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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: MEN AND WOMEN IN THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE
... Theatre Performers... PHOTO Group Theatre Performers Black and white photograph ...Black and white photograph. Showing men and women standing in pairs for theatrical performance. Men in white powdered wigs and knee high stockings women in ringlets holding fans.photo, group, theatre performers -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: PEOPLE IN COSTUMES
... Theatre Performers... PHOTO Group Theatre Performers Black and white photograph. White ...Black and white photograph. White edges. People in costume. Inconsistency in photo line down right side of photo. The Geisha Tea House and Luncheon Rooms Next Age Office. Back of photo reads: Costume <-8.5 cm->photo, group, theatre performers -
Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Freund, Peter, Her Maj: A History of Her Majesty's Theatre, Ballarat, 2007
... theatre ballarat theatre architecture performers Freund, Peter ...74 page book with coloured photographs on the coverher majesty's theatre ballarat, theatre, architecture, performers -
Glen Eira Historical Society
Newsletter - St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, Caulfield
... and Associations Construction Events and Activities Theatre Groups ...Featuring two photocopies of a sixteen page pamphlet by Della Hilton titled 75 Years at St. Stephen’s – Including Union with Bambra Road Methodist Church. This details a brief history of both the Bambra Road Church and especially the St. Stephen’s Presbyterian Church, Balaclava Road, Caulfield between 1910-1985. These churches united in 1976 to form the St. Stephen’s Uniting Church in Balaclava Road, Caulfield. The pamphlet includes copies of photographs of the interior, exterior and windows. There is a black and white photograph of the interior, undated and unattributed. There is a Christmas postcard from the church’s sponsor child, Paulus Lobo, dated post-1988. Finally, there is a copy of a fourteen page newsletter dated March 1986, edited by Ethel Phillips, regarding news of the St. Stephen’s Uniting Church Community.st. stephen’s church, presbyterian church, methodist church, uniting church, caulfield, balaclava road, bambra road, dulton street, kooyong road, hilton della, thomson w. rev., hunter c. hay rev., burns h.m. rev., simpson w. l. rev., goddard s.a. rev., tamagno f. rev., robinson e.b. rev., kerry g.f.g. rev., williamson j. rev., mclean d. rev., heazlewood vere rev., adamson j.c., pollard w.g. mr., alday rev., alday mrs., everett l.d. mrs., emms, ladies guild, presbyterian women’s missionary union, p.w.m.u., presbyterian girls’ association, presbyterian boys’ association, adult group, st. stephen’s players, men’s brotherhood, tennis club, cricket club, architectural features, gothic revival architecture, church furniture, stained glass, clergy residences, religious ceremonies, choirs, religious festivals, religious groups, clergy, religious structures and establishments, social clubs, clubs and associations, construction, events and activities, theatre groups, performers, fundraising events, community services, festivals and celebrations, sunday schools, organs, postcards -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... entertainment performance theatre theatrical group performers arts ...Depicted are seven unidentified theatrical performers. The male in the foreground is dressed in formal clothing and holding a large, open umbrella. The remaining performers are dressed uniformly in long, dark cloaks.The photograph provides insight into entertainment, performance and recreation in Beechworth during the 1950s. The item's interpretive capacity is enhanced by its strong relationship to other photographs in the catalogue. Collectively, these records enrich the community's understanding of how the arts have developed in Beechworth since the mid-twentieth century.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: 5658 /entertainment album, entertainment, performance, theatre, theatrical group, performers, arts, recreation -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
... . entertainment album entertainment performance performers theatre ...The photograph depicts three unidentified young male theatrical performers dressed in white costumes. They are wearing animal ears, tutus, and white socks. There are rows of chairs and tables in the background.The photograph provides insight into entertainment, performance and recreation in Beechworth during the 1950s. The item's interpretive capacity is enhanced by its strong relationship to other photographs in the catalogue. Collectively, these records enrich the community's understanding of how the arts have developed in Beechworth since the mid-twentieth century.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: 5661 / K42K242entertainment album, entertainment, performance, performers, theatre, theatrical group, arts, recreation, beechworth -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Programme, Felix Meagher et al, The Wreck of the Loch Ard - An Opera in Three Acts, 1985
