 1850s under a variety of names. The Warrnambool Dramatic Society was operating in the late 1940s and has continued to operate over the ensuing years with the name of the group today being the Warrnambool Theatre Company. This album gives us historical and pictorial information on the performers in ‘See How They Run’. No further information has been found on the owner of the album, Perc Moore.This album contains photographs that are important as a record of a Warrnambool Dramatic Society production in 1955. This is an album of 12 pages. It is bound with two metal studs. It has a buff-coloured cover in a mottled pattern with silver printing on the front cover. It contains ten black and white photographs, two of them loose. It also has inserted in the first two pages two programmes. The album is in a cream-coloured cardboard box. This box is much stained. ‘Presented by the Warrnambool Dramatic Society to Mr Perc Moore whose production of ‘See How They Run’ made such an outstanding success 18-10-55’warrnambool dramatic society -
Linton Mechanics Institute and Free Library Collection
Book - Dramatic works, Knowles, James Sheridan, The dramatic works of Sheridan Knowles, [n.d.] [Various editions of Knowles' collected dramatic works published from 1840s, this edition probably between 1866 & 1878.]
Volume contains sixteen plays by the Irish dramatist James Sheridan Knowles (1784-1862).457 p. (1 vol., plays divided into parts 1 & 2). Decorative brown cover embosssed with black, cover title 'Sheridan Knowles Dramatic Works'. fictionVolume contains sixteen plays by the Irish dramatist James Sheridan Knowles (1784-1862).literature, dramatic works, plays, james sheridan knowles -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive, Stawell Drama Group, Stawell Dramatic Club, 1952 - 1962
Mrs Kathy McDonald, Hall's Gap. Passed them on to our society 2008. Meeting 25-2-1952 to Reform the group 4151: Book 1: 25-2-1952 - 8 - 6 - 1954 Book 2: 12-7-1954 - 10-2-1960 Book 3: 23- 3- 1954 - 10 - 2- 1960Books 1 2 & 3 Drama/Dramatic GroupBook 1 -The Oric Series ACCOUNT BOOK (In Rectangle) MINUTE BOOK SUITABLE FOR BUSINESS. SCHOOLS & GENERAL USES Book 2 -Pink Patterned Cover. Minute Book Drama Group. (Written in pencil) Book 3 - Minute Book ( Written in ink) The Pencraft FAINT ACCOUNT BOOK A Pencraft Production ( Written in Green Print on label. Stawell Drama Group. (Written in Drama Groupstawell, clubs -
Uniting Church Archives - Synod of Victoria
Document - Methodist Girls' Comradeship, Rays Dramatic Bible Reading Contest
The dramatic bible reading contest was suggested to take place on Wednesday 29th September [no year given]. The contest was to be in three sections: Junior passage for girls 12 years and under; Senior passage for Rays 12 years and over and Choral Reading passage for any aged Ray. Comrades were not eligible to take part. Sections one and twoSingle sheet of white paper with typed details of the MGC Vic/Tas Rays dramatic bible reading contest. There is a handwritten name and address on the top left of the document and Section two has been highlighted with two pen lines."Mrs Andrewson 11 Olive St."methodist girls' comradeship rays' section, dramatic bible reading contest, methodist girls' comradeship vic & tas -
Federation University Historical Collection
Newspaper, The Age: Dramatic End to World War, 1945, 03/09/1945
Fragments of a 1945 newspaper - The Age: Dramatic End to World War, 1945world war two, end of war, prisoner of war, douglas macarthur, atomic bomb, surrender, mamoru shigemitsu, repatriation, war memorials, catalina, a.w. keown, d. vernon -
Linton and District Historical Society Inc
Programme, The Rector's Adventure, Linton Dramatic Club, 1942, 1942
Programme for local Amateur Dramatic club performance in Parish Hall, Linton. Proceeds went to the Red Cross Linton branch.White folded paper, title "The Rector's Adventure . . ." on front, with drawing of the sun with a face. Cast of characters and names of actors inside.Text, front: " PROGRAMME / THE RECTOR'S / ADVENTURE / An entertaining three - / act Comedy produced / by Linton Dramatic Club. " Note handwritten across top inside fold: "During world war 2 about 1942 in aid of Red Cross Linton".linton dramatic club, miss d.smith, clem o'beirne, miss k. nichol, jack collins, miss k. cunningham, h.p. bennett, h. kennedy, l.g. sprake, mr j. megee, miss j. collins -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, 'Our Town' / by Thornton Wilder, 1957
The back page of the programme includes details of previous productions: 1950 - The Resignation of Mr. Bagsworth, The Shirt, 1951 - Richard of Bordeaux, 1952 - Ned Kelly, 1953 - Saint Joan, 1954 - Treasure Island 1955 - Toad of Toad Hall, and 1956 School for Scandal. 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 1960s. 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 during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Theatre programme for a production of Our Town by the Camberwell Grammar School Dramatic Society. The 4-page programme includes a cast list and information about supernumeraries. arthur dear collection, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, kew recreation hall -- wellington street, theatre memorabilia, camberwell grammar school dramatic society -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme, Camberwell Grammar School Dramatic Society, 'Our Town' / by Thornton Wilder, 1957
The back page of the programme includes details of previous productions: 1950 - The Resignation of Mr. Bagsworth, The Shirt, 1951 - Richard of Bordeaux, 1952 - Ned Kelly, 1953 - Saint Joan, 1954 - Treasure Island 1955 - Toad of Toad Hall, and 1956 School for Scandal.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 during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s. The collection includes valuable data about performances, performers, directors etc., during this period. Theatre programme for a production of Our Town by the Camberwell Grammar School Dramatic Society. The 4-page programme includes a cast list and information about supernumeraries. arthur dear collection, theatre memorabilia, theatre programmes, camberwell grammar school dramatic society -
Stawell Historical Society Inc
Archive - Meeting Book, Great Western Dramatic Society 1906 - 1909
Marbled Exercise Book: Black Taped SpineGreat Wesern Dramatic Club 1906 -1909 on ruled Paper glued to front cover. -
Phillip Island and District Historical Society Inc.
