The Merry Widow

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Event The Merry Widow
Venue Her Majesty's Theatre (1960-1970), Sydney, NSW
First Date 3 December 1963
Opening Date 3 December 1963
Last Date 8 January 1964
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Operetta.
Act 1: The Grand Salon at the Pontevedrian Embassy in Paris
Act 11: The Garden of Anna Glawari’s Mansion.
Act 111: The Same Later that Night
Time: The Turn of the Century

Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Operetta
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Gladys Anderson Actor and Singer Prascovia, wife of Pritsch
Ted Ashton Actor and Singer Chorus and Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Beatrice Aston Actor and Singer Olga, wife of Kromov
Ronald Austron Actor and Singer Bogdanovitch, of the Pontevedrian Colony in Paris
June Bronhill Actor and Singer Anna Glawari
Chester Carone Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Valerie Cashman Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Ray Collier Actor and Singer Raoul de St. Brioche, French Diplomat
Audrey Duggan Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Pauline Garrick Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Neville Grave Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
David Gray Actor and Singer Camille de Rosillon, French Diplomat
Olga Handley Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Joyce Hexter Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Diane Holmes Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Maurine London Actor and Singer Valencienne, Baron Zeta's wife
Margaret Manthey Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Margaret Matuschka Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Craig McLeod Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Kevin Mills Actor and Singer Viscount Cascada, French Diplomat
Noel Mitchell Actor and Singer Pritsch, of the Pontevedrian Colony in Paris
Peter North Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Dennis O'Keefe Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Jacqueline Peace Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Janet Pratt Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Dorothy Rea Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Paul Rutenis Actor and Singer Kromov, of the Pontevedrian Colony in Paris
Ray Salvo Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Ian Smith Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Suzanne Steele Actor and Singer Alternate Anna Glawari
Leonie Taylor Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Lisa Thompson Actor and Singer Sylvane, wife of Bogdanovitch
Rudy van Nierop Actor and Singer Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Jon Weaving Actor and Singer Count Danilo Danilovitch, Secretary of the Pontevedrian Embassy
Franz Lehar Book and Lyrics Librettist
Bert Shaw Choreographer
Ivan King Comedian Njegus, The Baron's Secretary
Gordon Wilcock Comedian Baron Zeta, Pontevedrian Ambassador to France
Franz Lehar Composer
Barry Brown Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Judith Eltham Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Wayne Godfrey Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Donald Kingston Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Diana Lucas Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Gregory Marinos Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Lindsay Porter Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Cheryl Rowston Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Dorothy Shaw Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Eileen Wilson Dancer Ballet, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Angus Winneke Designer
Charles Hickman Director
Eric Clapham Musical Director
Harry Starling Stage Director
Christopher Hassall Translator
John Riddle Chorus, Ornaments of Parisien Society, Pontevedrians, etc.
Works
Further Information The story of a wealthy, young widow from the small poverty-stricken Balkan province of Pontevedro having a fling in Paris before settling down, and her fellow Pontevedrians who attempt to keep her money in the province by finding her the right husband, a Pontevedrian not a Frenchman.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 206207