... on the composer, playwright, performers, theatre assistants and the story... on the composer, playwright, performers, theatre assistants and the story ...This is a programme of the opera performance of the Wreck of the Loch ArdThis is a programme of 16 pages. The cover has a colour image of a seascape and a ship and black printing. The pages contain printed text, black and white sketches and photographs and advertisements. The pages have been stapled but the staples have been removed.non-fictionThis is a programme of the opera performance of the Wreck of the Loch Ard wreck of the loch ard, warrnambool theatre company -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
Taken in the mid 1900s, the photograph depicts seven unidentified male and female performers. They are all dressed in different theatrical costumes.The photograph provides insight into entertainment, performance and recreation in Beechworth during the 1950s. The item's interpretive capacity is enhanced by its strong relationship to other photographs in the catalogue. Collectively, these records enrich the community's understanding of how the arts have developed in Beechworth since the mid-twentieth century.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: 5656 /1900s, beechworth, theatre, actor, actress, costume, entertainment, entertainment album -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
Depicted are nine unidentified theatrical performers. Six performers are dressed in long, dark cloaks and two performers are dressed in long, white costumes. There is a male performer dressed in a suit and holding a lantern and umbrella.The photograph provides insight into entertainment, performance and recreation in Beechworth during the 1950s. The item's interpretive capacity is enhanced by its strong relationship to other photographs in the catalogue. Collectively, these records enrich the community's understanding of how the arts have developed in Beechworth since the mid-twentieth century.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: 5660 / 6 /entertainment album, entertainment, beechworth, performance, theatre, theatrical group, arts, actor, actress -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
The photograph depicts seven unidentified female theatrical performers. They are posing on a stage with a white picket fence and foliage.The photograph provides insight into entertainment, performance and recreation in Beechworth during the 1950s. The item's interpretive capacity is enhanced by its strong relationship to other photographs in the catalogue. Collectively, these records enrich the community's understanding of how the arts have developed in Beechworth since the mid-twentieth century.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: THE OVENS AND MURRAY / 5665 /entertainment, entertainment album, beechworth, arts, performance, theatre, theatrical group, play, recreation -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
Depicted are five unidentified performers. Two of them are guiding a prop. One of the male performers is wearing a mask. A sign in the background reads "Rayner Myrtleford", referring to Rayner St in Myrtleford; a town located approximately 28km south of Beechworth.The photograph provides insight into entertainment, performance and recreation in Beechworth during the 1950s. The item's interpretive capacity is enhanced by its strong relationship to other photographs in the catalogue. Collectively, these records enrich the community's understanding of how the arts have developed in Beechworth since the mid-twentieth century.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: 5667 /entertainment, entertainment album, performance, arts, theatre, play, theatrical group, myrtleford, beechworth, rayner st -
The Beechworth Burke Museum
Photograph
Depicted is an unidentified male performer dressed in women's clothing. He is positioned on a stage and in front of a microphone. The photograph appears to have been taken by a reporter from the Ovens and Murray Advertiser; a weekly newspaper published in Beechworth.The photograph provides insight into entertainment, performance and recreation in Beechworth during the 1950s. The item's interpretive capacity is enhanced by its strong relationship to other photographs in the catalogue. Collectively, these records enrich the community's understanding of how the arts have developed in Beechworth since the mid-twentieth century.Black and white rectangular photograph printed on matte photographic paper.Reverse: THE OVENS AND MURRAY ADVERTISER /entertainment album, entertainment, 1950s, performance, theatre, theatrical group, arts, the ovens and murray advertiser, newspaper, beechworth, actor -
Greensborough Historical Society
Newspaper Clipping, Diamond Valley Leader, All-round skills on stage, 10/02/2016
Originally from Montmorency, artist and performer Dean Schulz was cast in a musical theatre production titled Saturday Night Fever at Chapel off Chapel in Prahran.News clipping, black text, colour image.dean schulz, montmorency -
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 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Document, Letter of Donation, Arthur Dear Collection / from Mary Dear, 2011, 14/01/2011
