Embed Size (px)
Citation preview
... and the best
way to travel
is by
TA A FIICIIJI/Jil People who like the best include TAA in their
preferenc;es. They enjoy the luxury and superiority
of TAA Viscounts - the quiet, poised performance s
of Roll s-Royce turbo-prop motor s, the highly
efficient pressurisa tion and air-conditioning,
the acco mpli hed hostess service.
.
. '
Nex t tim e yo u mak e an interstate joum ey, book to fl y by 'A A NPV'57 1 ________________________ _
The Austra lian Elizabethan Theatr e Tr ust P .\ l RO:\' : H ER ~l.\J E'> I Y -1 H E Ql ' EE:\'
PRI , SIDE:-1 J' l he Rt. Hon. '>ii John La1ham , G .C.;\l.G .. Q .C. CH ,\lRl\! ,\;\' Dr . H . C. Coombs E, ECU TIVE DIRECTOR H ugh H unt HON . SEC RETARY :'.llaurice Park er
, ew SOlllh \\' ale, <iuecn,lancl \ Vcstern Au~tralia \ ' icLoria Sou1h Aus11 a lia "f:!".mania
Fore word:
STATE R EPR ESE '\'T:\'I l \ 'E :
Mr. C. J. A. l\lo,cs. C.B.E. Professor F. J. chonell Professo r F. Alexander
Mr A. H . L. Gib son :'.llr. L. C. Wat erman
i\lr. G. F . Davies
IJJ its first SM.ron I he Elizabet ha11 Tmst Opera Com pa11y 17rese111ed a se(IS0II of four 1'\1Iozt1rl Operas. This 11•11.r an ai11-
hitio11, hegi11ning and sho u•ed beyo11d doubt th11I an e!lon11om de111a11d for clcrssical opera exists in thiJ co11111ry. A /wogram111e u·hich i11 E11roJ1e or America 11·011/d he regarded a.r food for the co1111oi.rseur oniy. here prol'ed a po/111iar diet for all.
This sea.roll pro1•ides an oppor/11nity for the presentation of so111e operr.s thctl are !1.1ell-knou·n and well-loied , more samples fro111 the u•orld 's J/oreho11.re of o/1eratic !rea.\llreJ. The cost of .111ch a season is l'ery great. J,/'; e are most f ort 11nate i11 I he ge11erous wpporl of State Go1·ernme11-/s, City Councils and in the ro-ope1'alio11 of the Aus/1'alian Broadca.1ting Commission. ll'hich alo11e 111c1kes possible the continued life of the Company. b111 it i.1 upon yo111 the theatre-goer of Australia. that -the Opera must al u•ays 1110s/ rely.
Our Na tional talent for the performance of o/)era has crmply demonstrated itself both al home and abroad: if this ta/em goes fo1'1l'a;d with the /lJidening appreciation of the rrrl. then the future of tht lyric theatre in Aust1'a!ia is as.r"red .
::::::: ". : : :: ".
3
:::
CHA IRM A 1 •
B e r II II a r d HAMMER~tA~
FUR SALON7 TH. FLOOR, T HE TRUST B UILDING , 155 KING STR E ET. BW 1309
JOAN HAMMOND
Has ach ieved brilliant succe» a; lyric -dramatic soprano since leaving Australia in 1936. Before going over seas she was a violinist with Sydney Conservatorium and Philharm onic orchestras , and a sport swoman of championship standard .
She was engaged for principal roles with the Vienna State Opera a(ter studying language s and opera in that city, and shortly afterwards was asked to appear with the lace Sir Henry J, Wood at th e opening of Lon don's Prom enade Con certs.
During World W ar II she comb ined ambulance driving in Lond on' s East End with concert and operatic performances , several of whi ch wer e given in a ir ra id shelters during the "blitz" .
Following a recital tour of Australia in 1946, she returned, as th e first post-war guest artist , to the Vienna State Op era. This was followed by a recita l tour of South Afri ca, a series of appearances in all the leading opera hou ses a11d concert hall s in the United Scates and Canada, Briti sh Isles, East an d Centr al Africa and Europe.
In addition to being the first Briti sh arti st to sing in Ru ssian in Moscow's Bolshoi Th eatre since th e R evolution, she wa s also th e first Australian to sing in thi s, the world's largest opera hou se. Following her appeara nces with the Elizabethan Tru st Oper a Company in "To sca" and " Ot ello", she will rernrn to concert and TV in the United Kingdom , to be followed by a tour of the United States and Europe , including Scandi navia .
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ~ . . . . . . -. . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . .. .... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . .
. . . -· ......... ...
·.·.· .·.·.-. -. -. -. -.·.· ............ . . . . . . . . . 137 KING. ST.. NiWTOWN
LA3441 At Missenden Rd. Corner
. .................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . " . . ........ . .. ' ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . ..... . . .... . . ..... . . ..... .
I ••••••• . ..... . . . . . . . . . I ••••••• . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
' ....... . . . . . . . . . - . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . ' .. . . .. . . . . . ... . . . . . .
USIE MOIHSON
Returns lO Ausl!alia fo1 the li"t time ,ince 1946, lO appear in "La Bohcme" and "' 1 he Bartered Bride" for the Elizahe1ha n Trust Opera Compani.
'\ow principal soprano at Covent Garden , , he was recent ly acclaimed by the London pre,s for her inte rpretation of Gilda in " Rigolcuo" , whilst guest artist with the ~adlcr's \ \'ells Opera Compa,n.
Recognised as one of 1hc foremost operatic and oiatorio soprano, in England , ,he wo11 the ,\lelba ~cholarship i11 194 1, and la1c1. \\ilh 1he help of the citizen; of Balla , at. Viuoria / her birthplace\ . she ,tudied .11 l.011don·, Ro)al \ cade;..,l C:r Mu sic. During hc1 fir..,L ,car at the AcadenH -,he won a (1111hcr ,cholar,hip and the Q11ec11\ Prize .
After th1ce ,eai, with the Sadler's \ Velis Company ,he made her first appearanc e wi1h the Cl)ndeho111nc Company in Stravins~,·s " 1 he Rake's Progress" at the 1953 Edinh111gh Fc,ti,al. I he role of Mimi in "La Boheme" is one of her most famous, although she has e.,1;1blished such a formidable repertoire in both opera and oratorio duiing 1he Ia, 1 few ,cars as to make selection difficu lt. Nearly one hundred worke rs arc included in her orato1io repertoire , making iL 011c of 1he most comprehenc.;ive of any Ji, ing ,;i11ger to -dav .
In addi1 ion she has snng the role of " ll lena" in A1wel Hughes' opera of the same name, for the Welsh National Opera Company . . _,,_,,_ ·- ,_ ,._ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ .,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ .,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,_ ,,_ .,_ ,,_ .,_ .,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,, __ :
FOR A
MOD EL IN
HA I R -
1 8 0 N E W SOU I H H7E A:-D~R:'.:o"" . .. .::. .... _.,_....,_.._--:. -. -....:.- , .. , ,- MAR I o N s r R EE r
EDGE(LIFF. fMIW KILLARA. JX30 5 3 4t h FLOOR, ST. JAMES BUILDING , CITY. -,. BW6255
7
r1
HEALING • A luminised tub es for deepest "bldcks'' and
brightest "whites" with a f ull rang~ of in between s'iades.
• O ptical filter safety glass to ehmmate gla,~ and reflection.
• Hea ling signalock to screen out static and prevent "roll over" and distortion.
• Du M ont Steadibeam to bring you uniform pidure quality whether the station sig n I is. steady or varying
• 10 ch anne l turret tuner to receive all channel that may be allotted.
• A utomdiic electrostatic focus and twin con trol~ to protect against human errors in tuning
Visibly JV Better I
HEALING Manhattan
17" X 21"
Consolettes from
225 Gns.
RONALD DOW D
One o( Au stralia' s leading
Lenors, he is kn ow n bolh here and overseas
for his perfonna nces in opera , ora Lorio and
on the concert platform. On completion or
1he Elizabethan Opera Company's 1957 ,ca
,on, he will return to Sadler's , veils Opera
Compan\' , of ll'hich he ha s been a member
~inrc l955 .
