Boxes 101-
BOX 101: THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION PRESENTS
1952 - 1953: The ABC Presents
Festival of Contemporary Music : Sydney Symphony Music, Sir Bernard Heinze, guest conductor with Neville Amadio, flute and Malcolm Williamson, piano. (NSW Conservatorium, Sydney: 16 February, 1952)
Walter Gieseking, piano. 1st recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 11 March, 1952)
Walter Gieseking, piano. 4th recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 24 March, 1952)
Walter Gieseking, piano. Final recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 14 April, 1952)
Special Two Concerto Programme Walter Gieseking, piano with Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Juan Jose Castro, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 26 April, 1952)
Commonwealth Finalists in the Concerto and Vocal Competition Concert 1952: Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens, conductor. (Sydney Town Hall: 18 June, 1952)
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 21 June, 1952)
Burl Ives and his Guitar (Melbourne Town Hall: 9 July, 1952)
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin with Raymond Lambert, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 19-21 March, 1953)
Irmgard Seefried, soprano. Publicity flier.
Irmgard Seefried, soprano. 1st recital with Gerlad Moore, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 25 March, 1953)
Irmgard Seefried, soprano. Final recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 2 April, 1953)
Andre Marchal, organ. 1st recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 16 April, 1953)
Andre Marchal, organ. 2nd recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 18 April, 1953)
Andre Marchal, organ. Final recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 23 April, 1953)
Victorian Finalists in the Concerto and Vocal Competition: Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 16 May, 1953)
Yi Kwei Sze, bass with Nancy Lee Sze, piano. Publicity flier
Yi Kwei Sze, bass with Nancy Lee Sze, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 16 June, 1953) with newspaper critiques
Commonwealth Finalists in the Concerto and Vocal Competition Concert 1952: Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Juan Jose Castro, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 18 July, 1953)
Joan Hammond, soprano with Walter Susskind, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 8 August, 1953)
William Kapell, piano. (Ballarat: 17 August ; Bendigo: 22 September ; Albury: 14 October ; Geelong: 22 October, 1953)
1954: The ABC Presents
Brahms Festival Sydney Symphony Orchstra with Carmel Hakendorf, violin and Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor. (NSW Conservatorium of Music, Sydney: 20 February, 1954)
ABC String Quartet (Conservatorium Hall, Sydney: 6, 9, 11 March, 1954)
Solomon, piano. 1st recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 25 May, 1954)
Leon Goossens, oboist with Henri Penn, piano (Conservatorium Hall, Sydney: 26 May, 1954)
Solomon, piano. 3rd recital (Melbourne Town Hall: May, 1954)
Solomon, piano. 4th recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 2 June, 1954)
Solomon, piano. 5th recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 19 June, 1954) autographed on cover (?)
Issac Stern, violin. Publicity flier
Issac Stern, violin with Alexander Zakin, piano. 2nd recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 10 July, 1954)
Schools Orchestral Concert: Victorian Symphony Orchestra with Janice Warren, piano and Bernard Heinze, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 9-11 August, 1954)
Bela Siki, piano (Town Hall, Swan Hill: 31 August, 1954)
Bela Siki, piano. 2nd recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 23 September, 1954)
Bela Siki, piano (Town Hall, Bendigo: 21 September, 1954)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Post, conductor (Bendigo, Geelong, Horsham, Shepparton, Albury: October, 1954)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens, conductor and Natasha Litvin, piano (Melbourne Town Hall: 16 October, 1954)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens, conductor and Natasha Litvin, piano (Horsham Town Hall: 21 October, 1954)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens, conductor and Natasha Litvin, piano (Melbourne Town Hall: 23, 25 October, 1954)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens, conductor and Natasha Litvin, piano (Melbourne Town Hall: 26, 27 October, 1954)
Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Eugene Goossens, conductor and Ernest Llewelyn, piano (Plaza Theatre, Albury: 29 October, 1954)
Schools Orchestral Concert: Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor. (Swan Hill: 10 November ; Ozone Theatre, Mildura: 11 November, 1954)
Sydney Myer Festival of Free Concerts (1st): Elgar's The Dream of Gerontius, Victorian Symphony Orchestra and Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society, Bernard Heinze, conductor. Joan Jones, contralto, Max Worthley, tenor, Morris Williams, baritone. (St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne: 27 November, 1954)
Sydney Myer Festival of Free Concerts (2nd): Bach-Handel Programme Victorian Symphony Orchestra and Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Society, Bernard Heinze, conductor and Richard Chugg, flute. (St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne: 1 December, 1954)
Sydney Myer Festival of Free Concerts (3rd): Christmas Music Methodist Ladies' College Choir, Ruth Flockart, director and Lance Hardy, organ. (St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne: 5 December, 1954)
Sydney Myer Festival of Free Concerts (4th): Chausson-Debussy Programme Victorian Symphony Orchestra and the Melbourne University Conservatorium Choir, Bernard Heinze, conductor. Glenda Raymond, soprano, Anne Levin, contralto, Ronald Dowd, tenor, Morris Williams, baritone. (St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne: 8 December, 1954)
Sydney Myer Festival of Free Concerts (1st): Bach's The Passion of Our Lord, Victorian Symphony Orchestra and Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra, Bernard Heinze, conductor. Glenda Raymond, soprano, Florence Taylor, contralto, Max Worthley, tenor, Robert Payne, baritone, Morris Williams, baritone. (St. Paul's Cathedral, Melbourne: 11 December, 1954)
Hard Bound Copy of the above concerts.