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. Letter to the Kew Historical Society relating to the donation of the Arthur Dear Collection by the donor.14TH JANUARY 2011 / KEW HISTORICAL SOCIETY INC / P/O BOX 175 / KEW 3101 / Dear Sir/Madam / My name is Mary Tracey (nee DEAR). My later father, ARTHUR HENRY DEAR was caretaker of the KEW RECREATION HALL from approximately 1945 to 1959 when the HALL was demolished by the KEW BOWLING CLUB. Please find enclosed some Programmes of events that took place at the HALL during that period of time. Hoping they may be of some interest, yours sincerely MARY TRACEY, ****arthur dear collection, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, kew recreation hall -- wellington street, kew civic hall -- cotham road, city of kew -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Archive (Sub-series) - Subject File, Kew Arts Festival Committee et al, Kew Arts Association, 1947-2010
Various partiesReference, Research, InformationSecondary Values (KHS Imposed Order)The main item in this reference file is an original copy of the Kew Arts Festival Program for 1947. The programme contains two pages of typed notes, which were used at the opening of the Festival by Cr Vaughan (sic). The program lists English Watercolours on loan from the National Gallery of Victoria, details of recitals, ballets, theatre and music. The event was held in the Kew Recreation Centre. Major performers listed in the program include Raymond Lambert, the Tin Alley Players, Margaret Sutherland, and the Melbourne Little Theatre.performing arts - kew (vic), visual arts - kew (vic), kew arts festivalsperforming arts - kew (vic), visual arts - kew (vic), kew arts festivals -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Program, From Strauss to Sondheim (musical) performed by the stars of Australian Opera at the Athenaeum Theatre, circa 1993
The event was organised to support soprano Joanna Cole as the Australian representative at the "Singer of the World" competition to be held in Cardiff, Wales in June 1993. Other performers were: Margaret Haggart; Kirsty Harms; Susanne Johnston; David Collins-White; Kerry Henderson; Greg Scott; Jonathon Welch and, Mark Skillington. The accompanist was David McNicol and compere Michael Easton.black and white program :good conditionfrom strauss to sondheim, australian opera, joanna cole, victoria state opera, athenaeum theatre, singer of the world competition -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Program, As You Like It (play) by William Shakespeare performed by the Melbourne Theatre Company at the Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre commencing 31 March 1982
Performers included Sandy Gore and Norman Kaye; 1982 was the year the training scholarship was first rewarded at the value of $6000. Short history on the origin of play. Paper program : coloured coveras you like it, william shakespeare, melbourne theatre company, norman kaye, sandy gore -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Flyer, The Gay Divorcee (play) by Margaret Fischer performed at Athenaeum Theatre Two, Melbourne commencing 21 July 1994
Vitalstatistix Theatre Company and Ford O' Connell Presents. Writer and performer Magaret Fischer Director Rose Clemente Designer Cath Cantalon LX design Maxine Le Guier Music Marianne Permezel & Justin PosaColoured Flyerathenaeum theatre, the gay divorcee -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Flyer, Edinburgh Festa Besta (comedy) as part of Comedy Festival performers include Markus Birdman, Ben Lomas and Bryan O'Gorman, commencing 25 March 2015
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Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre program, Programme of entertainment [tableaux vivant] in aid of Convalescent Fund of the Sick Children’s Hospital and the Episcopalian Church Upper Macedon, 9-10 October 1884, 1884
Silk programs, at that time, were only produced for a very prestigious night at the theatre. Historical note: The town of Gisborne was named after one of the members of the first committee of the Mechanics’ Institution (renamed in 1872 to Melbourne Athenaeum), formed in November 1839. His full name was Henry Fyshe Gisborne 1813-1841. The program, crafted of printed silk with a silk fringe all around the four edges is unique in the program collection. The program reveals an interesting fund-raising entertainment held at the Melbourne Athenaeum theatre in 1884. As the theatre was available for hire by everyone in the Melbourne community, over the course of its history it was hired by a large variety of theatrical performers, political groups, sporting and arts groups, in addition to fundraising groups, as found here. Proceeds of this concert were donated to the Melbourne-based Sick Children’s Hospital and the Upper Macedon Episcopalian Church – an unusual combination of charities. The Mount Macedon area became a popular place for holiday- makers from Melbourne in the 1870s and many professional people built holiday retreats with beautiful gardens in the area. The development of the area created a further need for places of worship. The names of the people taking part numbered over 70, several having the same family names as those listed as members of the Melbourne Athenaeum at that time but there is no proof that the people involved with the performance were subscribers to the Melbourne Athenaeum. At the time the Athenaeum hall consisted of a large flat space requiring chairs to be placed in lines, with hand-written alphabetical signs to indicate the rows and individually numbered chairs. The hall seated 900 patrons. When the hall was used for balls, banquets and exhibitions all