. ~\)et~an 1('.\\,'1,; THEATRE ~ [WTOWN FRID\\', --1.th OCTOBER , 1957
THE AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST
pres ents
the World Premiere of
"THE SHIFTING HEART" L\ '1;0 \LL 11.\RHO UR
TO\! F.\RL EY
hy RI CHA R D fl EYNON
Wi th an All -S tar Cast
JliEVA CA RR -GLYN
DINAH SHEARTJliG RI C HARD UEYNON
FR.-\:\K WATERS CORDON GLEi\ , RIGHT 1, CITH J .\ RV! S
l'r odu cerl by ~IAY HOLLl ,\WORTH
flR',f l'Rl/ ,E: S)(hle) Jou1nalis1 Club Pia, Competition . 19.i6.
.\ cljudicato1-.,: Pla\w1i g Ja..,· \ chi~on Board
I he .\ 11siralia11 Eli,abe1han I heatr e Trust
THIRD PRI/E : Lon don "Obse rver" Pia, ompc 1i1ion. 19.i7.
\ djudicator..,: ,\I ce Cuinnc,'\. Peter l '~ tine)\ , Ke1111e1h I , nan .
9
THE SPIDER For centuries in the Japane se theatre, the Kabuki drama s ha ve u ed
" interpretati ve make-up " - standard co lour s and pattern s for differen t personalit y type s.
The face of a good man , for instanc e, is paint ed white; the face of a wid. ed man is painted red - the exac t shade of red determined by the extent and degree of hi5 wickedness.
Thi s gentleman is cas t in the rol e of the pider - the most wicked character of them all.
Th ea tric a l make -up, whether it be u, ed in Japan. Au strali a or any oth er part of the world, is ba sed on oil s and waxes. SHELL scienti sts in laboratori e, around the wor ld are con stan tly improving the qu ali ty and versatil ity of these mater ials used for theatrical purpo ses.
~76/ E
10
Shell se rves Au slralia .. . Q YO CA ' BE URE OF ~5f'
Sopranos
JOYCE SIMMONS
WILMA WHIT NEY
JOY MAMMEN
11
with these magnificen.t recordings by the brilliant soloists ...
JOAN HAMMOND
33 OPERATI C AND SONG RECITAL (W ith O rches t ra) OALP. 1076
33 SONG RECITA L OBLP . 1073
ll PUCCI NI OPERATI C ARIAS OBLP . 1086
33 VERDI OPERATI C ARIAS ..... .... OALP . 1407 (See General Catalogue for compl e te list of Joan Hammond 's records.)
ELSIE MORISON Jl THE MESSIAH (Handel). Complete rec ord-
ing : Elsie Morison, Mar jorie Thom as, Richard Lewis, Norman Walke r. Hudd ers-fie ld Chor al Society and Liverpool Phil· harmonic O rchestra, conductor Ma lc ol m Sargent. (Organist Ernest Cooper.)
330C X.1146/8 33 THE BEGGAR 'S OPERA (Gay, Pe p usch,
Austin) . Reco rded b y a Dou b le Cast Act ors and Singers: Elsie Morison, John Ca mer on. Pro A rte O rchestra and Chorus , condu ctor Malcolm Sar g ent .......... OC LP.1052 l
ll ISRAEL IN EGYPT (Handel). Recorded in English . Elsie Morison, Monica Sincl air, Richard Lew is. H ud d e rsfield Choral Society and Liverpool Phi lharmonic Or chestra , conductor Malcolm Sargent 330C X. 1347/ 8
other outstanding OPERATiC R.i:COR.DS from the
catalogues of "His Master's Voice," Columbia, Decca
TOSCA 33 TOSCA (Puccini) . Complete recording with
Gigli ... . ........................... OALP . 1020/ 1
33 TOSCA (Puccini) . Complete reco rding with Maria Meneghini Callas, Giuseppe Di Stefano, Tito Gobbi ...... 330CX . 1094/ 5
33 TOSCA (Puccini) . Complete recording wit h Renata Tebaldi ............................ LXTA.2730/ 1
LA BOHEMI: ll LA BOHEME (Puccini). Complete record
ing with Giacinto Prand elli Renata Tebald i Hilde Gueden ' LXTA .2622/3
ll LA BOHEME (Puccini) . Complete recording
l~~~n~i1~!~a~Rolb!rf~e0}~fi. JO~t~i1~~~/?o
Available now at all leading record stores
12
TALES OF HOFFMANN
33 TALES OF HOFFMANN (Offenbach). Complete recording film from the Sound Track with Robert Rounsville, Dorothy Bond.
LXTA.2582/4
33 TALES OF HOF FMANN (Offenbach) . Co mplete recording in French Opera -Comiq ue Orchestra and Chorus. Conductor And re Cluytens _____ 330CX . 1150/l
BARTERED BRIDE
33 BARTERED BRIDE - Ov er ture (Smetan a). Philharmonia Orchestra, Conductor Paul Klehki _ ___ ........ 330CX.1164
Dn ~ ~ ~ f!A9I ~
Sopranos
MADGE STE PHE NS FLORENCE PO G
;·- ·- "- ·' --------- u-o-- o-n-o ti i i ! i i i
I i I i i i I I I I I I i I I
The Sign of a
I SUPERIOR HOTEL
* So Well Lik ed * So Economical
! ' i I i I All R ex /lotels ar e famou s for - I
The Carlton Ho!el-56 Castlereogh Street, Sydney. BW 554 1. The Rex at Krng .s Cross-SS Madeay Street, Potts Poin1. FL 334!. The Rex at B9nd!-Corner Beach Road and Glenayr Avenue. FY 7247. The Rex at Arnslie, Canberra-Limestone and Ainslie Avenues J 3351 The Rex at Cammeray-~ iller Street, Cammeray. XB 8952. · · The Rex at Kog arah- Radway Parade, Kog arah . LW 5651. The Rex at Pa9 ewood-Maroubra Bay Road Pag ewoo d FJ 6046 The Rex at Th1rroul-Thirroul. Thirroul 831. ' · · The Seab reeze at Tom Ugly 's Point . LJ 1211. The Rex at St. Marys-Queen Street, Sr. Marys . S; ttlary5 346.
* MODERN ancl CO 1FORTABLE ACR<.:e'qOuei\sJtMODATION
11 * QUALITY 1EALS * EVENING ENTERTAIN IENT
Inter- Hotel Accommod at ion Servic e on
Weddings Con ~~ i!~~~ . catered for . I .. _ "_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ , _________ ,,_ ._ ,,_ ,,_ ,, __ ,, _ __ .!!::~.~:,_.• 13
SILENCE. •
is a Daimler tradition
... and the magnificent Daimlers combine silence with breathtaking performance and superlative comfor t. Indesc r ibable is Daimier's ciutchiess operation .. . for the easiest driving in the world I
Where Daimler is concerned only driving is believing.
Daimlers are priced from £2 ,350.
HERCULES MOTORS 51 Macquarie Street, Sydney - 'Phone BU2782
14
Tenors
J\1.\X WORTHLEY
RAYMO D MACDO 1ALD VICTOR FRANT LIN
15
: : ; :: ; ; ; ;; ::::: n ::; ;
BOO KS ON OPERA • • • THE DECCA BOOK OF OPERA 164 o f th e wo rld 's most fam ous Opera s c rit ica lly exam ined by thirty -six lea d ing auth ori ties, with a fo rewo rd by Erich Kleib er. Illustrat ed .
Price 49 / 9 (Postage 2/ 6) THE VICTOR BOOK OF OPERAS , by Louis Biancoll i a nd Robert Bagan Deio ils a nd st orie s of the grea t o pe ra s. Compl ete ly rev ise d incl ud ing a dditi ona l o pe ra s pre viou sly omitt ed. Inc lude s a deta iled list of al l R.C. A. Victo r Op e ra t ic re co rds. Well illustrated .
Price 62/ 6 (Po sta g e 2/ - ) MODERN OPERA STOR IES, by Gl a dy s David so n Co mpr ises the stories of thirt y-s ix mod er n o pe ras by British and fore ign composers. lllus ra ted.
Pr ice 26/ - (Posta g e I0d . ) OPERA BIOG RAPHIES , by G lady s Davi d son An a ccoun of t he lives and role s of singers of all nat io na lities who hav e become fa mo us on the operat ic stage s o f the wo rld . lllus1rat ed.
Price 26/ - (Postag e 1/ - ) O PERA WORLD , by Da niel Blum A fu ll re cord o f t he 1952-1953 a nd 1953- 1954 se aso ns a t ihe Metrop o litan . C,t·1 C e ntre and the San Fran cisco Opera , togeth e r with co p ious illustrati o ns of the new pro d uction s and the leading singers. Co nta ins al so a uth o ritat ive art icles of Opera in Europe a nd a cc ount s of the leading music en te rt ai ne rs.