Book, SHAKESPEARE, William, dramatic works of William Shakspeare [sic] , from the text of Johnson, Stevens & Reed ; with glossarial notes, his life, etc., etc., etc., by Nicholas Rowe, Esq, 1863
Labelled 'Phillip Island & District Historical Society', 'Scotch College Melbourne, First Prize, Arithmetic, 5th class 1st division, awarded to John McGregor, Alexander Morrison A.M., Principal, 11th December 1866', 'Presented to the Phillip Island & District Historical Society by Mrs Sybil Justice of Ventnor, 1969' ; Inscribed '.....eter Justice with love from Jessie'. Blind stamped 'Scotch College Melbourne, Deo et literis'. -
Greensborough Historical Society
Book, John Pollard, Recitations, humorous and dramatic, 1930s
Compilation of prose and poetic items64 p. white paper with grey coverRubberstamp on several pages: Dec 16 1939poetry, humour -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Butler, David, The Fall of Saigon: the Dramatic Final Days of the War in Vietnam (Copy 2)
Shortly after dawn on April 30, 1975, the last US Marines were helicoptered from the roof of the American Embassy in downtown Saigon.Shortly after dawn on April 30, 1975, the last US Marines were helicoptered from the roof of the American Embassy in downtown Saigon.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives -
National Vietnam Veterans Museum (NVVM)
Book, Butler, David, The Fall of Saigon: The Dramatic Final Days of the War in Vietnam (Copy 1)
Shortly after dawn on April 30, 1975, the last US Marines were helicoptered from the roof of the American Embassy in downtown Saigon.Shortly after dawn on April 30, 1975, the last US Marines were helicoptered from the roof of the American Embassy in downtown Saigon.vietnamese conflict, 1961-1975 - personal narratives, fall of saigon -
The Adam Lindsay Gordon Commemorative Committee Inc.
First Edition Book- Ashtaroth a Dramatic Lyric
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St Matthews/Wiseman House Archive
Photograph, St. Matthew's Amateur Dramatic Society
B&W photograph from the play "Quiet Weekend" dated 25 August 1956. Actors are May Sommers, Bert Housden, Don Barrett and Nance Downs. -
St Matthews/Wiseman House Archive
Photograph, St. Matthew's Amateur Dramatic Society
B&W photograph from play "Who Lies there" dated 23 June 1956. Actors are Gordon Downs, Inez Rayner, Norm Richie, Barbara Barrett, Jacqui Sommers, Don Barrett, Nance Downs, May Sommers, Bert Housden and Louise Rendle. -
Surrey Hills Historical Society Collection
Photograph, Surrey Hills Primary School 1911 dramatic production, 1911
Group of 38 male and female students of varying ages from Surrey Hills Primary School. It is taken outside the school buildings and students are accompanied by 2 female teachers. Most of the students are dressed in oriental costume. surrey hills primary school, school concerts, children, education, primary education, music, schools, (mr) john reaburn, operetta -
Lilydale RSL Sub Branch
Book - Book (Paperback) Box Set, Bryan Perrett, Against all Odds - Dramatic last stands actions, 2001
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Friends of Ballarat Botanical Gardens History Group
Photograph - Digital image, 40th Begonia Festival outdoor dramatic performance, no
Tiff file; 1805x1178; 5.71MBexterior, 40th begonia festival, dramatic performance, actors, people, colour -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Programme - Warrnambool & District Musical & Dramatic Society Quiet Weekend, Jensen Print, Early 1950s
This is a program of the production of the comedy Quiet Weekend by the Warrnambool And District Musical and Dramatic Society. It was staged at the Warrnambool Town Hall probably in the 1950s. This local dramatic society is known to have been in existence since 1945 and its successor today is the Warrnambool Theatre Company.This programme is retained as an example of the plays staged locally in the 1950s.This is a sheet of yellow paper folded in two to make four pages with blue printing and decorative patterns on the front cover.Quiet -Weekend WARRNAMBOOL AND DISTRICT DRAMATIC SOCIETYwarrnambool & district musical & dramatic society, theatre productions -
Ballarat Clarendon College
Plaque, 1926