1955 :The ABC Presents, envelope 1:
Beethoven Festival promotional flier
Beethoven Festival: 1st concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor and Jascha Spivakovsky, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 19 February, 1955)
Beethoven Festival: 2nd concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor and Carmel Hakendorg, violin. (Melbourne Town Hall: 23 February, 1955)
Beethoven Festival: 3rd concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor and Lance Dossor, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 26 February, 1955)
Beethoven Festival: 4th concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor and Igor Hmellnitsky, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 3 March, 1955)
Schools Orchestral Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Joseph Post, conductor and Cavell Armstrong, soprano. (Yallorn Theatre: 8, 9 March, 1955)
Anna Russell, concert comedienne with Eugene Rankin, piano. (Sydney Town Hall: 23 April, 1955)
Anna Russell, concert comedienne with Eugene Rankin, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 17 May, 1955)
1955 Youth Concerts. 1st Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, conductor and Max Rostal, violin. (Melbourne Town Hall: 26, 27 May, 1955)
1955 Youth Concerts. South Australian Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor and Colin Horsley, piano. (Adelaide Town Hall: 21 June, 1955)
Southern String Quartet 2nd of series with Max Worthley, tenor, Rhichard Chugg, flute, Tamara Coates, cor anglais. (Assembly Hall, Melbourne: 21 June, 1955)
1955 Youth Concerts. 2nd Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor and Jiri Tancibudek, oboe. (Melbourne Town Hall: 23, 24 June, 1955)
Schools Orchestral Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Henry Krips, conductor. (Memporial Hall, Nhill: 28 June ; Town Hall, Horsham: 29 June ; Town Hall, Hamilton: 30 June, 1955)
1955 Youth Concerts, 2nd Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Heinze, conductor and Ronald Farren-Price, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 5 & 6 July, 1955)
Schools Orchestral Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Wa;ter Susskind, conductor and Jiri Tancibudek, oboe. (Melbourne: 26-28 July, 1955)
Schools Orchestral Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor. (Town Hall, Warrnambool: 11 August ; Plaza Theatre, Geelong: 12 August, 1955)
Southern String Quartet 4th of series with Walter Susskind, piano. (Assembly Hall, Melbourne: 17 August, 1955)
1955 Youth Concerts, 4th Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, conductor and Colin Horsley, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 5 & 6 September, 1955)
1955 Youth Concerts, 5th Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, conductor and Ventsislav Yankoff, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 22 & 23 July, 1955)
Southern String Quartet 5th of series (Assembly Hall, Melbourne: 28 September, 1955)
Schools Orchestral Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Heinze, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 27, 28, 30 September, 1955)
Southern String Quartet final of series with Raymond Lambert, piano. (Assembly Hall, Melbourne: 16 October, 1955)
Schools Orchestral Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor. (Alfred Hall, Ballarat: 7 November ; Town Hall, Castlemaine: 8 November ; Star Theatre, Shepparton: 9 November ; Capital Theatre, Bendigo: 10 November, 1955)
Schools Orchestral Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor. (Town Hall, Maryborough: 23 November ; Town Hall, Swan Hill: 25 November, 1955)
1955 :The ABC Presents, envelope 2:
Sylvia Fisher, soprano and Henri Penn, piano. 1st of 3 recitals (Melbourne Town Hall: 15 March, 1955)
The Griller Quartet Jubilee Tour (Assembly Hall: 18 April, 1955)
Max Rostal, violin and John Douglas Todd, piano. 1st concert in the International Celebrity series. (Plaza Theatre, Geelong: 28 April, 1955)
Monique Haas, piano. 2nd of 3 recitals (Melbourne Town Hall: 30 April, 1955)
Max Rostal, violin and John Douglas Todd, piano. 2nd concert in the International Celebrity series. (Town Hall, Horsham: 30 April, 1955)
Sylvia Fisher, soprano and Henri Penn, piano. 1st concert in the International Celebrity series. (Odeon Theatre, Ballarat: 30 May, 1955)
Patrick O'Hagan, tenor and Hal Stead, piano. (Town Hall, St. Arnaud: 14 June ; Town Hall, Maryborough: 15 June ; Town Hall, Castlemaine: 16 June, 1955)
Max Rostal, violin and Colin Horsley, piano. Final sonata recital. (Assem bly Hall: 28 July, 1955)
Concerto and Vocal Competitions, Commonwealth finalists Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Walter Susskind, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 30 July, 1955)
Mattiwilda Dobbs, soprano and Raymond Lambert, piano. 1st of four recitals. (Melbourne Town Hall: 10 August, 1955)
Mattiwilda Dobbs, soprano and Raymond Lambert, piano. 2nd of four recitals. (Melbourne Town Hall: 15 August, 1955)
Mattiwilda Dobbs, soprano and Raymond Lambert, piano. 3rd of four recitals. (Melbourne Town Hall: 18 August, 1955)
Mattiwilda Dobbs, soprano and Raymond Lambert, piano. 4th of four recitals. (Melbourne Town Hall: 20 August, 1955)
Ventsislav Yankoff, piano. 1st recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 27 August, 1955)
Mattiwilda Dobbs, soprano and Raymond Lambert, piano. 2nd Concert in the International Celebrity series. (Star Theatre, Shepparton: 2 September, 1955)
Colin Horsley, piano. 3rd Concert in the International Celebrity series. (Town Hall, Bendigo: 8 September, 1955)
Hans Hotter, baritone and Henri Penn, piano. 2nd recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 24 September, 1955)
Hans Hotter, baritone and Henri Penn, piano. final recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 1 October, 1955)
Hans Hotter, baritone featuring Schubert's with Henri Penn, piano. (Melba Hall: 18 October, 1955)
Ventsislav Yankoff, piano. 5th and final Concert in the International Celebrity series. (Plaza Theatre, Geelong: 20 October, 1955)
Patrick O'Hagan, tenor and Hal Stead, piano. (Town Hall, Swan Hill: 25 October ; Shire Hall, Yarrawonga: 27 October, 1955)
Anna Russell, concert comedienne with Eugene Rankin, piano. (Sydney Town Hall: 23 April, 1955)
1956: The ABC Presents
200th Anniversary of the birth of Mozart: ABC Broadcast Programmes. Sydney, Victorian, Queensland, South Australian, Western Australian and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras. Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir, Adelaide Philharmonic Choir, ABC Adelaide Singers (27 January to 16 March, 1956)
Miklos Gafni, tenor with Henri Penn, piano. 2nd recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 11 February, 1956)
Miklos Gafni, tenor with Henri Penn, piano. 4th recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 18 February, 1956)
Schools Orchestral Concerts Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Heinze, conductor and Anthony Fenelon, piano (Melbourne Town Hall: 20-22 February, 1956)
Mozart Festival. 1st concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor and Irene Kohler, piano, Thomas Wightman, bassoon. (Melbourne Town Hall: 25 February, 1956)
Mozart Festival. 2nd concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor and Glenda Raymond, soprano, Ronald Woodcock, violin. (Melbourne Town Hall: 28 February, 1956)
Mozart Festival. 3rd concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor and Sybil Copeland, violin, John Glickman, viola, Roy White, horn. (Melbourne Town Hall: 3 March, 1956)
Mozart Festival. Final concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor and Glenda Raymond, soprano, Anne Levin, contralto, Max Worthley, tenor, Robert Payne, bass-baritone, Jiri Tancibudek, oboe, Thomas White, clarinet, Thomas Whiteman, bassoon, Roy White, horn. The Conservatorium Chorus and the Choral Society of the University of Melbourne (Melbourne Town Hall: 6 March, 1956)
Miklos Gafni, tenor with Henri Penn, piano. 1st Concert in the International Celebrity series. (Plaza Theatre, Geelong: 22 March, 1956)
Miklos Gafni, tenor with Henri Penn, piano. 1st Concert [sic] in the International Celebrity series. (Town Hall, Horsham: 24 March, 1956)
Visiting Celebrities 1956 (Publcity flier)
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano. 2nd Concert in the International Celebrity series. (Yallourn Theatre: 1 May, 1956)
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano. 1st recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 12 May, 1956)
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano. 2nd recital, Mozart Programme (Melbourne Town Hall: 16 May, 1956) with publicity flier
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano. 3rd recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 19 May, 1956)
Schools Orchestral Concerts Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor and Jocelyn Cairns, flute (Melbourne Town Hall: 12, 13, 19 June, 1956)
Christian Ferras, violin with Raymond Lambert, piano. 1st recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 5 July, 1956)
Schools Orchestral Concerts Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Heinze, conductor and Bertha Jorgensen, violin (Melbourne Town Hall: 4-6 July, 1956)
Schools Orchestral Concerts Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor. (Castlemaine Town Hall: 11 July ; Swan Hill Town Hall: 13 July, 1956)
Christian Ferras, violin with Raymond Lambert, piano. 4th and final recital in the International Celebrity series. (Star Theatre, Shepparton: 20 July, 1956)
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano with Paul Berel, piano. 1st recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 28 July, 1956)
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano with Paul Berel, piano. 2nd recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 30 July, 1956)
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano with Paul Berel, piano. 3rd recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 2 August, 1956)
Christian Ferras, violin with Raymond Lambert, piano. 3rd Concert in the International Celebrity series. (Odeon Theatre, Ballarat: 13 August, 1956)
Schools Orchestral Concerts Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor. (Yallourn Theatre: 14, 15 August, 1956)
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano with Paul Berel, piano. Definately final recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 23 August, 1956)
Fernando Germani, organ. Special recital for the inauguration of the new organ, Wilson Hall, University of Melbourne. (6 September, 1956)
Christian Ferras, violin with Raymond Lambert, piano. 3rd and final recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 20 September, 1956)
Fernando Germani, organ. 1st recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 12 November, 1956)
Fernando Germani, organ. Final recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 16 November, 1956)
1957: The ABC Presents
1957 Visiting Celebrities publicity flier
Julius Katchen, piano. 2nd and final recital. (Melbourne Town Hall: 13 April, 1957)
ABC Subscription Concerts, 21st Anniversary series (1936-1957) Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Efrem Kurtz, conductor, Ian Wilson, oboe (6th concert, Melbourne Town Hall: 29 June, 1 July, 1957) ; Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Pekarek, conductor and Claudio Arrau. piano (4th concert, City Hall, Brisbane: 5, 6 July, 1957) Includes a brief history of the ABC's orchestral beginnings.