Price 5 1/ 6 (Postag e 1/2 )
POCKET BOOK OF G REAT OP ERAS, by Henry W. Simo n a nd Abr ah am Veinu s The ideal co mp ani o n for ra d io o r ph onogra p h listenin g for serious stu d y o r simpl e en joyment. C o mp lete wit h 19 full page illustratio ns and a 66 -page the mat ic g uid e .
Price 4/ 9 (Postage 5d . )
OUR L.P. RECORDS INCLUDE SMETANA :
PUCC INI :
PUCCIN I:
BOOKS
"The Bartered Bride" ( Compl e te Recording). Soloi sts, Choru s and O rches tr a o f Prague National O per a . 3 L.P.'s. LPV91/ 13 £8/ 12/ 6
"Tosca " (Hig hlig hts). One l.P . 12" . Soloi sts an d Mila n Or chest ra. N.0 020 I L £2/ I 2/ 6
"Lo Boheme " (O pera fo r O rches t ra). Kostelon e tz a nd his Or ches t ra. KLLS02
L. P. R E C O R D S
16
O ne l.P. 12" Andre
£2/ 11/ -
MUS IC
THE TALES OF HOFFMANN
l'RO LOCU[
lh c !)t1tdt:111~ ga th e r for a qui c k re frc ~hm c nt be tw ee n ac t:, o f a pcrfon nancc o f ··n on Giovan ni'' at th e ir ha unt , in Luth e r':, ce ll ar , close to th e Op e ra H o use l hC) d iscu " th e wo nd erfu l attribute s of th e P rim a Donn a . Ste lla , \\h o is in lo, e ,n th ll o flma nn. 1-lo flmann cn1cn, in high spi rit!), bu t becom e!-! moro:,c at th e :,igln of hi s riv a l, L in do1·f, , in in g in a corner of th e cellar . H e t r ies to di spe l hi s gloom in a song. bu1 wit h litt le success. and rake:, refuge in drink . Fin al ly, he.: o ffe rs 10 1cll 1he st ud en t, wh y 1he appe a ra nce o r Li ndo rf h a, scal ed th e doo m or hi , lo ve for Ste ll a. H e docs so in the form o f 1h rec s1o rie ~. base d o n ex pe rie n ce, o f hi , earlv life.
FIRST STO R Y:
l ht.: ,dc 11li~l. Spal an,an i. h a!, c rea ted an a!'rito n1~i11ng l~ li(e .li" c do ll , m uch aclmir c<l I" hi, pu pil , Ho ffm a nn . The un savo un Co pp clius , wh o 11'1' cont ributed th e opti rn l dltcts to th e d o ll , no w de man cb a sh a re o f th e imp ending rewa 1d, and i, paid o fl In ">palan, ani wiLh a dud t h equ c . hut no t be fore ,c lli ng H o rlmann a pair or hi :,, ·,p<:rial" g las!<,C~. wherc h) Lhc doll wo uld a~,um c ind csn ibab lc, beau t) . I he g uc, t~
a1e ;11111ount ccl, and 5p a la 111an i ha, tc n, 10 welco m e th e crea m of 5ociet, . whi ch inclu de, a lad ) o f frank . but dubi o u , , bc ha , io ur and rhc in c, itahh unin vi ted g ue"t Ill the for m o f a , trec t ur chin . Ol ) rnp ia i, lau nched. a, i t were , and p1e~e11b he1 lai1 ,1<cmnpli . Ho nm a nn i, compl e te !\ cap th a tecl. and a ll goes hi ghh su ccc"f ull ) , when Coppcliu ~ rc tun1 ~. in fur ia te d at h;-l\in g been dup ed , an d in a fit of jca lousv and spite he dcMrov:-. the doll and with i 1 1he objec1 o f H o ffm an n ·~ adora tion .
SE( Oi\ ll ST OR \ :
\ o mc l im e later , o n a , i~it 10 \ 'cnic;c, H o ll m ann (mcl-,, h.im ... elf a guc-,1 of the H.·nownccl cou1 tc"ian . (,iu l ie tt a . T 'he erot ic; nat ur e of her ga 1he1.ing promph H offm ann lo propo1111d hi~ own th con of lo, e in a ro using drin ki ng song . An imo-,it, and hot La tin 1cmp cr~ na1c a~ a fo rm er Io, cr of Gi ul ie u a appea rs. In an auem pl to ptc,c n e peace . C iuli cu a indt es c, c1,one in ~idc for a ga m e of card s. ,v e make the acquai nt an ce of o ne , Dapperclutt o, an d learn th at he use-, Giu lie u a. , ia cn li tc · rncn1 I)\ di am o nd !\, to lu re me n int o hi , powe1 . H e per,uade~ C,in lic t ta to do , o w~th Ho flm ann b, way of !\ecurin g h b image in a m in or . Ho flmann ·~ compan ion . \ak lau~, . ma ke, a cle.,pera1e au empt Lo pcr ... uadc him 10 lea,e ; ho wc , ·er . i t i~ too late. He '"" fall en cornp le teh un dc t th e , pe ll of Gi uli ella . I-le is fin a lh im o h ed in a due l 10 th e d ea th with Ciuli e tta's p 1cv io u!'ri favour it e . an d kil ls h im , o n h to f111d her de partin g wil h yet an o th e t lover.
TH mn ST ORY :
l loflm ann ha~ 1e 1u1ne cl 10 h h na ti \l ." (,cr ma1n and hi:-. t h ilclhood ~wcc 1heart _\ nto nia J'he pm il) and deplh of th eir lo, e sta nds u nder the sh adow of 11lonia' s tllncs,. inh er ite d lr om her mo ther . and aggravated b~ :,,inging- her g reat love . Jn , ·ain . her g1icf·st1 icke n fa th er endeavo urs to 1e, 1 rain h i" da ug ht er from :-.ingi ng. lun ing lost hi s wi fe in th e <.am c manner D oc toi ~ fi racle . who treated the mo 1he1 with fatal 1c,uh .,, ha~ he ard of Ant o n ia '~ afl li ction an d lorces the offer of hi, newh dl\nnc recl "cure" on th e te rrifie d fa th c 1, wh o fin alh th row :-. h im out of th e house . Bt~L. unda unt ed , Mir acl e fu rtively re tu rn ~. and in a ,atanic mannci pu 1suc, h is tlurs1 fot me di ca l kn o wled ge . ...\ ~ a re.suit. ,\nt onia . 100 . die !\, tl111, once again dcp rhing ll o ffrnann o f th e love he so see k, .
LP ILO ( ,UE :
1 he sto ri es :u c to ld , an d on th e str eng th of th e,e e"perie nces H o ffm an ju st iftt·, h i, escape in d1 in k ra th er th a n face a sim ila r fa te wi th hi, la te,t Im e . Ste lla .
17
* ELIZABE THAN THEAT RE * For a sea.<on com,n en cetl Friday, 6tlr Se pt e m/Jer , 1957
THE AUSTRALIAN ELIZABE HAN THEATRE TRUST
preients
* THE ELIZABETHAN TR!lJ T OPERA COMPANY * * THE TALES ijf HOFFMANN * Mu sic by J acq ues Offenbach. Libretto by Jules Barbier.
Tr ansla tion by refa n Haag . Musial arrangements by Verdon \ Villiam s.
C HARACTER S
THE SY DNEY SYMP NY ORCHEST RA Lead er - - - ERN T LLE\\"ELL Y 1
By coun esy of T he Austnli . Broadcasting Commi sion
Condu ctor, GEORGE HUMPHRE Y
PRO LOGUE ANTO 1Y FENECH
NOEL McCABE DESMO 1D PATTER SON
. \et 1 cene l Scene 2
ALA LlGHT . \Lt JI \n J I J
EPJLOG E
N ath ani el Luth er H ermann Lind orf H offmann Ni cklaw,s ·palanLani Cochenill e Copp eliu s Ol ympi a Giuli ett a Schl emil Piti chin accio Dap ertut to Ant onia Cr espel Fr an£
VICTOR FRA 1 I L1 1
WILM A WHITNEY JOH 1 YO NG
GREGORY DEMP SEY ALAN LIGHT
FLORENCE PO 1G JOYCE SIMMO S JOHN GERMAIN
GREGORY DEMP SEY ALAN LIGHT
MADGE STEPHEN S JOHN YOUNG
GREGORY DEMP EY ALAN LIGHT
JOYCE SIMMO 1S .JOY MAMMEN
I he 1e will be two
Dr . Miracl e Moth er of Antonia Stella 5TUOE 'TS , GUESTS:
PAMELA COLE l\lAN , VALERIE EARL , DOROTHY Hl ' I CH . ROSALIND . KEENE , MARGARETH LA INGA , BETTIN E
Prod uction by
Scenery designed by
Costume designed by
Choreogra ph y by
Luth er ·s T avern in 1 ure m burg. p alanzani 's \ Vorkshop .