The plaques originate from chairs donated towards the furnishing of the Mair Street premises of the Clarendon Presbyterian Ladies College opened 1926. The chairs were situated in Watson Hall. The chairs were donated by the Old Collegains Dramatic Society which commenced with an inaugural production 1 October, 1925. The Touchstone December 1925 records the performance took place in the St Andrews Hall begining with a comedy sketch entitled 'Such is fame'...the second half of the programme consisted of what was described as 'a Pot-Pourri of Old Fashioned Tunes'. Four brass plaques featuring fine border and inscription.Inscribed on obverse: ; GIFT OF / Clarendon Old Collegians / DRAMATIC CLUB / 1926plaque, old-collegians-dramatic-society, clarendon-presbyterian-ladies-college, chairs, watson-hall -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Programme - Rookery Nook, Collett and Bain, 1955
This is a programme of the stage production of the Warrnambool Musical and Dramatic Society of "Rookery Nook" in 1955. This is one of the earliest productions associated with Joyce and Cyril Hayward who founded the Warrnambool Musical and Dramatic Society and who were the dominant theatrical couple in Warrnambool for thirty years. Today the Warrnambool Theatre Company is the successor of the Warrnambool Musical and Dramatic Society.This programme is retained as a memento of a 1950s Warrnambool theatre performance and of the early work of the Haywards who dominated the arts and theatre scene in Warrnambool in the second half of the 20th century. This programme has ten pages with a thickened card cover, sixteen advertisements and printed material, some in black and some in blue. The pages have been stapled but the staples have now been removed. Warrnambool Musical & Dramatic Society Proudly Presents "ROOKERY NOOK" by Ben Travers. TOWN HALL, WARRNAMBOOL 2nd, 3rd & 4th November 1955. Programme 1 /-cyril and joyce hayward, warrnambool -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Programme - Theatre Programme, Off the Record / by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall, 1951
The Old Scotch Collegians' Dramatic Society was formed in 1933. This performance celebrated the 100th anniversary of the College in 1951.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 1960s. Programme for the Old Scotch Centenary production of Off the Record by Ian Hay and Stephen King-Hall, performed in 1951 at the Union Theatre, Melbourne. The programme contains a history of the Old Scotch Collegians Dramatic Society (founded in 1933), a cast list, synopsis and cast profiles. 12 pp.old scotch collegians' dramatic society, union theatre - university of melbourne, arthur dear collection, theatre memorabilia -
Montsalvat
Bronze Sculpture, Death of James Whitaker
Bronze sculpture of a male nude in a dramatic pose of agony. Nonematcham skipper, sculpture, bronze, male, nude -
Port Melbourne Historical & Preservation Society
Programme - In the Ranks, Desmond KEALEY's Dramatic Players, St Joseph's Hall, Port Melbourne, 1927
Program of Desmond KEALEY's Dramatic Players' production of 'In the Ranks', 6th September 1927, St Joseph's Hallarts and entertainment, j sheen, will smith, t hegarty, jim kinna, pat duffy, cecilia kinna, ella may, branda may, doris scobie, desmond kealey, c carew, donald robertson, henry mckenna, religion - roman catholic church (st josephs) -
Morongo Old Collegians
Furniture, Before 1956
Purchased for 12 pounds from the Russell Family who owned a large grazing property between Geelong and Ballarat, by Miss Lucy Shaw. It was paid for by Miss Shaw and Miss Jean Rentoul. Miss Shaw paid for the re-covering which was organised by Mrs Isabel Dellar, Drama Teacher.A dark wood chaise lounge with a rolled back and arms. Re-covered in a dramatic plum and magenta tapestry weave.morongo -
Victorian Interpretive Projects Inc.
Photograph - colour, Clare Gervasoni, Mungo at Dusk, 07/09/2008
Mungo National Park is a desert north of Mildura. It has numerous archaeological relics, and is the site of ancient Aboriginal burials known as Mungo Man and Mungo Woman. This photograph was taken during an expedition by Naga Tours in 2008.Colour photograph in digital format showing sand dunes and dramatic natural lighting at dusk at Mungo National Park. lake mungo, desert, archaeology, sand dune -
Tarnagulla History Archive
Programme: Furtive Fortunes of Fickle Fate, 1987
Donald Clark Collection.Programme for the dramatic performance 'Furtive Fortunes of Fickle Fate' held at the Victoria Theatre, Tarnagulla 11 September, 1987.theatre, entertainment