Claudio Arrau with the Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Woess, conductor. Two Concert Concerto (Melbourne Town Hall: 9, 11, 13, 20, 23 July, 1957)
Claudio Arrau, piano. 2nd recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 13 July, 1957)
Claudio Arrau, piano. 3rd recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 20 July, 1957)
Claudio Arrau, piano. Final recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 10 August, 1957)
Ruggiero Ricci, violin with Raymond Lambert, piano. Final recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 14 September, 1957)
Larry Adler, harmonica with Arthur Young, piano and the ABC Melbourne Dance Band. (Melbourne Town Hall: 3 December, 1957)
Larry Adler, harmonica with Arthur Young, piano and the ABC Melbourne Dance Band. (Melbourne Town Hall: 7 December, 1957)
Larry Adler, harmonica with Arthur Young, piano and the ABC Melbourne Dance Band. (Melbourne Town Hall: 7 December, 1957)
1958 - 1959: The ABC Presents
Ida Haendel, violin with Raymond Lalmbert, piano. Final recital (6 March, 1958)
David Oistrakh, violin with Vladimir Yampolski, piano. Australian Tour, 1st Concert (20 June, 1958)
Gary Graffmann, piano.(Wilson Hall: 17 July, 1958)
William Warfield, baritone with Otto Herz, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 26 July, 1958)
William Warfield, baritone with Otto Herz, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 29 July, 1958)
Australian Youth Orchestra, Professor John Bishop, conductor with Daniel Barenboim, piano. 1st Public performance (Melbourne Town Hall: 13 September, 1958)
Schools Orchestral Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Clive Douglas, conductor with Leon La Gruta, violin. (Melbourne Town Hall: 31 July, 1 August, 1958)
ABC Celebrity Recital series (April - December, 1959) Promotional flier
Sydney Myer Free Concerts Victorian Symphony Orchestra combined with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Wallenstein, conductor with Amdors Foldes, piano. (12, 14 February, 1959)
Rudolf Firkusny, piano. 2nd recital (Assembly Hall: 24 April, 1959)
ABC in conjunction with The Musica Viva Society present the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ancerl, conductor with Jan Panenka, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 30 September, 1 October, 1959)
1960 - 1962: The ABC Presents
Beethoven Festival, 1st concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Karl Rankl, conductor with Moura Lympany, piano. (Melbouren Town Hall: 5 February, 1960)
Boston Symphony Orchestra, Richard Burgin, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 13 June, 1960)
Boston Symphony Orchestra Australian Tour, Charles Munch, conductor. (Olympic Swimming Pool Stadium, Melbourne: 14 June, 1960)
Victorian Symphony Orchestra Provident Fund Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Georges Tzipine, conductor with Beryl Kimber, violin and Eric Harrison, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 2nd July, 1960)
NEWRAD The New ABC Radio Network System (from 28 July, 1960)
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello with Alexander Dedvukhin, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 20 August, 1960)
Mahler Centenary Concert Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Henry Krips, conductor with Lauris Elms, contralto and Ken Neate, tenor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 3 December, 1960)
Anna Russell with Eugene Rankin, piano. 3rd recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 7 March, 1961)
Issac Stern, violin with Alexander Zakin, piano. 2nd Concert (Assembly Hall: 24 May, 1961)
Larry Adler, harmonica with Noreen Stokes, piano and the ABC Melbourne Dance Band, Frank Thorn, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 21 October, 1961)
ABC Summer Festival brochure
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 23, 24 March, 1962)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor and Lauris Elms, contralto. (Melbourne Town Hall: 26, 27 March, 1962)
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 28 March, 1962)
1962 Youth Concerts brochure of soloists and programme dates
Gina Bachauer, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 21 May, 1962)
Claudio Arrau, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 18 August, 1962)
The ABC Presents 1963 - 1966
Polish National Radio Orchcestra programme flier.
Polish National Radio Orchcestra, Jerzy Katlewicz, conductor with Barbara Hesse-Bukowska, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 23 March, 1963)
Polish National Radio Orchcestra, Jerzy Katlewicz, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 25 March, 1963)
Lisa della Casa, soprano with Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Georges Tzipine, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 28, 30 May, 1963)
Lisa della Casa, soprano with Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Georges Tzipine, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 28, 30 May, 1963)
Igo Oistrakh, violin with Natalia Zertsalova, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 10 August, 1963)
Simone Boccanegra, by Verdi : Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Wilhelm Loibner, conductor with John Shaw, baritone. (ABC TV: 13 October, 1963)
NHK Symphony Orchestra, Hiroyuki Iwaki, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 2 March, 1964)
Victorian Symphony Orchestra, Georges Tzipine, conductor with John Ogden, piano. 6th Subscription concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 11, 13 July, 1964)
John Ogden, Piano. 3rd Concert of recital series (Melbourne Town Hall: 18 July, 1964)
Uto Ughi, violin with Clemens Leske, Piano. 5th Celebrity Series concert (Geelong Plaza Theatre: 20 October, 1964) programme autographed (?)
1965 Recital Season Brochure
London Symphony Orchestra promotional brochure.
London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, guest conductor with Gervase de Peyer, clarinet. (Melbourne Town Hall: 19 March, 1966
London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, guest conductor with Osian Ellis, harp. (Melbourne Town Hall: 21 March, 1966
London Symphony Orchestra, Colin Davis, guest conductor with Barry tuckwell, horn. (Melbourne Town Hall: 22 March, 1966
Schools Orchestral Concerts 1966. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Denis Vaughan, conductor with Geoffrey Tozer, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 23 - 25 March, 1966
Alfredo Camopli, violin with Maurice Till, piano. (Hamilton Town Hall: 18 June, 1966
Alfredo Camopli, violin with Maurice Till, piano. (Horsham Town Hall: 20 June, 1966
Australian Concert Tour 1966. Israel philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, conductor. First Melbourne Concert. (Melbourne Town Hall: 16 August, 1966
BOX 102: THE AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING COMMISSION PRESENTS
The ABC Presents 1967 - 1969
1967 Celebrity Orchestral Concert Season Brochure
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo, conductor with Yossef Zivoni, violin. 3rd Youth Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 26, 27 June, 1967)
1968 Concert Season Booklet
Claudio Arrau, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 29 August, 1968) Programme autographed by Arrau (?)