Spalanzani ' R ecepti on Room. A T errace in Venice . Cr espel' H ouse in ;\l u ni ch. Lu ther ·s Tave rn in N u remb urg.
• int en ·als of fiftee n m inu tes each .
• TEFA T HAAG
• A1 NE FRA ER
• LOUI KAHA T
• ELEO 10RE TREIBER
• M SI TAFF
McCAUG HA , GLO RI A McOO ELL , GWENDELL OBERG , J ANNE RO SS, JU DIT H STAFF , ELIZA BET H WE ST , JO SEP H DREWNIAK , A TO .Y FENE CH , WAVERNEY FOR D, JOH I GERMA I 1, LEO McKER A , MU RRAY MARD ARDY , NOEL McCABE , PE TER NORT H , WALTER RYCHTOWSKI , FERDINAND TO 1GI , GINO ZANCA ARO .
;\fnsica! Di rec tor JOSE PH PO ST
ERI C CLA PH AM , GEORG TI T 1ER
T H E ELIZA BETHA 1 OPERA BALL ET: ELEO 10 R E TREIBER , CAYRIE GEORGE HUMPHR EY
MACSWEE , GWENDA KAIRES , GLADY RAY ER , RAMON A RATA , EVA 1 ADAS, IA 13URGIS, JOH BA ILEY, JOHN SHER -WOOD , CO 1;\'EL MILE S, C ORDON H T CHINCS . Genera l fanager • ROB ERT QUE TI N
Pr oduc1io11 Dircuur
~tage .\[anager, As,i, 1.111t Stage ,\ [anag er
Bu , 111c,_-, ~lanagc1 Opera ~ecretari
Chief Mechanist Elcc lrician Pro pen 1· Master \\ 'a rdrobe i\fisrress Wardrobe Ma ster Coilfeur
Puhli ci11
Opera Staff:
RO ,
* *
STEF .\ i\' H .\.-\G
W ILL T H O MP ON , J O H '\' DO\V i,.y R ICH ARD i\!OO\/E Y
LO IS \ '.\ N E YSSE'I 1-lELE:\' ,\f c/\RA
NO RM AN P.\ RK ER A LEX YOU , 'G
FR!\ NTS FO Li\f F.R MA RY POXO N Pl-l l LlP COPE
PAT SH AW
{ ATTEN PUBLIC IT Y PTY . I.TD .. 5vd ncy (Repre sen1a1ive : BETTY IIA' l E.\f.•\ ,j
Gcncn1 I ~la na gcr Assista11t Mana ger Trea,urc1
Eli z ab ethan Theatre
I EXE CU T I VE
Chier ~lcchanist Chief Elec trician Chief Propert y Master Publi cit y
FO R ELIZ AUETH AN
T H EAT R E
f JA .\I ES M I LLS i\f.\ RY R A\V DO 1'\' PAL ' L FARRE i.i.
JO H N C LUGSTON • R OBE RT CU t N INCH .\:\ 1 ' J .\ C f 13ETT TSON
RO:'1 PATTE:'1 P UB LI CITY P rv. LTD .
T he 1\(a n age 1ne11L reserves Lhc right to 1nake a n y a lt e ra ti on in th e cas t wh ich m a, he re ndere d necessa ry by ill ness o r any o th er un avo id abl e cause.
T he ,\Ianage m ent reserves th e r ig·h t of re fu si ng admi ssion to th e T hea tre. Tak ing p hotograp hs d u ring the pe r form ance of thi s pro du cti on is pro hi bi tC'd. 'irno J..ing is n o t pen ni tte d in th e Audi to r iu1n .
CREDIT S 5ccn en and Pr opert ies mad e b) Norman Parke r and Assis ta nt s in th e wo, k,lwp of
T elevi sio n City , Pagewood . Cosru me, mad e under the sup ervi sion o f Ph yll Foulk es· in rhe wardrob e of rhe
Nati onal Th ea tre , Melbourne. Scene, y and costu mes of TOSCA by arrangement with Th e National Theatr e Mo1e-111ent, Melbourn e: scener) an d cos tum es of LA BOI -J Ei\fE by arrangemenr with Th e National Theatre Moveme nt. llfelbourn e , a nd The 1atio na l Op era , 1•dne): cos111111cs b1 TIIE TALE5 OF HOFFi\fA , N by arrangement with The Narional Theatre Mo1cmen t, felbourne. P rojector !id es paim ed b) DESMOND£ DOWN IN(, (ABC TV) . Pointe a nd Character Shoes and Tight s supplied by J. BLOCH , of Sydn ey.
SE IOR SERVICE cigarettes and pipe toba cco supplied by W . D. & H. 0 . WTLLS (A T .) LTD. VATRIC vacuum cleaner for theatre use suppli ed by VAT RIC ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES LTD . All min era ls sup plied by courtes y SCHWEPPES LTD. PHOE 'IX sewin g machine fo1 cos tume work suppli ed by courtesy of J . PIERR E COl l\ ' E & CO . PTY LTD . " LASTIGE STRETCH :\' YLO:'IS" b1 PRESTI GE. NESCA FF. supplied by courtesy ESTLE ' FOOD SPECIALITIES (AUST .) LTf? .
Mem bers of the ST . JOH A 1IlULANCE BRTGADE are in attendance at thi s theatre 011 a voluntary basis.
Electrical Equipm ent in sta lled in rh e Elizab e than Th ea tr e is bv STR \ ,D ELECTR IC R: ENG I EERING CO. LTD .. and is under the supervi sion of 1hcir vdn ev representative, Mr . Reg in a ld Bar1ra111.
Sound Equipment in sta lled in Elizabethan Thcarr c i, bv R egi nald LcJ nc, .
20
/llus ir al f>ir e,·t o r and Prin l'i pa l Co mlul'l o r
JOSEPH PO ST
[,j "' wndutted g1 an<l ope1 a and -.,m plio11y al t he :_ige <;>f '.:l6. Now Ot~c ol \11,Lralia\ mo~t di -;un guhhcd co 1_1d~1cto 1!), lw, w01 h. j-; k.11ow11 th1oughoul .\ U"illa lia and \t·"· /c ,ila11d . . .
111 19-li h e was app01111ccl a ... ,uciatc con dutto i o l the S)clllC\ lt.j,111pho 11v 01chc1"1Lra. and i11 1918 w ;l', inviLed b, the ncwl~ -fo rm cd ,\u,1i, ilia 11 :\a1ional Op c1a Compa11, Lo he· <Olll<' piind pal l0 11<.luc 1ttr . . .
He h a:-i 1he distinction of being the !11:-.t AthLia lian 10 be !oient o n excha nge Lo .. En g · land 11ith a 13.B.C. wnducto1 . In 1~:•3 he condu ued th e Roya l Perfo rm ance of Tales ol Ho llma 1111" , which I ler M;qes l\ rhe Quec11 .. led .11 the Prin ce..,.., I hcane . \ re lhou111 c . . . . . · l ,u«1;\, a,'ra n emcnt wirh th e A.B.C. , he was appoint ed mu , ica l d1_1ector ,111,d_ l'"""P·' . "''"'""or ro,g I he 1956 Elizab e than Tru st i\foza n Op era \ ea,on Commo1111 C,llt h I 0111 and <0111i11uc~ i11 1ha1 ca pa cit )' for tlu s eason.
M.usica l S taff
... Ern e CLAPJIAi\I
A i\'ew / .ealander , he became th e 111st piani~t and conductor with ~he Borovan· ,k, l\all et in ,\ustrali a, U1en , ,1-~1rn111g,to _ope 1_a , he rnnducted the Nauonal I hea tr c s ,1n1rn:il lc:-.tiv a ls in J\ re lb ourn e. a nd tour c~.I Au~u~ha in 1953 produ ction o f "The Cons~d , following rhe N.S.\ V. National Opera's Bn sba ne seaso n iu 1952. In [%5 he Loured as on; or the rnnductors [o r the J. C. \ ,\lilliam ,o n s Italian Crall() Op era Company, and last yea r to.u~-~~ .\ u , rralia as a;so ciate conducto1 fo1 the Ehza hethan T, u, t i\!ozan Opera Sea ,o n . To date he ha, condu cted more than 300 operatic pcrforma11ces.