the chairs were removed and stored under the stage and in a room at the side of the hall. The layout of the hall can be seen in this photograph from the archives, taken in the early 1900s. This fringed, silk program was produced for a concert held on 9-10 October 1884 under the patronage of the Governor Sir H Brougham Loch at the Athenaeum Hall in aid of the Convalescent Fund of the [Melbourne] Sick Children’s Hospital and the Episcopalian Church of Upper Macedon. The evening of light entertainment comprised eleven solo musical performances and thirteen tableaux, some humorous, referencing biblical and classical themes from plays, paintings and operasm enhanced with painted scenery and a multitude of costumes.melbourne athenauem hall, the sick children's hostipal, episcopalian church -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Internet Article, Aled Jones (singer, actor, broadcaster, television presenter, musical theatre performer and part-time dancer) performing on 26 Feb 2015 at Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre
... presenter, musical theatre performer and part-time dancer..., television presenter, musical theatre performer and part-time dancer ... -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Poster, Chopper's Republic of Anzakistan (Heath Franklin is an Australian comedic performer, improviser and writer) performing 23 March to 3 April 2016 at Melbourne Athenaeum Theatre as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Flyer, Six Ribbons ;remebering Jon English by Peter Cupples commencing producuction at the athenaeum theatre on the 19th of March 2017, 2017
Jon English was one of few Australian performers to combine a stellar career in music,television and stage. For over four decades he remained one of this country's most successful.loved, and enduring recording and performing artists.Jon sadly and unexpectedly passed away on the 9th of march 2016,just as he was about to record a new album and embark on a national tour . on the first anniversary of Jon's passing we present 'Six Ribbons'' - a two and a half hour tribute show to an extrodinary man who.over the coursr of his long professional life, brought such joy and entertainment to so many in many genres tribute show coloured flyerjon english -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre flyers, Dancing Sara's Phrases (post-modern cabaret) performed at the Athenaeum 2 commencing 3 September 1987
performers Russell Dumas, Lucy Guerin, Christine Keith, Sue McLennan, Josephine McKendry, Tim Preston and Nicholas Sabel black and whitedancing sara's phrases, dance exchange, athenaeum theatre two, program, programme, post modern cabaret -
Melbourne Athenaeum Archives
Theatre Program, Humorists Read Humorists (comedy) performed at the Athenaeum Theatre on 15 March 1987
Two shows where performers and authors read selections of their favourite authorsperformers include Barry Dickens,Kathy Lette, Roger McGough, Pam Ayres, Peter Cook, Jon Clarke Printed flyerhumorists read humorists, program, programme, athenaeum theatre, wendy harmer, barry dickens, john cain, kathy lette, roger mcgough, pam ayres, peter cook, barry humphries, john clarke, simon palomares -
Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc..
Program Photos ReviewSet Design, Liliom by Ferenec Molnar directed by Joy Youlden
The Adult Education Association Drama Group originally staged Liliom at the Union Theatre, University of Melbourne on Saturday, 3rd November, 1951, at 8pm and on the 8th November it was re-staged by them as the opening production of the The City of Heidelberg Repertory Company, now known as the Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc. in the Eistedford Hall, Ivanhoe. Sketch for Prologue, Fair Ground Scene, and Sketch for Scenes 2 and 3, The Tin Type Shop, for Adult Education Association Drama Group production at the Union Theatre from 1st – 3rd November, 1951. Resulting sets were transported to the Eisteddfod Hall, Ivanhoe and used in the opening production in January, 1952 for the newly formed City of Heidelberg Theatre.Sketch for Prologue, Fair Ground Scene, and Sketch for Scenes 2 and 3, The Tin Type Shop, for Adult Education Association Drama Group production at the Union Theatre from 1st – 3rd November, 1951. Resulting sets were transported to the Eisteddfod Hall, Ivanhoe and used in the opening production in January, 1952 for the newly formed City of Heidelberg Theatre. Sketch for Prologue, Fair Ground Scene, and Sketch for Scenes 2 and 3, The Tin Type Shop, for Adult Education Association Drama Group production at the Union Theatre from 1st – 3rd November, 1951. Resulting sets were transported to the Eisteddfod Hall, Ivanhoe and used in the opening production in January, 1952 for the newly formed City of Heidelberg Theatre Company. Photo from unidentified newspaper of the director of Liliom by Ferenc Molnar, Joy Youlden.an Adult Education Association Drama Group production at the Union Theatre from 1st – 3rd November, 1951 and restaged at the Eisteddfod Hall, Ivanhoe as the opening production in January, 1952 for the newly formed City of Heidelberg Repertory Group. The Adult Education Association Drama Group performers, backstage workers and technicians staged the play at the Eisteddfod Hall in Ivanhoe. Local Councillor E.A. Carlyle attended and addressed the audience. Reg Rudd is described as