Janet Bakaer, mezzo-soprano with Geoffrey Parsons, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 28 September, 1968)
Orchestre de Chambre Jean Francois Paillard, Huguette Fernandez, violin and Maxence Larrieu, flute. (Assembly Hall: 6 November, 1968)
Schools Orchestral Concerts 1969. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Leon La Gruta, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 24 - 26 February, 1969)
Schools Orchestral Concerts 1966. Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sir Bernard Heinze, conductor. Moomba Festival (Melbourne Town Hall: 3 March, 1969)
Schools Orchestral Concerts 1966. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Patrick Thomas, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 24 - 26 March, 1969)
Schools Orchestral Concerts 1966. Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Paul McDermott, conductor. (Plaza Theatre, Geelong: 2 April ; Memorial Hall, Sale: 10 April, 1960)
1969 Concert Brochure - Orchestral, Recital and Youth Series
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Elakum Shapirra, conductor with Vernon Hill, flute, Huw Jones, harp. First Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 12, 14 April, 1969)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eros, conductor with Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano. Second Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 3, 5 May, 1969)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eros, conductor with Ruggiero Ricci, violin. Third Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 31 May, 2 June, 1969)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Otakar Trhlik, conductor with Malcolm Frager, piano. Fourth Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 28, 30 June, 1969)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Gary Bertini, conductor with Wanda Wilkomirsak, violin. Fifth Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 19, 21 July, 1969)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Willem van Otterloo, conductor with Jiri Tancibudek, oboe. Sixth Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 2, 4 August, 1969)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Kurt Woess, conductor with Kendall Taylor, piano. Eighth Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 13, 15 September, 1969)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Arvid Yansons, conductor with Gyorgy Pauk, violin. Nineth Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 4, 6 October, 1969)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Arvid Yansons, conductor with Alfred Brendel, piano. Final Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 24, 27 October, 1969)
1969 Soloist Biographies
The ABC Presents 1970 - 1972
1970 Concert Series Flier
Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Witold Rowicki, conductor with Konstanty Kulka, violin. First Subscription Concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 14, 16 March, 1970)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Peter Eros, conductor with John Ogden, piano, the Male Voices of the Royal Philharmonic Choir, Caulfield City Choir (Melbourne Town Hall: 8, 9 April, 1970)
John Ogden, piano. Second Concert of Recital Series (Melbourne Town Hall: 22 May, 1970)
Barenboim and Du Pre play Beethoven (Melbourne Town Hall: 7 - 28 September, 1970)
Daniel Barenboim, piano. Sixth Concert of Beethoven Bi-centenary series (Melbourne Town Hall: 26 September, 1970)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, conductor with Richard Knurek, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 6 February, 1971)
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano with Geoffrey Parsons, piano. Second Concert of Recital series (Melbourne Town Hall: 19 May, 1971)
Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano with Geoffrey Parsons, piano. Special Recital (Melbourne Town Hall: 22 May, 1971)
Orchestre de Chambre Jean Francois Paillard (Melbourne Town Hall: 27 April, 1971)
The ABC Presents 1973 - 1976
Cleveland Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf, conductor. Special orchestral concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 25 September, 1973) 2 copies with newspaper reviews
Melbourne Symphonoy Orchestra, Ladislav Slovak, conductor with Birgit Nilsson, soprano. Special orchestral concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 26 September, 1973) with newspaper reviews
Cleveland Orchestra, Stanislav Skrowaczewski, conductor. Special orchestral concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 27 September, 1973) with newspaper reviews
Cleveland Orchestra, Stanislav Skrowaczewski, conductor with Joerg Demus, piano. Special orchestral concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 28 September, 1973)
Cleveland Orchestra, Stanislav Skrowaczewski, conductor with Joerg Demus, piano. Special orchestral concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 29 September, 1973)
Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Rudolf Barshai, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 26, 27, 29 October, 1973) contains unverified autographs (!)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler, conductor with Alan Kogosowski, piano. (Melbourne Town Hall: 22, 23 February, 1974)
Claudio Arrau, piano. Flier for 3 Melbourne Town Hall concerts (August, 1974)
Schools Orchestral Concerts : Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Christopher Nicholls, conductor.(Warragul Schools' Assembly Hall: 6 November ; Memorial Hall, Ballarat: 8 November, 1974)
Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Heinze, conductor with Romola Costantino, piano. 50th conducting anniversary of Sir Bernard Heinze (Melbourne Town Hall: 11 October, 1974)
Eishi Kawamura, baritone with Mack Jost, piano. First concert of 1976 recital series (Dallas Brookes Hall: 8 April, 1976)
Elly Ameling, soprano with Joerg Demus, piano. Third concert (Melbourne Town Hall: 21 July, 1976)
Jessye Norman, soprano with Geoffrey Parsons, piano. Fourth concert (Dallas Brookes Hall: 11 September, 1976)
The ABC Presents 1980 - 1984
Australian Youth Orchestra, Niklaus Wyss, conductor with Howard Penny, cello. First Concert of Family series (Melbourne Town Hall: 30 May, 1980)
Paul Tortelier, cello with Beryl Potter, piano. Third Concert of Recital series (Dallas Brookes Hall: 31 July, 1980) with newspaper reviews
50th Anniversary Year Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam, conductor with Marilyn Richardson, soprano. Eighth Concert of series (Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House: 11, 13, 14 September 1982)
Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Guido Ajmone-Marsan, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 5 October, 1983)
Dame Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Guido Ajmone-Marsan, conductor. (Melbourne Town Hall: 8 October, 1983)
Philip Lanagridge, tenor with Trevor Barnard, piano. Second Concert of 1984 Recital series (Dallas Brookes Hall: 5 July, 1984)
Elisabeth Soderstrom, soprano with Geoffrey Parsons, piano. Fourth Concert of Recital series (Dallas Brookes Hall: 11 September, 1984)
Salvatore Accardo, violin with Bruno Canino, piano. Fifth Concert of Recital series (Dallas Brookes Hall: 4 October, 1984)
Michel Beroff, piano. Final Concert of Recital series (Dallas Brookes Hall: 24 October, 1984)
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Zubin Mehta, conductor. Australian Tour July 1984 (Sydney Opera House, Canberra School of Music, Melbourne Concert Hall, Perth, Adelaide Festival Theatre, Brisbane City Hall) ticket stubs for Melbourne concert
The ABC Presents 1985 - 1989
The Minnesota Orchestra, Neville Marriner, conductor with Cecile Licad, piano, Cho-Liang Lin, violin. (Program 1: Melbourne Concert Hall: 17 May ; Canberra School of Music: 20 May ; Sydney Opera House: 30 May [sic] 1985) (Program 2: Melbourne Concert Hall: 18 May ; Sydney Opera House: 23 May, 1985) (Program 3: Canberra School of Music: 21 May ; Queensland Performing Arts Complex: 24 May, 1985)
Shura Cherkassky, piano. (Dallas Brookes Hall: 10 June, 1980 ; Ford Theatre, Geelong: 18 June ; Llewellyn Hall, Canberra: 22 June ; Everest Theatre, Sydney: 2 July, 1987)
Carolyn Watkinson, mezzo-soprano with David Miler, piano. (Third Cala Recital, Syndey Opera House: 17 August, 1987 ; Fifth Concert of Geelong Subscription series, Geelong Ford Theatre: 21 August ; Fouth Concert in Recital series, Dallas Brookes Hall: 24 August, 1987)
ABC Direct Concert Broadcasts: Cecilia Ensemble (Melba Hall: 5 June, 1988), Helen Adams, soprano with Len Voster, piano (Melba Hall: 12 June, 1988), A State of Brass (Melba Hall: 19 June, 1988), Alexander Semetsky, piano (Great Hall, National Gallery of Victoria: 16 June, 1988), Prudence Davies, flute, Phillip Miechel, clarinet, Graeme Evans, horn, Harold Evans, bassoon, Brian Chapman, piano (Melba Hall: 3 July, 1988).