· f [ ct·ng as bo y conductor with GEORC T JN T N ER : Had hi s first expenence o c_ont u 1 d . nd ' I · L · becam e a pupil of world -famous con ucto1 a
ll!e Vienna Bor ' C io,r . a te,_ F f' . ,-vein ga rtn er . Conducted the Auckland dnecto r of Vienna State Opeia ,_ e ix . . several years after hi s arriva l in Cho ra l oc iety and Auckla
nd SLnn_g. Pl ar~~s ~°:tional Opera during its 1954 New
'\'cw i'ealand in .1940, and after JOCimng / ydn~ y and conducted subsequent /ealand tour . re turned wnh the ompany o , ,ca~ons in Brisban e and 'e wcastle .
· [ d' · f the Sydney Opera Group sin ce G[ORGE HUMl' HR EY: Has been mu s1ca uector o . . d d f · · · 953 A u ii of Alexander Sveriernsk , , he has con ucte or
its 111cept10n u~ I O . ra Sbcirt ' mus ical comedy arranged th e ~pecia l_ score fo r rhe _Me trop~ ln:,n . pde . /"The Rivals" , as well as appeanng wnh A.B .C . Robin Loveioy s p io ucuon ? During the Trust 's 1956 Mozart Opera ense mb les and chamber m us ic groups. . ,ea son he was assoc iate conductor for the Commonw eal th Tom .
21
HIGH f IDELIT OPERA TIC RECORDINGS FROM ~
c;;:Jm~ -hon You can enjoy living performances from the world's finest operas and ar tists in your own home with these wonderful D.G .G . high -fidelity recordin gs. Many more are available. 9.eselischa/l
OPERA CHORUSE~
OPERA CH ORUSES (Illustr at e d )
Soldier s· Chorus - "Faust" (Gounod ); Servants' Chorus"Don Pasquale" (Donizetti); Chorus of the Blessed Spirits" O i p he us and Eurydice" (Gluck); The Moon Chorus"The Merry Wives of Wind sor" ( icolai ).
7" E.P. 45. 30204 EPL
RIGOLETTO- GIU SEPPE VERDI
Excerpt s in Italian - Rita Streich, so prano; P e tre Munte anu , tenor ; Herma nn Uhde , bariton e; Kun Bohme , bass. Munich Philharmonic Orch estra - RIAS Symphon y Orchestra , Berlin - Wurtl emberg State Orchestra , Stuttgart . Conductor s: Ferdinand Leitn er, Artur Roth er.
10" L.P . 331/,. 17011 LPE
Di s1rih111ed hy:
PHILIPS ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIES
MADAME BUTTERFLY- PUCCIN I
Sung in Italian-Entrance of Butler fly, Flower Duet , One Fine Day, Love Du et. Maria Stader, soprano ; Hert a Topper, contralto ; Corneli us Van Dijk, tenor. Choru s of the Muni ch State Opera-Mu nich Philharmon ic Orchestra . Co nductor: Heinrich Holl reiser.
10" l.P . 331/3 • 17017 LPE GREAT OPERA CHORUSES
Excer pts from Don Pasqual e (Doniz et ti )Faust (Go unod )- Bartered Bride (Smetana)The Merr y Wives of Windsor (Nicola i) Lohengrin (Wagner) - Die Meistersinge rs (Wag ner)-Ta nnh ause r (Wagner)-C horu of the Bavaria n Radio .
12" l.P . 33'/,. 19048 LPEM MARR IAGE OF FIGARO-MOZART
Excerpts in German - Annelies Kupper, soprano; Mari a Stader , soprano ; Elfr iede Troi schel, sopra no ; Josef Metternich , barit one; Josef Greindl , bass . Th e Berlin Philh ar monic Orche stra. Co nductor : Fritz Lehm ann . The Bavarian Radio Orchestra . Co nductor: Eugen Jochum .
12" L.P. 331/ 3 • 19066 LPEM
TRI STAN AND ISOLDE-WAGNER
Excerpt s in Ger man- Astrid Varn ay, sopran o; Her ta Topper , alto; Margarete Klose, alto; Kim Borg, bass; Wolfg ang Windgassen, tenor. Wunt cmbe rg State Orchestra . Co nductor: Ferdinand Leit ner.
12" l.P. 331/ 3 • 19018 LPEM
1------------- ---- -- -1 I TO : Re cor d Div ision , I I :;!~~s C~~er~t;~~
0~t
1r"e~~~t1;d·ney. I I Fill in this coupon now if you are not on the regu lar I I mailing list for Philips, Polydor and D.G.G. reled se I I f~i:~~~ w~~· tou~du lik;e,toser~~ei~se \hh~mn.ames of your I
I NAM E ----------- I I I I ADDRES S ------------- I I I
%2
Baritones
J O H N SHAW
ALAN LIGHT
NEIL EASTON
The very life-giving properti es of the sun itself ar e captur ed in every drop of Chateau Tanunda Brand y.
The grapes- matu ring in th e bo unti ful Spr ing and Summ er sun hine of the famo us Baros a Va lley in Sout h Austra liaa bsorb the sun 's vita l p ro perties a nd a.re th en picked , pr e sed a nd dis tilled to provi de th e na tio n's finest p ure gra pe br a ndy.
CHATEAU TANUNDA !i/7ie c!l'Ji~otr,ly o/ 0iJthwl«Nt,,
N .S. W. AGENTS : TUCKER & CO . PTY. LIMITED , 335 KENT ST., SYDN EY
CTll
24
Baritones
ElL WA RR EN-Sl\Tl T H JOHN YOUNG
• • •
Producers of the Operas
ARNOLD MATT ERS: Has returned to Australia to produce "Tosca" and " Otello" [or the Elizab ethan Tru st Opera Company.
Known a ffcc1ionately as "~!r. Sadler's vVells" , due to his length y association, both a, bass-baritone guest producer and foundation membe r of th e Company, he was given hi s first imp ortant engagement as assisting arti t b) Dame Nellie ~!elba, who heard him sing at a concert in Adelaide.
In addition to a building repertoire of 90 printipal operatic roles, he has also stmg lieder and oratorio. He appeared as Sir Robert Cecil in the Co10nation opera, "Cloriana", before Her l.\Iajesty Queen Elizabeth.
STEFAN HA AG : Ha s achieved much distinction as an opera producer in Au stra lia since his arrival in 1939 as a member of the Vienna Boys' Choir. His production o[ "T he Consul " created theatrical h istory when presented by the National Theat re Movement in Melbourne, and prior to leaving to further his studies in Euro pe he also produced "Cosi Fan Tune" and "Tosca" . Last year he produced "T he Magic Flute" and "Cosi Fan Tutte" for the Mozart Opera Season tour of Australia.
ROBIN LOVEJOY: Is 011e of the most versatile personalities of Australian theatre . Actor, producer and designer, his work is known throughout Australia and New /ealand, and in London . H is settings for "The Rivals" in 1956 W()n the Sydney Critics ' Award for the year's best production, and were also featured in Vogue magazine. In I 953 he was able to study overseas trends , assisted by the Internat iona l Theatre Institute (U •ESCO) Travelling Scholarship. In addition to prod ucing "La Boheme", he has also designed and produced "The Relapse", for the 1957 Elizabethan Trust Drama Company Tour of the Commonwealth .
~.',
: _, _ ,._ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,, ______ _ Other Notable Australi.an Si nge rs
.\Pl'EARING W ITH THE COMPA ' Y PAl\lEL A COLEMAN , VALER IE EARL , DOROTHY HJ'l CH , ROSALIND KE ENE , i\lARGARETH LA INGA 1, BET TINE 'lcCA GHAN , GLORIA McDONELL , GWENDELL OBERG , ]A NNE ROSS, EUZABETH WEST, J OSEPH DREWNIAK , ANTO ry FENECH , WAVERNEY FORD , JOH 1 GERMA I , LEO McKERNAN , MURRAY MARD ARDY , NOEL McCABE , PETER NORTH, "WALTER RYCHTOWSKI , FERD INAND TONG I . GI NO ZANCANARO .
