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Event

The Lady of The Camellias

Venue

Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC

Umbrella Event

Old Vic Australian Tour 1961

First Date

8 August 1961

Opening Date

8 August 1961

Last Date

26 August 1961

Dates Estimated

Status

Professional

World Premiere

Part of a Tour

Yes

Primary Genre

Theatre - Spoken Word

Secondary Genre

Drama

Organisations

J C Williamson Theatres Limited (1943-1976), Presenting Company
The Old Vic Company, Production Company
Old Vic Trust Limited, Presenting Company
Old Vic Ensemble, Orchestra
The Arts Council of Great Britain, Grant Body
The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust, Presenting Company

Contributors

Name	Function	Notes
Margaret Courtenay	Actor
David Dodimead	Actor
John Gay	Actor
Paul Harris	Actor
Basil Henson	Actor
Sally Home	Actor
Roderick Horn	Actor
Mark Kingston	Actor
Vivien Leigh	Actor
John Merivale	Actor
Frank Middlemass	Actor
Bruce Montague	Actor
Leslie Moxon	Actor
David Nettheim	Actor
Jennifer Patrick	Actor
Carolyn Pertwee	Actor
Marigold Sharman	Actor
Patrick Stewart	Actor
Josephine Woodford	Actor
Andrew Allan	Adaptor
John Lambert	Conductor
Carl Toms	Costume Designer
Robert Helpmann	Director
John Lambert	Music Adaptor
John Lambert	Musical Arranger
Alexandre Dumas fils	Playwright
Carl Toms	Set Designer
Doreen Murray	Singer
Andrew Allan	Translator

Works

The Lady of the Camellias

Text Nationality

France

Production Nationality

England

Further Information

This tour presented three plays; "Twelfth Night", "The Lady of The Camellias", and "Duel of Angels". The tour covered Melbourne, Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane. All productions have been indexed. Cast extra's not indexed.

Event Status

Completed

Data Source

Source	Description
Programme	PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Brochure	PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia

Event Identifier

20011

Dataset

AusStage