Guide to the ABC's 1989 Concert Series (Includes background notes on state orchestras, interviews with musicians, biographical notes on soloists, plus guide to tyhe year's concerts and recitals.)
BOX 103: J.C. WILLIAMSON COLLECTION
J.C. Williamson Theatres Ltd was established in 1879 by J. C. Williamson in partnership with George Musgrove and Arthur Garner, who became known as “The Triumvirate”. Their theatres include: Her Majesty’s, Melbourne; Comedy Theatre, Melbourne; Empire Theatre, Sydney; Theatre Royal, Sydney; His Majesty’s Brisbane; Theatre Royal, Adelaide; His Majesty’s Theatre, Auckland; Grand Opera House, Wellington; Theatre Royal, Christchurch. J. C. Williamson’s Theatre Ltd is also known as “The Firm”.
Theatre - Drama
J. C. WILLIAMSON’S THEATRE PRODUCTIONS
J C Williamson: Theatre - Drama Programs 1920’s
“Three Wise Fools” (by Austin Strong) with John D. O’Hara and Cast. JC Williamson (Direction) Stanley Adams (Musical Director) (King’s Theatre, Melbourne: commencing Saturday 14th August 1920
Aren’t We All?” (by Frederic Lonsdale) with Irene Vanburgh and Dion Boucicault (Producer) W.R. Cade (Musical Director) (Theatre Royal, Adelaide: commencing Saturday 5th May 1925)
“Sweet Nell of Old Dury” (by Paul Kester) with Nellie Stewart. Nelson Oliver (MD) (Theatre Royal, Melbourne: commencing 5th March 1927)
“Madame X” (by Alexander Bisson) with Muriel Starr (Prince of Wales Theatre, Adelaide: 10th – 15th October 1927)
“Within the Law” (By Bayard Veiller) with Muriel Starr (King’s Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 24th November 1928)
J C Williamson: Theatre - Drama Programs 1940’s
“Edward My Son” (by Robert Morley & Noel Langley)with Robert Morley & Sophie Stewart (Theatre Royal, Sydney: commencing 16th September 1949)
Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company Stratford-Upon-Avon, Australia & New Zealand Tour (1949-50) Program
“Much Ado About Nothing” (Shakespeare) Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Co;John Gielgud (prod.) (His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 19th October 1949) 2 copies.
“The Tragedy of Macbeth” (Shakespeare) Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Co; Anthony Quayle (Prod.) (His Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 7th November 1949)
J C Williamson: Theatre – Drama 1951-52
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” The John Alden Company Shakespearian Season (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: 23rd - 29th May 1951)
“Private Lives” (by Noel Coward) with Cyril Ritchard & Madge Elliot (Palace Theatre, Sydney: commencing 19th June 1951)
“King Lear” The John Alden Company present A Jubilee Shakespearian Season (inaugurated on Wednesday evening 5th December 1951 at the Comedy Theatre, Melbourne)
“King Lear” The John Alden Company (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: from 5th December, 1951)
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” The John Alden Company (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne: 21st December 1951 - 11 January 1952)
“Worm’s Eye View” (by R. F. Delderfield) Harry Moreny and Bobby Mack (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: commencing 4th Jan 1952)
“The Merry Wives of Windsor” The John Alden Co. (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 25th Feb 1952)
“The Merchant of Venice” The John Alden Co. (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 21st Jan 1952)
“The Merry Wives of Windsor” the John Alden Co. (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: commencing 6th June 1952) copy autographed by John Alden.
J C Williamson: Theatre – Drama Programs 1953
J C Williamson’s First Attractions for 1953 brochure
“White Horse Inn” (by Eric Charell) Miriam Lester and Charles Norman (Empire Theatre, Sydney: commencing 5th Feb 1953)
“Larger Than Life” (adapted from Somerset Maugham) with Jessie Matthews and Anthony Ward (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: commencing 18th March 1953)
“Seagulls Over Sorrento” (By Hugh Hastings) with William Hodge & Keneth Thornett (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: commencing 29th August 1953)
The Shakespeare Memorial Theatre Company Stratford-Upon-Avon New Zealand and Australia Tour 1953 Program
“Othello” The Shakespeare Memorial Co. Anthony Qualye (Prod.) (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: 1953)
“As You Like It” The Shakespeare Memorial Co. Glen Byam Shaw (Prod.) (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: commencing July 7th 1953) includes flier for “Call Me Madam” with Elvie Hayes.
“As You Like It” The Shakespeare Memorial Co. Glen Byam Shaw (Prod.) (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane 1953)
“Henry IV (Part 1)” The Shakespeare Memorial Co. Anthony Quayle (Prod.) (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 7th July 1953)
J C Williamson Theatre - Drama 1955
“My 3 Angels” (by Albert Husson) with Hal Thompson and John Alden (Theatre Royal: Sydney commencing 2nd April 1955)
“Simon and Laura” (By Alan Melville) with Googie Withers and John McCallum (Theatre Royal, Sydney: commencing 15th July 1955)
“The Merchant of Venice” (Shakespeare) The Old Vic Company Australian Tour (1955) with Katharine Hepburne and Robert Helpmann (His Majesty’sTheatre, Brisbane: 18th - 25th July1955)
“Measure for Measure” (Shakespeare) The Old Vic Company Australian Tour (1955) with Katharine Hepburne and Robert Helpmann (His Majesty’sTheatre, Brisbane: 1st - 6th August1955)
“The Taming of The Shrew” (Shakespeare) The Old Vic Company Australian Tour (1955) with Katharine Hepburne and Robert Helpmann (His Majesty’sTheatre, Brisbane: 25th July - 6th August1955)
“The Teahouse of the August Moon” (adapted from the Vern Sneider novel) with Hugh Thomas and Grant Taylor (Theatre Royal, Sydney commencing 24th December 1955)
J C Williamson Theatre – Drama 1956-57
“Sailor Beware!” (Philip King & Falkland Cary) with Oliver Water (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: commencing 21st July 1956)
“Witness for the Prosecution” (by Agatha Christie) with John Vincent White and Margaret Wolfit (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: commencing 16th October 1956)
“The Tintookies” (by Peter Scriven) (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: 1956)
‘The Classical Theatre of China” Tour of New Zealand and Australia (1956) (Princess Theatre: Melbourne: 1956) 2 copies.
“The Chalk Garden (by Enid Bagnold) with Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson, Lionel Harris (dir.) Theatre Royal, Sydney: commencing 14th December 1956 [?])