• _,, _ ,,_ ,,_ o_ uw u_ ,,_ o_ u_ ,,_ u_ u_ ,,_ u_ u_ u_ o_ u_ u_ n_ o .,._ 0- 0- 0-- :
Elizabethan Theatre Repertoire PR EMIE RE, SATURDAY , 3l sl AUGUST
AUGUST, 1957: Saturda y, 3 1 St
SEPTEMBER, 1957: Monda y, 2nd Tuesda y, 3rd W ed nesday, 4th Thursday, 5Lh Frida y, 6th SaLurda y, 7Lh (i\Iatinee ) SaLurda y, 7th (Evening) i\l onda y, 9Lh Tuesday, 10th \Ved nesda y, 11 th Thursday, 12th Friday, 13th Saturday, 14th (Ma tinee ) Saturday, 1,1th (Eve ning ) i\fo nda y, 16th Tue sday , 17th W ed nesday, l8Lh Thursda y, 19th Friday, 20th S:uurday, 2 1 L (Matinee )
aturday, 21st (Even ing ) Monday , 23rd T uesday, 24th W ednesday, 25th Thursday, 26t h Friday, 27t h SaLurday, 28th (Ma tin ee) Saturday , 28t h (Evening )
27
La Boh eme
La Boheme Ot ello La Roh eme Ot ello T a les of Hoffm ann La Hoh eme Ot ello Ot ello La Roh eme Otello Tale s of Hoffmann To sca Tale s of Hoffmann La Boheme Tosca La Roh eme To sca Tales of Hoffmann The Bart ere d Brid e Tosca The Bart ere d Brid e The Bartered Brid e To sca The Bartered Bride Tosca The Bar te1·ed Bride Tal es of Hoffmann To sca
KIN C ''SKYCHiEF" . . . means more comfort on interstate trip s
Spac iou snes s is the keynot e o f " Skychief " comfort. In width, in headroom, in length , you find the generous dimensions that
mean greate r flying comfort . In every respe ct, dimensi o ns of an A.N .A . Douglas D.C-6B a re greater than any other passenger airliner operat ing in Australia . This extra roo miness allow s you
to move ab o ut-to stretch yo ur leg s-t o really appreci ate yo ur trip between cap ita ls. Ne xt time you fly-wing your wa y with A..N .A. and enjoy the differenc e .
for re serv a tions phone A.N .A. o r your nearest trav e l agent .
28
AG7 ~2
Desig ners for th e Op e ras T l~ I W A L T O (" l he l3a1 Lered Blide " a nd "T osca "): W a tr a in ed bv P ro fessor
Em il P reetorius , inn ova tor of th e " ' ag ner 13a) rcuth Fes ti va l. Wor ked \\i th bo th '.\ic ho las llenoi s in ~lil an and also with hi s fa th c1, .\ lcxa nd er 13enois, \\ ho with Diaghilelf . c1c:u cd Ru ,s ian Classica l lla llct. Jn ad di t ion to des igns for th e '\' a 1ion a l ,.., hc a 1rc Mo , cm cnL, a nd :i\l"c lb o u1n c's P 1i1Hc~,, a nd Li lli e ·1 h caLre , hi s de sign, were 11,c d i11 th e r ru st's 1956 p ro du ction o f ,\l oza 1 L's "Cos i Fan I u ue " .
LOU IS KA H AN (" Oth ello"): 13om in Vienn a of Ru ssian paren ts, he studi ed a rt in Pa ri ;;; a nd is n o w livin g in Lo nd o n . li e fi1 M ca m e Lo Au slr a li a in 19-17. a ft e r ,e n ice wi ll, th e French J·ore ign Leg ion in Algier s. li e ha s designed cos tum es for ( ,l ynd ebo u rnc . sets and cos Lumc, for Sadl e1's " 'e ll, , and combin ed sLage des ign wit h po rt rai L work wh ilsL living in Melbourne .
AN N E FR ASE R ("Tal es of H offmann ") : Youn g i\Telbou1 nc comm e, cia l a 11ist wh o turned to stage de sign a l th e suggc >Lion o f R ay La wler. 5hc la ter designed th e se t for " um mer of th e event ee nth Doll " , used in bo th th e Au str a lia n tours and in London . H as designed fo r opera, d ra ma and ba lle t. H er se t for Act Il Swan I a kc fo1 th e cun ent Boro \'an , J..y ..,ca,on was a ~eLLing for Dan1c 1\l a rgo t Font e) n . "\/ow trave llin g in th e l ' ni 1ed Kin gdom and Europe on l ' :-'1E. CO I. J . I. Scho la rsh ip Lo fo llow curre n t th ea tr e u end , .
ORE H A R D IU NGHA I (La ll ohemc). well-1.nown ~lc lbou 1 ne painter and des igne1, who ha" desig ned ,e u ing.., fo1 " La Bohc:mc" , i, co 11, iclc1cd to be one of the mos t <.:, pcricnC"cd dc, ignc 1 an d ..,ccni t a 1t ists in thi -, rountn . H is many outsta n di n g ,e i- ha , e bee n 11,cd b) J. C. \\ ' ill ia ,mo n J hca u e, Ltd. , T ivo li Circ u it. Prince Ed war d I h ca 11e <llld , \ u str al ia n film an d tclc , isio n organ isation..,
rooQ rru@fil~&&ll PTY. LTD.
WINE, SPIRIT AND GENERAL MERCHANTS Offer you Quality Wines
FLOR SHERRY SWEET SHERRY DRY SHERRY BROWN MUSCAT R.R. PORT SA UTER NE CLA RET .... X SPECIAL CLA RET BURGUNDY CHABLIS HOC K .......... . FRONTIG NAC
in Bulk 30/ -18/ 6 18/ 6 18/ 6 18/ 6 16/ -12/ 6 14/ -14/ -13/ 6 13/ 6 2 1/ -
Minimum quantity-2 gallons.
per gaiion
We also offer you imported Italian Olive Oils, Olives, Anchovies, Cheese, Sardines, Salame, etc.
106- 118 COMMONWEALTH STREET, SYDNEY 'PHONES: BA 4243, BA 4244
FREE DELIVERY
29
THE
ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST
chooses
BLOCH'S For ballet , pointe and character shoes
BLOCH'S BALLET CENTRE AU Ballet and Theatrical Requirements
124 Oxford Street , Sydney , N.S.W.
Telephone: FA 5452
All shoes made to s1tit
i.ndividual requirements
30
Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust If you wish 10 join those who are already supporting the Trust
z·enture throughout the Co111monwealth, you may do so by paying an initial subscription of £5. Subsequent annual subscriptions are £5 and a1·e dtte on the 1st July, and are payable before the 31st December. Mem benhip entitles you to priority booking for two seats at any given performance. Infornzation regarding the work of the Trnsl and coming productions will be regularly sent out lo members.
Y ou may also assist the work of the Trust by gi·ving a donation , and the Trnst welcomes all donations, whe1he1· they be large or small.
Many of the seats at the Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney, have been gii·en by frien ds of the Trust, both i11 Austral ia and overseas. A donation of £10 will provide one seal, and a plaque bearing the name of the dono1· will be fixed to the t,1'1'1/t of the chair.
Should you be desirous of joining the Li.rt of D onors, please leat•e your name and addr ess at the Manager's Off ice.
in
SPECIAL MATINEE PERFORMANCES
Tuesday, Wedne sday, Friday at 2.15 Saturdays at 10 a.m.
A Progra.mme of Three Original Ballets e "BALLET ACADEMY "
Choreogra ph y-Eleo nore Treiber
Music arra nged by-Georg T intne1-
• "SIGRID "
8 "WAKOOKA " C:horeograp hy-
Valre ne T weed ie Music by John Ant ill
Choreography, Laurel Martyn Mu sic by Edvard Grieg
Book now-Paling' s, Nichol son' s, Theatre (LA6734)
ti:~·M·~·i·t~tt~tt~t·:·~tt~·t't~ t t~tt~i ··i·~t·i·~·:--1·~tt Ii: • ~· .- •• ~ •• - ... ~ ... .... ~~- .·~·· · ·~ ~ ............ ~ ............ ~ .......... ~ ........ ~ ......... ~ .... - •• ~~··i·~·.-..
31
"YOU
A full range
of latest
record ings
alw ays
available
What ever your tastes, icholson 's can supp ly Lhe discs you want. Our compl eLe ran ge of long-playing and sta nd an! recordings embr aces all typ es o r music - op era, class ical , popular and jau - by Lhe world 's foremosL ani sts.
