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Nex' Town
''Nex' Town'' is a 1957 Australian musical by Kylie Tennant and Maurice Travers with music and lyrics by Iris Mason and Hal Saunders. The original production premiered at the Independent Theatre in Sydney, directed by Haydee Seldon and presented by Peter Scriven. Background In January 1957 it was reported Peter Scriven and Alan Burke (director), Alan Burke were working on the book for an Australian musical comedy for the Elizabethan Theatre Trust. In April 1957 Scriven returned to Australia after a six week trip overseas and announced the Trust would produce its first musical comedy soon. In the final event the Trust would present ''Lola Montez (musical), Lola Montez'', written by Burke, and Scriven's musical, ''Nex' Town'', debuted at the Independent. Scriven said he chose to do a show about travelling show people because "they are broad and typical. They are like the Australian soldier, Diggers." (subscription required) He arranged for the show to be put together, financing it h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kylie Tennant
Kathleen Kylie Tennant AO (; 12 March 1912 – 28 February 1988) was an Australian novelist, playwright, short-story writer, critic, biographer, and historian. Early life and career Tennant was born in Manly, New South Wales; she was educated at Brighton College in Manly and Sydney University, though she left without graduating. She was a publicity officer for the Australian Broadcasting Commission, as well as working as a journalist, union organiser, reviewer (for ''The Sydney Morning Herald''), a publisher's literary adviser and editor, and a member of the Commonwealth Literary Fund advisory board. She married L. C. Rodd in 1933; they had two children (a daughter, Benison, in 1946 and a son, John Laurence, in 1951). Her work was known for its well-researched, realistic, yet positive portrayals of the lives of the underprivileged in Australia. In a video interview filmed in 1986, three years before her death, for the Australia Council's Archival Film Series, Tennant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youanmi, Western Australia
Youanmi is an abandoned town in the Murchison region of Western Australia. The town was gazetted in 1910 but abandoned in 1942, after the local gold mine was closed. History The first Europeans to visit the Youanmi area were the Robert Austin party in 1854, followed by the John Forrest's expedition in 1869, which passed through in search of Ludwig Leichhardt and his party. Gold was discovered at Youanmi in 1894 or 1895 by prospector Tom Payne. The discovery site was the Golden Crown Mine, southwest of the current mine mill. Activity in subsequent years was subdued until a major movement of prospectors into the area in late 1907. By 1908 however, the Youanmi Gold Mine was set up and the local population grew to such an extent that the local Youanme Progress Committee requested the declaration of a townsite in 1910. The town's name was originally spelt ''Yuani'', which was thought to correctly represent the Aboriginal name, but this was soon dropped in favour of ''Youan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independent Theatre
Independent Theatre, formerly known as The Independent Theatre Ltd., was an Australian dramatic society founded in 1930 by Dame Doris Fitton in Sydney, Australia. It is also the name given to the building it occupied from 1939 (then known as the Coliseum Theatre), now owned by Wenona School, in North Sydney, cited as Sydney's oldest live theatre venue. History The society was named for London's Independent Theatre Society founded by J. T. Grein and was one of several amateur drama groups of high standard which sprang up in Sydney in the 1930s to fill the gap left by the closure of all but two professional theatres (the last spoken-word theatre to close was The Criterion theatre in 1936, leaving only the Tivoli, which ran vaudeville, and the Theatre Royal, which played musicals and ballets). The range of plays essayed was impressive – from classics to avant-garde pieces, from recent West End and Broadway successes (sometimes the Australian premiere) to offerings from loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Scriven
Peter Scriven MBE (28 September 1930 – 13 October 1998) was an Australian puppeteer, writer and theatre producer, and the founding artistic director of the Marionette Theatre of Australia. Scriven played a huge role in establishing puppetry as a serious artform in Australia. Background and legacy His '' The Tintookies'' and '' Little Fella Bindi'' toured all over Australasia. The Tintookies, from an Aboriginal word meaning 'little people who come from the sandhills', was an elaborate marionette musical first staged by creator Peter Scriven at the Elizabethan Theatre in Sydney in 1956. After the success of this production, Tintookie became the generic name for any of the puppets used by the Marionette Theatre of Australia, formed by Scriven under the auspices of the Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1965. The board was chaired by Sir Howard Beale, president of the Arts Council, and included Dr H.C. Coombs, Dorothy Helmrich and Scriven, who was also artistic director. Apart from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Burke (director)
Alan Burke (18 November 1923 – 28 August 2007) was an Australian writer and film director and producer. His credits include the musical '' Lola Montez''. Biography Burke was born in the Hawthorn suburb of Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the List of Australian capital cities, capital and List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city of the States and territories of Australia, Australian state of Victori ..., Victoria in 1923. Burke was interested in theatre from a young age and began writing plays. One of them ''Follow Suit'' debuted in 1941. According to ''The Argus'' "Alan is aged only 17 years, but has been turning out plays so prolifically for the past 4 or 5 years that he must now be reckoned a veteran playwright. Most surprising of all is that there's nothing "youthful" in his writings. Most of his efforts have had all the sophistication and wit of a Coward." He served in the army from 1941 until 1946. He did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabethan Theatre Trust