“The Rainmaker” (by N. Richard Nash) with Leo McKern (Prod.) and Patricia Hill (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: commencing 5th January 1957)
“The Tintookies” (by Peter Scriven) (His Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: commencing 12th January 1957)
J.C Williamson Theatre - Drama 1958-59
“Nude with Violin” (by Noel Coward) with Robert Helpmann and Fifi Banvard (Theatre Royal, Sydney: commencing 23rd August 1958)
“People in Love” (seven short stories with various authors) Moira Lister Her Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: commencing 12th March 1959)
“Cherry Blossom Show” Nichigeki Theatre Productions (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Brisbane: 18th April 1958; Majestic Theatre, Adelaide: 3rd May 1958)
“King Lear” (Shakespeare) The J. C. Williamson Shakespeare Company with John Lauri and John Alden (Theatre Royal, Sydney: 12th Nov - 19th Nov 1959)
“The Piccadilly Bushman” (by Ray Lawler) John McCallum (dir.) with Guy Doleman and Aileen Britton (Theatre Royal, Sydney: commencing 21st November 1959)
J. C. Williamson Theatre – Drama 1961
“Duel of Angels” (by Jean Giraudoux) Robert Helpmann (dir.) with Vivien Leigh and John Merivale (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 12th July 1961) 2 copies with newspaper review.
“Twelfth Night” (Shakespeare) Robert Helpmann (dir.) with Vivien Leigh and John Merivale (Her Majesty’s Theatre: commencing 25th July 1961) with newspaper review including photo of Leigh in ‘expensive’ dress.
“The Lady of the Camellias” (Alexander Dumas) Robert Helpmann (dir.) with Vivian Leigh and John Merivale (Her Majesty’s Theatre: commencing 8th August 1961) with newspaper review. Includes flier for Claude Bessy program of ballet.
“Duel of Angels” (Jean Giraudoux) Robert Helpmann (dir.) with Vivien Leigh and John Merivale (Theatre Royal, Sydney: 30th Oct - 18th Nov 1961)
J.C. Williamson Theater – Drama 1965 – 69
“Difference of Opinion” (George Ross & Campbell Singer) Anthony Sharp (dir.) with Robert Flemyng (Theatre Royal, Sydney: commencing 26th May 1965)
“There’s a Girl in My Soup” (Terence Frisby) with Ron Randell and Amanda Reiss (Theatre Royal, Sydney: commencing 13th May 1967)
“Hadrian VII” (Perter Luke) Raymond Westwell (dir.) with Barry Morse and Frank Thring (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: 12th April 1969)
j. J.C. Williamson Theatre - Drama 1970 – 75
“The Winter’s Tale” (Shakespeare) Trevor Nunn (dir.) Royal Shakespeare Company with Barry Ingham and Judi Dench (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 5th February 1970) 2 copies with newspaper review.
“The Winter’s Tale” (Shakespeare) Trevor Nunn (dir.) Royal Shakespeare Company with Barry Ingham and Judi Dench (Theatre Royal, Sydney: commencing 23rd March 1970) 2 copies.
“Twelfth Night” (Shakespeare) John Barton (dir.) Royal Shakespeare Company with Judi Dench and Donald Sinden (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 16th February 1970) 2 copies.
“Conduct Unbecoming” (Barry England) George Ogilvie (dir.) with Mark Wynter, Michael Long and Richard Lupino (Theatre Royal, Sydney: commencing 3rd July 1971)
“Last of the Red Hot Lovers” (Neil Simon) Alfred Sandor (dir.) with Harry H Corbett (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Adelaide: commencing 18th July 1972)
“Lloyd George Knew My Father” (William Douglas Home) Robin Midgley (dir.) with Ralph Richardson (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: 13th July 1973)
“A Midsummer Night’s Dream” (Shakespeare) Peter Brook (dir.) Royal Shakespeare Company with Denis Carey and Gemma Jones (Australian Tour 1973, Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne; Elizabethan Theatre, Sydney.) 2 copies.
“Big Bad Mouse” (Philip King & Falkland Cary) Paul Elliot (dir.) with Eric Sykes and Jimmy Edwards (Her Majesty’s Theatre, Melbourne: 1974)
“The Front Page” (Ben Hecht & Charles MacArthur) The National Theatre Company Michael Blackmore (dir.) ([?] 1974/5) 2 copies
The Jockey Club Stakes” (William Douglas Home) Wilfred Hyde White (dir.) with Wilfred Hyde White and Robert Coote (Princess Theatre, Melbourne: commencing 29th October 1975)
J.C. Williamson Theatre - Drama 1983
“The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby” (Charles Dickens) Richard Wherrett & John Gaden (dir.) The Sydney Theatre Company with John Howard and Ruth Cracknell (Australian Premiere, Theatre Royal, Sydney: 10th December 1983) 2 copies
BOX 104 J.C. WILLIAMSON'S COMEDY THEATRE
The Comedy Theatre opened on April 28th1928 on the historic site of the “Iron Pot” (The Olympic [1855]) one of Melbourne’s earliest theatres.
J. C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1928
Comedy Theatre Opening Souvenir: Margaret Bannerman in “Our Betters” (Somerset Maughan) The Anthony Prinsep London Company (Comedy Theatre, Melbourne: Saturday April 28th 1928)
J.C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1930’s
“Maurice Chevalier” with Fred Stamer (piano) (Comedy Theatre: commencing 24th Feb [?])