All labeh, all speeds are stoc ked in our new, enlarg ed R ecord Department.
\,Ve also have a wide selection of portabl e gramop hon es, electric record pla yers, record stor age albums, record racks an d all types o[ steel and sapp hir e need le .
Special attent ion given to coun Lry cli ent s. Packin g and postage extra on all items.
CALL OR WRITE TO-DAY
4 16 George Street, Sydney. GET THE BEST AT , S"
32
ROBERT QUENTIN Ge neral Man age r
General i\(an agcr o l Lhc .\w,tr,t · han Ope ra Compan y, he wa, ed ucated al Lanci ng and Ox ford (M .A. degree), and came to Au str alia whil st serv in g wil h Naval Inte lligence. H e produ ced a number o( pi.I )' al this time, includin g "Mournin g Become, Electra" , and was stage mana ge r for Cyril Ritchard's po t-war tour .
On returning to England he join ed 1 he Old Vic. Staff , first as a stage director for the Jlristo l Old Vic. and la ter as staff produ cer .,nd touri ng man ager for th e London Com pany wit h whom he mad e ex tensive tours of South Africa and Nort hern Europe. H e h as direc ted and ma naged companies both i11 Repertory and in th e W est End , and in 1954 toure d the United ta tes, lectu r ing in univer sities. He produ ced the succes ful musical "T he Boy Fri end" for the Elizab ethan Tru,t. tour ed Australi a last year as genera l man ager for the Elizab ethan Tru st Oper a Compa ny's Mozart Oper a Season .
Inter national Film Ga la
OCTOBER 4th-7th
SiX-HGUR WEEK-END
Grounds of Sydney University
In 1957 , featuring
G reek romantic co medy , WINDFALL IN ATHENS . . . sophisticated colour comedy of manne rs from Chekov, THE GRASSHOPPER .•. Aust ria n art study, THE TITAN, STORY OF MI C HELANGELO . . Har ol d Lloyd in classic silent co medy, SAFETY LAST . . . unique Am erican documentary, HELEN KELLER IN HER STORY ... Japanese feature fr om Berlin Fest ival . .. Swedish drama, FRENZY, with MAI ZETIERLING .. . films from G erm an y, France , Ind ia, Chin a , Am e rica. Prize-winn ing amat eu r films . In all, sixteen ma jor programmes. Book now! Sub-scription List is limited . Keep watch ing Saturday 's Herald for addit io ns.
SYDNEY FILM FESTIVAL Ad vance bookings and programme information from Mo rg an's Books hop, Paling 's, Nicholson's , Inquiries: BM 2830
33
Seat Donors Many patrons have assisted the Elizabethan Theatre in re-seating the stalls of the
theatre by donating the cos of a seat or seats. Their names will be affixed to the se chairs to stan d as a memento of their g enerosity.
The cost of each stall cha ir is £ I 0, with the donat ion being deductible from taxat ion. Should you be desirous of joining th e list of donors , please le av e your name and a d dre ss at the Ma nager's O ffice.
The Elizabethan The atre management, as a mark of appreciation, list below donor s to hand at time of this programme going to press .
A. F. Albert, Elsa Albert , Sir Bronson Albery , Alen M. Allan (London), Vest a Batte ry Co. Ltd., A . R. A llen, Mr. G. Mc Encroe Amory, Mr. W. M. Leona rd , Amp ol Petr oleum Ltd., Dr. Edith Anderson, Aquila Steel C o. Pty. Ltd., M. A. Arms.trong, A. E. Armstrong, M.L.C., Ben _Arn ott, Arts Council of Australia (N .S.W. Division), The Sydney Sava ge Club, Australian Broa d cas tin g Comm issio n Staff Soc ia l Club, Au stralian Nat ional Airwa ys Pty, Ltd., G. D. Banks, C. Barcla y-Smith, Lorelei Booke r, Bennett & Barkell Ltd., Nor man M. Barre ll, Effie M. Barrell , Ne il M. Barre ll, Mr s. Neil M. Barrell, Trevor J. Barre A. Bas~er, "".i l/iam Becker, Phyllis Benja min ( M.L.C., Tasmania ), Michael Benth al l (The Old Vic), Dick Bent ley , Beryl Newell, Elsie Beyer, Mr . 0. D. Bisel!, Bitume n & Oil Refine ries (Aust.) Ltd ., Blaxlan d Rae Ply. Ltd ., Edouard Borovans ky, The Borovansk y Ballet' Co., 1955, Lady Violet Bradd on, Ho lbr ooks, Mr s. G ord on Brady, Brennan's P . Ltd., James Brennan , The _Bris_bane Arts Theatre , The Brisbane Reperto ry Theatre, British Balle_t Aust,rala_sia_n. Organisation, Mr . and Mrs. Walla ce Browne, I. C. Buc kingham Buckin gham s L1m1ted, Mr. Erne st Buckwalter, Mr . and M rs, E. W , Burbridge , Mrs. J ames Burns, M'.. Reg. C ahill, Miss The resa Cah ill, Canb e rra Repert ory Soc iety , Miss B. M. Capel, Miss E. N . Cape l, Mr . A. C . Carr , Carrier A ir Conditioning Ltd., Garnet H . Carr oll, O: B.E., Mrs , C. Cassimatis, Sir Lewis Ca sso n, A. J. Cho wn, John Clem e nts, The Clod Milk Bar and Tobacconist Ply. Ltd ., Dr. Kevin Coen, Marj o rie Evelyn Coles, Kennet h Frank Co les , Comm o nwealth Filmcraft Lab o ratorie s Pty. Ltd ., Dr. H. C. Coomb s, Mrs. H._ C. Coom bs, Co tee's Passion a Limited , No el Coward, Mr. ·an d Mrs. C. H . Cu ll, Miss L. A . Cull , Norman Cull, Har old S. Darke, Dorothy A. Darke, Col in Lloyd Dav ies, Mr . and _Mrs . N . F. Dawson, "Dear Charles " C ompan y, Australia , 1955, Mar y J. Deni son, W. E. Dickson ( Pre sid ent, Leg islative Coun cil ) , Mr . C. Doring, Mr . and Mrs. Ma rcel Dekyvere, Mrs. R_ob er Dixson, He rbert M .. Qouglass, Dorothea Dowling, Ma vis Dowling, Mrs. Anne Downie, J o hn S. Drysdale, Drysdale & Sons, Miss J oanne Duff, The Eagl e & Globe Steel C o. Ltd, , Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Edward s, Mr. & Mrs. S. O. Edwa rd s, Mr. & Mrs. J. A . ~enson, Vivian Edwa rds, Dr. Horace Eize nberg , Dr. R. L. Ernst, A. W . Fairfax, Lady M. Fairfax, Rhoda M. Felgate ( M.B.E. , Brisbane), Miss G. F. Walker-Smith , Mr. J. A. Ferguson, Ian De Ferranti, Noel and Judith De Ferranti, Fosseys Pty. Limit ed , Ano nymous, Mrs. H. F. Friend, A. Ben Fuller, Miss Margaret Gant , Mrs. Selma Gardiner , GearinO' Riordan Ltd. , Mrs. E. M. Gee lan, James Brunton Gibb, Gilbert & Barker Mfg. Co. (Au st .) Pty . Ltd., Sydney De Vries ( Baritone), Miss Mar ga ret Gill es pie, Girls' Secon d ary Schools Club, Mr. Dennis Glenny , Mrs. Maurine Goldston, Marj o rie E. Good sall, J. W. Goodsell, C .M .G., Sir. Eugen e Goosen,, Jane Gordon ( Bungendore) , Kathleen G orham, The Gov _e rnors_ and Directors of the Old Vic. , Mollie Gowing, Betty Greenfield, Jim Greenfield, Miss _Dora Grimley , Mrs. C . M. Guine y, Dr. C. M. Guiney, Anonym ous, Croft Hallam, Sir Edward Hallst rom , Osca r H am mer ste in, 2nd ( New York), Kay Hammond, Paul Ham