The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (AETT) is an Australian theatre and performing arts company based in Sydney established in 1954. It is today especially known for its music scholarship program. History The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust was established in September 1954, with the aim of establishing drama, opera and ballet companies nationally. It was founded by H.C. Coombs, governor of the Commonwealth Bank, Sir Charles Moses, general manager of the Australian Broadcasting Commission, and John Douglas Pringle of the ''Sydney Morning Herald''. The arts company was so named to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Australia, after the trust raised £100,000 by a public appeal. The trust had an agreement with the Commonwealth government to match public donations "in the ratio of 1:3 and to provide ongoing funding".Roger Wettenhall, 'Kaleidoscope, or 'Now We See Them, Now We Don't!', ''Canberra Bulletin of Public Administration'', No. 110, 2003, p. 32. With sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lola Montez (musical)
''Lola Montez'' is a 1958 Australian musical. It was written by Alan Burke (director), Alan Burke, Peter Stannard, and Peter Benjamin and focuses on four days of Lola Montez visiting the Ballarat#Gold rush era, Ballarat Goldfields. Background Stannard, Benjamin, and Burke were all friends from university who wanted to write a musical together. Alan Burke says he had never heard of Lola Montez until he heard her mentioned in a program on the ABC. He was attracted to the subject because it was Australian but had international appeal; he did not want to make something along the lines of ''On Our Selection''. Also, since the lead was a performer, the songs would come naturally. Productions Original production Hugh Hunt of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust heard several auditions of the work and agreed to fund a trial production at the Melbourne Theatre Company, Union Theatre Repertory Company in Melbourne in early 1958. It was directed by John Sumner (director), John Sumn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Soldier
Australian(s) may refer to: Australia * Australia, a country * Australians, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia ** European Australians ** Anglo-Celtic Australians, Australians descended principally from British colonists ** Aboriginal Australians, indigenous peoples of Australia as identified and defined within Australian law * Australia (continent) ** Indigenous Australians * Australian English, the dialect of the English language spoken in Australia * Australian Aboriginal languages * ''The Australian'', a newspaper * Australiana, things of Australian origins Other uses * Australian (horse), a racehorse * Australian, British Columbia, an unincorporated community in Canada See also * The Australian (other) * Australia (other) * * * Austrian (other) Austrian may refer to: * Austrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent ** Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen * Austrian German dialect * Something associated with the countr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tintookies
''The Tintookies'' is a 1956 Australian musical comedy from Peter Scriven. Produced with marionettes, it was produced by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust. The play toured Australia. It was very popular and established Scriven's company. It led to a sequel '' Little Fella Bindi''. The play was revived in 1965. Premise The story of the Tintookies, the little people who live in the sandhills. References External linksTheatre programsat Powerhouse MuseumThe Tintookies Original program {{DEFAULTSORT:Tintookies 1956 musicals 1950s Australian musicals 1950s Australian plays Stage plays about Aboriginal Australians Australian plays presented by the Elizabethan Theatre Trust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nex Town Ad
NEX or Nex may refer to: * Nex, Singapore, a shopping mall in Serangoon, Singapore * Nex Entertainment, a Japanese video game developer * NEX Group, a UK-based financial services firm * NEX Stock Exchange, a defunct stock exchange from Montenegro * Generation NEX, a Nintendo video game clone * Narita Express (N'EX), a Japanese train service * Navy Exchange or base exchange, the US Navy retail store chain * Pepsi NEX, a variation of Pepsi * Sony NEX (New E-mount eXperience), a trading name of the Sony E-mount system * '' Post Human: Nex Gen'', an album by Bring Me The Horizon, 2024 People Surname * Christiane Nex (b. 1973), Italian ski mountaineer Forename * Nex Benedict (2008–2024), American non-binary student See also * * Next (other) * Nexus (other) NEXUS is a joint Canada Border Services Agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection-operated Trusted Traveler and expedited border control program designed for pre-approved, low-risk travelers. Mem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnie Love
Minnie Love (1888 – 2 August 1967) was an English-born actress, producer, comedian and singer. Biography Love was born as ''Minnie Maude Pearce-Monks'', in Bristol, England, United Kingdom, the niece of Lilly Earnest the later named Lady Mansell. Having been discovered appearing in a vaudeville theatre in London at the age of 15, she was best known for her roles in musical comedies during the 1920s in her native country and in Australia. Appearing in plays ''Aladdin'' and ''Cinderella'', she was best known for her role as The Pink Lady in play ''The Cinema Star'' and her song "The Broken Doll" as well as the play ''The Bing Boys'' and song "I'll Make a Man of You". She came to Australia where she appeared in revue, variety and stage plays, as well as plays made for radio and television. She made her television debut in 1958, stating the new medium gave her the chance to indulge in her first love which was the theatre, noting also musical theatre had lost a lot of its forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Australian Jewish Times
''The Australian Jewish News'' (''AJN'') is a newspaper published in Darlinghurst, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Since 2019, it has been a local partner of ''The Times of Israel''. History The ''AJN'' is descended from ''The Hebrew Standard of Australasia'', which was first published on 1 November 1895 in Sydney by founding editor Alfred Harris. In 1953, John Shaiak purchased the newspaper and changed its name to ''The Australian Jewish Times (AJT)''. In 1987, Richard Pratt bought the AJT and merged it with the Melbourne-based ''Australian Jewish News''. From 1990, the newspaper has been published weekly nationally as ''The Australian Jewish News''. The newspaper celebrated its 100th anniversary in 1995 and launched an online edition in 2001. In July 2007, Robert Magid became the paper's new publisher. In October 2019, the ''AJN'' became the seventh "local partner" of ''The Times of Israel''. It is only the second local partner outside the United States, after the UK's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |