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Event

The Sentimental Bloke

Venue

Albert Hall, Yarralumla, ACT

First Date

7 March 1961

Opening Date

7 March 1961

Last Date

11 March 1961

Dates Estimated

Status

Amateur

World Premiere

Yes

Description

Based on the poems by C.J. Dennis

Description Source

Programme

Primary Genre

Music Theatre

Secondary Genre

Musical

Organisations

Albert Arlen Australian Productions, Production Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Hugh Brophy	Actor
Nancy Brown	Actor
Grant McIntyre	Actor
Barbara McKinstry	Actor
Barbara McKinstry	Actor
Edwin Ride	Actor
Edwin Ride	Actor
Douglas Skinner	Actor
Douglas Skinner	Actor
Constance Vayne	Actor
Constance Vayne	Actor
Paul Kelly	Choreographer
Margaret Powell	Choreographer
Albert Arlen	Composer
Cedric Flower	Designer
C J Dennis	Poet
Nancy Brown	Producer
Grant McIntyre	Stage Director
Ken Canham	Stage Manager
Nancy Brown	Writer
Lloyd Thomson	Writer

Resources

Article: Patricia Kent, "I dips me lid" – The Sentimental Bloke – a new Australian musical, The Australian Women's Weekly, 8 March 1961, 4
Article: Patricia Kent, "I dips me lid" – The Sentimental Bloke – a new Australian musical, The Australian Women's Weekly, 8 March 1961, 4
Article: Patricia Kent, "I dips me lid" – The Sentimental Bloke – a new Australian musical, The Australian Women's Weekly, 8 March 1961, 4
Article: Patricia Kent, "I dips me lid" – The Sentimental Bloke – a new Australian musical, The Australian Women's Weekly, 8 March 1961, 4
Book: Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
Book: Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
Book: Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
Book: Adrian Kiernander, Bruce Parr, Jonathan Bollen, Men At Play: Masculinities in Australian Theatre since the 1950s, Rodopi, Amsterdam & New York, 2008
Book: Margaret Marshall, Simon Plant, Making a Song and Dance, Victorian Arts Centre Trust, Melbourne, 2004
Book: Margaret Marshall, Simon Plant, Making a Song and Dance, Victorian Arts Centre Trust, Melbourne, 2004
Book: Margaret Marshall, Simon Plant, Making a Song and Dance, Victorian Arts Centre Trust, Melbourne, 2004
Book: Margaret Marshall, Simon Plant, Making a Song and Dance, Victorian Arts Centre Trust, Melbourne, 2004
Programme: The Sentimental Bloke, ACT Heritage Library, 7 March 1961
Review: M P, "Sentimental Bloke" captivates audience, The Canberra Times, 8 March 1961, 4
Review: M P, "Sentimental Bloke" captivates audience, The Canberra Times, 8 March 1961, 4
Review: M P, "Sentimental Bloke" captivates audience, The Canberra Times, 8 March 1961, 4
Review: M P, "Sentimental Bloke" captivates audience, The Canberra Times, 8 March 1961, 4

Works

The Sentimental Bloke

Text Nationality

Australia

Production Nationality

Australia

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Book	Currency Press "Companion to the Theatre in Australia"
Programme	ACT Heritage Library Performing Arts Ephemera Collection
Newsletter
Programme	ACT Heritage Library Performing Arts Ephemera Collection

Event Identifier

18161

Dataset

AusStage