J.C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1940’s
“Robert’s Wife” (St. John Ervine) Alec Coppel (Prod.) (Comedy Theatre: commencing 29th August 1942)
“Kiss and Tell” (F. Hugh Herbert) Gerald Kirby (Prod.) (Comedy Theatre: commencing 11th December 1943)
“The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse” with Edwin Styles (Comedy Theatre: commencing 23rd December 1944)
“The Hasty Heart” (Captain John Patrick) Gerald Kirby (Prod.) (Comedy Theatre: commencing 20th April 1946) 2 copies
“Ways and Means”; “Family Album”; Shadow Play” (Noel Coward) Cyril Ritchard (Prod.) with Cyril Ritchard (Prod.) with Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliott (Comedy Theatre: commencing 17th August 1946) 3 copies
“Ways and Means”; “Family Album”; Shadow Play”; (Noel Coward), “Set To Music” (Cyril Ritchard)Cyril Pritchard (Prod.) with Cyril Ritchard and Madge Elliott (Comedy Theatre: commencing 9th November 1946)
J.C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1950 – 1955
“A Streetcar Named Desire” (Tennessee Williams) Gerald Kirby (prod.) with Arthur Franz and Viola Keats (Comedy Theatre: commencing 18th February 1950)
“Harvey” (Mary Chase) Paul Foley (Dir.) with Joe E. Brown and Frances Bavier (Comedy Theatre: commencing 27th May 1950)
“Dark of the Moon” (by Howard Richardson & William Berney) Doris Fitton (Prod.) with Michael Pate and Shirley Quentin (Comedy Theatre: commencing 12th August 1950)
“September Tide” (Daphne Du Maurier) Ronald Fortt (Prod.) with Evelyn Laye and Frank Lawton (Comedy Theatre: commencing: 12th May 1951)
“Seagulls Over Sorrento” (By Hugh Hastings)John Casson (Prod.) with Frank Taylor, Michael Anderson and Brian James (Comedy Theatre: Australian premiere 5th April 1952)
“Reluctant Heroes” (by Colin Morris) William Hodge (Prod.) with William Hodge and Keneth Thornett (Comedy Theatre: commencing 10th October 1953)
“Dear Charles” (Adapted by Alan Melville) Tony Thawnton (dir.) with Sophie Stewart and Clement McCallin (Comedy Theatre: commencing 8th May 1954)
“Simonn and Laura” (Alan Melville) with Googie Withers and John McCallum (Prod.) (Comedy Theatre: commencing 12th Feb 1955)
“The Deep Blue Sea” (Terence Rattigan) with Googie Withers and John McCallum (Prod.) (Comedy Theatre : commencing 14th May 1955)
“My 3 Angels” (Sam and Bella Spewack) Danny O’Neill (dir.) with John Alden and Margaret Roberts (Comedy Theatre ; commencing 13th July 1955) slightly damaged
“Medea” (Euripides) Hugh Hunt (dir.) with Judith Anderson and The Australian Drama Company (Comedy Theatre: commencing 20th Dec 1955) cast list
J. C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1956 – 1957
“Sailor Beware” (Philip King & Falkland Cary) Danny O’Neill (Prod.) with Olive Walter, Anthony Wager and Desmond Tester (Comedy Theatre: commencing 18th January 1956)
“Summer of the Seventeenth Doll” (Ray Lawler) John Summer (Prod.) with June Jago, Kenneth Warren and Madge Ryan (Comedy Theatre : commencing 21st July 1956)
“The Reluctant Debutante” (By William Douglas Home) Roger Livesey (Prod.) with Roger Livesey and Ursula Jeans (Comedy Theatre: commencing 25th August 1956) 2 copies
“The Rainmaker” (N. Richard Nash) with Leo McKern (prod.) (Comedy Theatre:commencing 4th February 1957)
“Janus” (Carolyn Green) William Reis (Prod.) with Jessie Matthews (Comedy Theatre: commencing 23rd March 1957)
“Double Image” (Roger Macdougall & Ted Allan) William Rees (dir.) with Emrys Jones and Bettina Welch (Comedy Theatre: commencing 11th May 1957) 2 copies
“The Chalk Garden” (Enid Bagnold) Lionel Harris (dir.) with Sybil Thorndike and Lewis Casson (Comedy Theatre: commencing 31st August 1957
“The Multicolured Umbrella” (Barbara Vernon) Peter Randall (Prod.) with Robert Earle and Marjorie Archibald (Comedy Theatre: commencing 14th December 1957)
J.C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1958 – 1959
“Luisillo and his Spanish Dance Theatre” (Comedy Theatre: commencing 11th March 1958)
“The Shifting Heart” (Richard Beynon) Robin Lovejoy (Prod.) with Frank Waters and Dinah Shearing (Comedy Theatre: from 22nd April 1958)
“For Amusement Only” (Peter Myers) Peter Myers & Ronald Cass (dirs.) with Toni Lamond and Red Moore (Australian Premiere, Comedy Theatre; 28th November 1958)
“Summer of the Seventeenth Doll” (Ray Lawler) Ethel Gabriel (Prod.) with Ethel Gabriel and Patsy King (Comedy Theatre: commencing 31st January 1959)
“Roar Like a Dove” (Lesley Storm) John McCallum (dir.) with Googie Withers and John McCallum (Comedy Theatre: commencing 7th March 1959)
“The Merchant of Venice” and “The Winter’s Tale” (Shakespeare) The J.C. Williamson Shakespeare Company, John Alden (Prod.) (Comedy Theatre: inaugurated 12th June 1959)
“Roar Like a Dove” (Lesley Storm) John McCallum (dir.) with Googie Withers and John McCallum (Comedy Theatre: return season commencing 8th August 1959)
“The Piccadilly Bushman” (Ray Lawler) John McCallum (dir.) with Guy Doleman and Diana Davidson (Comedy Theatre World Premiere: 12th September 1959)
“The Gazebo” (Alex Coppel) E. W. Swackhamer (dir.) with Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr (Comedy Theatre: commencing 21st November 1959) 2 copies
J.C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1960
“Odd Man In” (Claude Magnier) Derek Farr (Prod.) with Muriel Pavlow, Derek Farr and Noel Ferrier (Comedy Theatre: commencing 16th January 1960)
“Maurice Chevalier” with Fred Stamer (piano) (Comedy Theatre: 24th February 1960)
“Phillip Street Revue” William Orr (Prod.) with Max Oldaker, Lyle O’Hara and Jill Perryman (Comedy Theatre: commencing 21st May 1960)
“The Hostage” (Brendan Behan) Robin Lovejoy (Prod.) with Frank Taylor and Patricia Connolly (Comedy Theatre: commencing 9th October 1960) 2 copies
“The Pleasure of His Company” (Samuel Taylor) Mr. Ritchard (dir.) with Cyril Ritchard and Cornelia Otis Skinner (Comedy Theatre: commencing 2nd July 1960) 2 copies
“Winter Journey” Clifford Odets John Sumner (dir.) with Googie Withers and Clement McCallum (Comedy Theatre: commencing 24th November 1960) cast list
J. C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1961 - 1962
“The Constant Wife” (Somerset Maugham) John Sumner (dir.) with Googie Withers and Clement McCallum (Comedy Theatre: commencing 28th January 1961) 2 copies
“The Amorous Prawn” (Anthony Kimmins) William Rees (Prod.) with Eileen Peel and Michael Shepley (Comedy Theatre: Australian Premiere 1st April 1961) 2 copies
“Irma La Douce” (Alexander Breffort) William Rees (dir.) with Noel Ferrier, Judy Bruce and Kevin Colson (Comedy Theatre: commencing 17th June 1961)
“The Sentimental Bloke” (C. J. Dennis) John Young (Prod.)with Edwin Ride and Rosemary Butler (Comedy Theatre: commencing 4th November 1961) + cast list
“Luisillo and his Spanish Dance Theatre” (Comedy Theatre: commencing 20th March 1962)
“The Miracle Worker” (William Gibson) Porter Van Zandt (dir.) with Bronia Stefan and Walter Sullivan (Comedy Theatre: commencing 18th May 1962) 2 copies.