mond, Mr . M. T, Hansen , Mrs. M. T. Han se n, Gerard Harkin s, Mrs. Gerard Harkins, L. G . _Harr iso n, Mrs. A. W . Harvey, Stanley Hawe s, Mr. and Mrs. Claude He aly, Jnr., Katherine Hepburn , Robert Helpmann, L. R. Hewitt , East Bros. Pty. Ltd ., Mr. F. Hog an, Mrs. A . Hordern , Jnr. , Wal lace Hors ley, Viola Horsley, Bruce Horsley, Mary Horsley , Pat ricia Hor sley , Ian Horsley, Mrs. R. M. F. Houghton , Kenneth W ilkson, John Glass, Ernest Turnbull, Hoyts Theatr es Ltd., Mr. John G. Hurley, G. I. D. Hut cheson, The Independent Theatre (Sydney) , O live lngal l, A . C. Ingham Ply. Ltd ., Dr. W. W. Ingram, Elsa Ja co by , Ia n Jacoby, Ja cqmar (London), Mrs , G. A. Johnson, Henr y J one s & Co, Ltd. ( 1.X.L.), Mr . Robert Kap fere r, Sir Norman Kater , T. Kelly, N , M. Kelly, Woolw or ths , O rigin al 'Displays Pty. Ltd. , Joseph H . Barrett, Cl a ude R. S. Ar che r, Jo hn _ F. Abbott, Fred ~ - Leste r, Raymond J. Kirby , Moya Kirby., James R. Kirby , Kevin J . Kirby , James N. Kirby , Phyllis K. Kirkpatrick, Miss B. M. Knox, Miss A. B. Knox, Eve Lander , Vivien Leigh , Mr s. E. 0 . Lemaire, Bill Linn it (London), The Austin Mot or Co. (Au st.) Pty . Ltd ., George Lloyd , Nu/fie ld (Aust.) Ply . Lfd. , The British Motor Corp~ra lion (Aust . ) Ply : Ltd. , Gilbert Lodg e & Co . Ltd., Foster Marlin, Nigel B. Love, M iss Margaret Lund ie, John McCallum , McCathies Pty. Ltd ., Mr . B. P. Mc Farlan , Dr. M. B. Mcilrath , Mr . F. J. Mc Kenna , C .B.E., Miss Jean B. McKenzie, Nellie Ste wart
M
Memorial Club, Mr s. H. H. Mc Na ll, Miss Gladys H. Marks, Mrs. Paul. Martin , Mrs. B M. Matthews, _ Matth ews. Thompson & Co. Ltd., Professor W. Mdgate , M? lco l~duslries Ltd., Link Belt Co. Pty. Ltd., Malleable Casting~ . Pty. Ltd., E. W. Fittings Pty, Ltd., J. R. Tregoning Ltd., Mrs. K. E. M iller, The M1U1ons Club_ o_f N.S.W., Dr. s. J. Minogue, W. I. Miskoe, C. J. A. Moses, C.B.E ., The Musical Asso ciation of N.S.W., N II Limited The National Cash Register Co. Ply. Ltd., Nock & Kirby Ltd., W. H. N~riham, M.
0
R. Stedman, A. E. Millward, R. E. Pirani, D. D. O'Connor, Der~ka Ogden, The Old Vic. Australian Tour Company, 1955, The Old Vic. Trust Ltd., Sir ~aurence Olivie r, Joseph Sankey & Son s (Australia) Pty. Ltd.,. J_ohn Lysaght (Australia) Ply. Limited, George Patterson Pty. Limited, Mr. 0. E. Phillips, Gwen Plu,:nb and .. Th~lma Scott, "In memory of Mrs . E. W. Ardill ( Founder o~ the. Playgoers Club) The Playgoers'" Cl ub, Maurice Point , Parke W. Pope, Celia ~ringle, Lt.-Col. J. B. P~e, Terence Ratt igan, Eric Rqy, William Rees (Sydney), Mme._ Pierre Remond, L. B. Rennie, Nan Rennie, Mrs. A. Repin, Desolie M. Richardson, Richard Rodgers (New York), Mrs . A. B. F. Rofe, Mrs . C. E. Rouse, Anna Russell, Dr. Maurice Ryan, Norman Rydge, Phoebe Ryde, Alan Rydge, Peggy Sager, St. James' Players (Townsville, Qu eensland), Geo. H. Sample & Son Ply. Ltd., Prest on G. Sayw.i,11. T. A. R. Saywell , Mrs. J. K. Schartl, T. R. M. Scott, Peter Scriven, Pete r Scriven Puppet s, Ronn Shafto, Mrs. Ronn Shafto, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shaw, "Simon and Laura" and "The Deep Blue Sea" Company, Mrs. W. Hermon Slade, W. Hermon Slade, Sl_azenger~-the Choice _of CJia':' pions, Mrs. Nan Smith, Mr. Frank Si:nith, Mrs. E. 0. Nigel Smith, W. J. Smith, J?ssie Smith. A.C.I., A . E. Smith, Ellen Smith, Hon. L. S. Snide r, M.L.C ., Mrs. L. S. Snider, Olga Stacey, Mary Elizabeth Mitchell, w_. C .. Steve~s Pty. Lfd., Nancye Stewart and Mayne Lyn Ion, Sophie Stewart and Ellis Irving , Victor Stiebel ( London), Professor A. K. Stout, The Strand Elect ric Co. ( London and Mel bourne), Mrs. P. Strauss, Sunbe~m Corporation Ltd., W. S. Tallow, Mrs. John K. Thomp so n, ~ame Sybil Thorndike, Tecn1co Limited, Miss B. Tildesley, Miss E. M. Tildesley, H. S. Nicholas · Me morial Fund , Allan G. Toohey, Mr. H. Tronser, Twelfth N igh t Theatre (Brisbane), Mem b ers o f the Union Theatre Rep ertory Co. (Melbourne), 1955, Un ited Dominions C orporation (Aust.), H. C. McIntyre , M rs. H. C. McIntyre, University of Melbourne, Roland Walton, W. D. T. Ward, Warner-Lambert Pty. Ltd., A . M. Wal son, Mr . V. G. Watson, Waugh & Josephson Ltd., The Students of Wesley College, University of Sydney, Ge o rge H. West , Miss Dorothy White, Dorothy Crosby Whitford, Mr . and M rs. Archer Whitford, Mr . and Mrs. David John Whitford, Jerome Whyte ( New York), Har old Williams, W. M. William s, D. Wi lson, Miss P. F. Wilson, Miss Beat rice Wines, Go ogi e Withers, Valrie Electrical Appliances Ltd ., Viennese Theatre, Peter Jon. Yeend, Mrs. P. A. Yeomans, . Elizabeth Zieman, J. M. Field, J. L. S. Mansfield, Peter Galanis, Clive Ogilvy, June Ogilvy, Wynum Mercury Theatre (Queensland), Pre se nt ed by the Vic-Wells Association in Memory of Liiian Bayiis, Presented by the Vic-Weli s Association in Memory of Emma Cons, Mr. Patrick Donnell, Mrs. Florence L. Ratcliffe, C. Aickin & Sons Ply. Lt'd. , Rockhampton Little Theatre, Mackay Community Theatre, Mr. Aubrey L. Gibs o n, Soroptimisl Club of St . George, Bowral Choral Society, Dr. John McKee, Mrs . Emily Rothery, Dr. R. McV . Coffey, B'Nai B'Rith Sir John Monash Lo'dge, Ray Lawler, Wagga Wagga School of Ari s, Mr. and Mrs. Philip Rudder, Mrs. Rex Carmichael, Yass Repertory Society, Helene Kirsova, Mrs. C. M. Ahier , Mr . C . M. Ahier, Miss Gertrude Pohlmeyer, Moya Fel edy, Francis Feledy, Arthur Jacobs, Esther Lan sdown, Penguin Club of Australia, To an Old Vagabond, P-,etry Society of Au st ralia, Un ited Artists (A'sia) Pty. Ltd., Queen Victoria Music Club, In Memory of David R. Evans, Mrs. Jean B. Saywell, In Memory Marcia Jean Maguire, Mt . Isa Amateur Thea tri cal Society , Sydney · Kindergarten Training College ( 1956) , Miss Carrie Moo re, Mollie M. Haye s, K. J. Lawrence , Dr. G. A. M. Heyden , Women's College, University of Sydney, Wiv es' Group Un iversity of Technology, Stanley Owen & Sons Ply. Ltd., D. V. Casbolt, Mrs. Myra E. Armstrong, Mr . M. V. Armstrong.
This programme is designed for the ELIZABETHAN TH EAT RE
by
RON PATI.EN PUBLICITY PTY. LTD. 421 Sussex Street, Sydney. 'Phone: BA 2098
to whom all advertising enquiries should be made.
Printe d by PEERLESS PRESS PTY. LTD., 558a George Street, Sydney.