director-producer. He announced another Repertory evening in February. Inagural production under the name of The City of Heidelberg Repertory Company, now known as the Heidelberg Theatre Company Inc., staged in the Eisteddfod Hall, 14 Ivanhoe Parade, Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia on the 8th November, 1952.All items in good condition. Original and one colour photocopy of hand drawn sketches for the Prologue and Scenes 2 and 3 settings in blue biro with watercolour washes on ecru paper. On the back side of paper with scene sketch of Act 1. Photo – Joy Youlden - Small black and white cutting from unidentified newspaper on newsprint which has yellowed, Cutting has been glued onto ecru A4 paper sheet. Sketch for Scene 6, The Land Beyond, and Sketch for Scene 7, Julies House 16 Years later, an Adult Education Association Drama Group production at the Union Theatre from 1st – 3rd November, 1951. Resulting sets were transported to the Eisteddfod Hall, Ivanhoe and used in the opening production in January, 1952 for the newly formed City of Heidelberg Repertory Group. Sketches for Scene 4, The Railway Embankment, and Sketch for Scene 5, Behind The Shop, an Adult Education Association Drama Group production at the Union Theatre from 1st – 3rd November, 1951. Resulting sets were transported to the Eisteddfod Hall, Ivanhoe and used in the opening production in January, 1952 for the newly formed City of Heidelberg Repertory Group. Handwritten detail of scene numbers and names, name of producer, theatre company AEA (Adult Education Association) Drama Group Show and place, Union Theatre.eistdford hall, fern matthews, city of heidelberg repertory group, adult education association drama group, liliom, liliom by ferenec molnar directed by joy youlden, 1952, 1 -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The Maid of the Mountains / by Harold Fraser-Simson, 1957
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. Photograph of a performance or a rehearsal of The Maid of the Moutains, performed by the Kew Light Opera Company in the Kew Recreation Hall in 1957.arthur dear collection, performing arts -- kew -- victoria, theatre memorabilia, kew light opera company -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The "Q" Theatre Guild, Blossom Time, 1959
The "Q" Theatre Guild was formed out of the Kew Light Opera Company in 1957. It marked the transition of the company that had initially been directed by Lance Nicholls to one directed by Beatrice Oakley. It continued to perform in the Kew Recreation Hall, but, with its demolition in 1960, and the opening of the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road, moved its productions to that venue. Productions of the "Q" Theatre Guild included The Geisha (1957), Maritana (1958), They All Do It (1959), Blossom Time (1959), Love's A Luxury (1959), There And Back & The Bohemian Girl (1960), Die Fledermaus (1960), Gay Rosalinda (1961), The Land Of Smiles (1961), Kisses For A Kid & Hansel And Gretel (1961), Die Fledermaus (1962), Monsieur Beaucaire (1964), Macbeath or The Beggar's Opera, and So To Bed.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.Faded photograph of Jeanette Rayment in full costume in the Royal Botanical Gardens to promote The "Q" Theatre Guild's performances of Blossom Time during the Moomba Festival of 1959. The performances took place in the Alexandra Gardens. Rayment played the role of Therese in the production.Marion Tilley, the creator of the scrapbook, wrote the following underneath the photograph: "Jeanette Rayment, Botanical Gardens, promoting Blossom Time."performing arts -- kew (vic.), scrapbooks, marion tilley collection, 'q' theatre guild, musical comedy -- melbourne -- victoria, kew recreation hall -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, The "Q" Theatre Guild, Blossom Time, 1958
The "Q" Theatre Guild was formed out of the Kew Light Opera Company in 1957. It marked the transition of the company that had initially been directed by Lance Nicholls to one directed by Beatrice Oakley. It continued to perform in the Kew Recreation Hall, but, with its demolition in 1960, and the opening of the new Kew City Hall in Cotham Road, moved its productions to that venue. Productions of the "Q" Theatre Guild included The Geisha (1957), Maritana (1958), They All Do It (1959), Blossom Time (1959), Love's A Luxury (1959), There And Back & The Bohemian Girl (1960), Die Fledermaus (1960), Gay Rosalinda (1961), The Land Of Smiles (1961), Kisses For A Kid & Hansel And Gretel (1961), Die Fledermaus (1962), Monsieur Beaucaire (1964), Macbeath or The Beggar's Opera, and So To Bed.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.Faded photograph of Esme Melville and Jeanette Rayment in full costume in the Royal Botanical Gardens to promote The "Q" Theatre Guild's performances of Blossom Time during the Moomba Festival of 1959. The performances took place in the Alexandra Gardens. In the production, Melville performed the role of Countess Fritzi Frangipani, while Rayment played the role of Therese.Marion Tilley, the creator of the scrapbook, wrote the following underneath the photograph: "Esme Melville, Jeanette Rayment, Botanical Gardens, *** Blossom Time."performing arts -- kew (vic.), scrapbooks, marion tilley collection, 'q' theatre guild, kew recreation hall, musical comedy -- melbourne -- victoria