“A Man For All Seasons” (Robert Bolt) Raymond Westwell (dir.) with Robert Speaight and Joan McArthur (Comedy Theatre: commencing 11th July 1962)
“Under The Yum Yum Tree” (Lawrence Roman) Alexander Archidale (dir.) with Didy Wolfe and Melissa Jaffer (Comedy Theatre: commencing 8th August 1962)
“Trial By Jury” and “The Pirates of Penzance” The 1962-1963 Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, Leo Packer (MD) (Comedy Theatre) cast list
“Woman in a Dressing Gown” (Ted Willis) Richard Campion (dir.) with Googie Withers (Comedy Theatre: commencing 9th November 1962) cast list only
J. C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1963
“Marcel Marceau with Pierre Verry” (Comedy Theatre: commencing 27th April 1963)
“Woman in a Dressing Gown” (Ted Willis) Richard Campion (dir.) with Googie Withers and Grant Taylor (Comedy Theatre: commencing 30th April 1963) 2 copies
“Who’ll Come A-Waltzing?” (Peggy Craine) St Martin’s Theatre Company, Raymond Westwall (dir.) with Marion Johns and Campbell Copelin (Comedy Theatre: commencing 22nd May 1963) 2 copies
“Goodnight, Mrs. Puffin” (Arthur Lovegrove) Raymond Westwell (dir.) with Irene Handl (Comedy Theatre: commencing 12th July 1963)
“Mary, Mary” (Jean Kerr) Raymond Westwell (dir.) with Muriel Pavlow and Derek Farr (Comedy Theatre: commencing 18th September 1963)
“Goodnight, Mrs. Puffin” (Arthur Lovegrove) Raymond Westwell (dir.) with Irene Handl (Comedy Theatre: return season commencing 19th November 1963)
J.C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1964 - 1965
“The Visions of Mr. S” The Black Theatre of Prague, Jiri Srnec (Art. Dir.) (Comedy Theatre: commencing 31st January 1964)
“The First Four Hundred Years – A program of Shakespeare Infinite Variety” Raymond Westwell (dir.) with Googie Withers and Keith Mitchell (Comedy Theater: commencing 23rd April 1964) 2 copies
“Never Too Late” (Sumner Arthur Long) Freddie Carpenter (dir.) with Milo Boulton and Mary Orr (Comedy Theatre: commencing 22nd May 1964) 2 copies
“Rattle of a Simple Man” (Charles Dyer) William Orr (dir.) with June Salter, John Milton and Kerry Francis (Comedy Theatre: commencing 28th July 1964)
“Ages of Man” John Gielgud in his famous readings from the works of William Shakespeare (Comedy Theatre: 9th December to 28th December 1964)
“Beekman Place” (Samuel Taylor) Fred Herbert (dir.) with Googie Withers and Richard Wordsworth (Comedy Theatre: commencing 26th May 1965) 2 copies
J. C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1966 - 1967
“Desire of the Moth” (James Brazill) Raymond Westwell (dir.) with Googie Withers and Ed Devereaux (Comedy Theatre: World Premiere 5th March 1966) cast list only.
“Busybody” (Jack Popplewell) Raymond Westwell (dir.) with Irene Handl, Malcolm Phillips and Blair Edgar (Comedy Theatre: commencing 16th April 1966) + extra cast list
“The Boys from Syracus” (George Abbott) Music & Lyrics by Richard Rogers and Lorenz Hart; Christopher Hewett (dir.) with Hazel Phillips, James Kenney and Brian Hannan (Comedy Theatre: commencing 8th June 1966) with promo flier.
“A Cup of Tea, A Bex and A Good Lie Down” (John McKellar) William Orr (dir.) Sybil Graham (Mus. dir.) with Gloria Dawn, Barbara Wyndon and Reginald Livermore (Comedy Theatre: commencing 20th September 1966)
“Half a Sixpence” (H. G. Wells) Peter Narroway (Mus. Dir.) with Mark McManus, Max Oldaker and Carole Walker (Comedy Theatre: premiere 11th March 1967)
“There’s a Girl in My Soup” (Terence Frisby) Robert Chetwyn (dir.) with Ron Randell and Amanda Reiss (Comedy Theatre: commencing 14th July 1967)
“Man of La Mancha” (Dale Wasserman) adapted from Miguel de Cervantes “Don Quixote” Marnel Sumner (dir.); Brian Buggy (MD) with Charles West and Suzanne Steele (Comedy Theatre: October 1967) includes newspaper article on Charles West. 2 copies.
J. C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1968 – 1969
“Spring & Port Wine” (Bill Naughton) Allan Davis (dir.) with Alfred Marks and Thelma Scott (Comedy Theatre: Australian Premiere 10th February 1968)
“The White Liars” and “Black Comedy (Two plays by Peter Shaffer) Randall Brooks (dir.) with Madge Ryan, Barbara Angell and John Warwick (Comedy Theatre: commencing 23rd May 1968)
“Just A Show” Barry Humphries (Comedy Theatre: commencing 15th July 1968)
“Oh What A Lovely War” (Joan Littlewood) St Martins Theatre Company George Fairfax (dir.) (Comedy Theatre: [?]1968)
“The Boyfriend” (Sandy Wilson author & dir.) Peter Narroway (mus. dir.) Noel Tovey (choreo.) with Queenie Ashton, Robina Beard, Julie Day and Ric Hutton (Comedy Theater: [?]1969) 2 copies
“Canterbury Tales” (Chaucer) Sammy Bayes (choreo. & dir.) with Johnny Lockwood and Evelyn Page (Comedy Theatre; commencing 16th August 1969) with a newspaper review by Geoffrey Hutton
“Canterbury Tales” (Chaucer) Sammy Bayes (choreo. & dir.) with Johnny Lockwood and Evelyn Page (Comedy Theatre; commencing 16th August, concluding 1st November with a return season from 31st December 1969) 2 copies
J. C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1970 – 1979
‘Who Killed Santa Claus” (Terence Feely) Hayes Gordon (dir.) with Maggie Fitzgibbon and John Bonney (Comedy Theatre: Australian premiere 18th February 1971)
“Sleuth” (Anthony Shaffer) Harry M. Miller (prod.); Raymond Westwell (dir.) with Straford Johns, Gary Waldhorn, Gilbert Frederick, Irving Scott and Jon Fine (Comedy Theatre: commencing 30th June 1971)
“The Mating Season” (Sam Cree) Bill Robertson (dir.) with Sidney James, Joy Stewart and Sarah Maxwell (Comedy Theatre: Australian premiere 30th September 1972)
“Make Me Smile” David Inglis (writer & dir.) Terry Komis & David Inglis (music & lyrics) (Comedy Theatre; gala premiere: 18th December 1972[?])
“How The Other Half Loves” (Alan Ayckbourn) Robin Midgley (dir.) with Robert Morley (Comedy Theatre: commencing 16th January 1973) promo flier
“Marcel Marceau” several newspaper reviews and articles (3/8/74). No accompanying program(s)
“The Male of the Species” (Alun Owen) Val May (dir.) with Edward Woodward, Michele Dotrice and Lorraine Bayly (Comedy Theatre: 23rd April to 7th June 1975)
‘Why Not Stay For Breakfast” (Gene Stone & Ray Cooney) ray Cooney (dir.) with Derek Nimmo and Helen Gill (Australian premiere: 5th September 1975) 2 copies
“The Black Theatre of Prague” Jiří Srnec (founder and art. dir.)1976 Australian Tour (Comedy Theatre: 14th – 25th September 1976)
“Private Lives” (Noel Coward” Robert Chetwyn (dir.) with Suzannah York and Barrie Ingham (Australian premiere” 15th October 1976)
“The Pleasure of His Company” (Samuel Taylor & Cornelia Otis Skinner) David Langton (dir.) with Douglas Fairbanks, Jr, David Langton, Carol Raye and Stan Holloway (Comedy Theatre: commencing 25th April 1977)
“Doctor in Love” (Richard Gordon) Edgar Metcalfe (dir.) with Robin Nedwell and Geoffrey Davies (Comedy Theatre: Melbourne premiere: 14th June 1977)
J. C. Williamson Comedy Theatre 1980 - 1984
“The Masters” The Magic of Ivor Novello and Noel Coward. Brian Crossley (dir.) Freddie Phillips (piano) with June Bronhill and Dennis Olsen (Comedy Theatre: 21st August 1980)
“The Circle” (Somerset Maughan) Peter Williams (dir.)with Googie Withers and John McCallum (Comedy Theatre: 18th January 1983)
“Born Yesterday” (Garson Kanin) Gordon Hunt (dir.) with Jacki Weaver and Bryan Marshall (Comedy Theatre: 1984 [?])