''Cafe Continental'' was an Australian television variety series which aired from 1958 to 1961 on
ABC
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. Hosted by Czech-born entertainer Hal Wayne, it featured guests of a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds and aired fortnightly, alternating with ''
Hal Lashwood's Alabama Jubilee
''Hal Lashwood's Alabama Jubilee'' was an Australian television variety series hosted by Hal Lashwood which aired from 1958 to 1961 on ABC Television. It was essentially a minstrel show, with some of the performers appearing in blackface makeup. ...
'', a minstrel series. Producers of the series were
Harry Pringle (195860) and Peter Page (1961). The series featured a Café setting and was broadcast live. It is not confirmed how many episodes still exist, but at least seven episodes are held by the
National Film and Sound Archive, and an additional episode may be held by
National Archives of Australia.
In an extant 1959 episode, the guests included Brazilian dancer Yvonne Huggman, clarinettist Reuben Solomon, Terry Carr and his dog, ventriloquist Dennis Spicer, singer Wilhelmina Bermingham, and dancers The Cossack Duo, while a 1960 episode featured Quintetto Di Toppano, dance duo Les Girls, French Apache dancers The Rivieras, a Croatian folk lore group, singer Theresa Leung Ping, and a one-man-juggling act named Chang.
See also
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Café Continental'' - British series with similar format
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The Toppanos
''The Toppanos'' (also known as ''Meet the Toppanos'') is a 15-minute Australian television series which aired from 1958 to 1959 on Sydney station ATN-7. It starred Enzo and Peggy Toppano, and combined music with ab-libbed comedy, along with a do ...
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1958 Australian television series debuts
Australian variety television shows
1961 Australian television series endings
Australian Broadcasting Corporation original programming
Black-and-white Australian television shows
Australian live television series
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