A Toast To Melba

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Event A Toast To Melba
Venue SGIO Theatre, Brisbane, QLD
First Date 15 September 1976
Opening Date 15 September 1976
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description The play traces opera diva Nellie Melba's career from her early caterwauling by the banks of the Yarra to her lofty achievements on the stage at Covent Garden.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Biographical
Subjects Australian National Identity
Entertainers
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Cornelis Boogaart Actor Newsboy / Jimmy Mullins
David Clendinning Actor Gottlieb
Ian Dyson Actor Charles Armstrong / Neville Cardus
Hazel Howson Actor Madame Marchesi / Eunice
Joe James Actor Father's Voice / Duke of Orleans / Mayor of Brisbane / Sir Thomas Beecham
Ken Kennett Actor Pietro Cecchi / Buffalo Bill / Oscar Wilde / Caruso
Peter Kowitz Actor John Lemmone
Warren Meacham Actor Treacle O'Cane / Augustus Harris
Bruce Parr Actor George Lupton / George Bernard Shaw / Freank Wedekind
Gaye Poole Actor Girl / Amy Castles
Geraldine Turner Actor Nellie Melba
Kate Wilson Actor Gladys Moncrieff
Peter Cooke Designer
Alan Edwards Director
Jack Hibberd Playwright
David Gration Stage Manager
Richard Mackay-Scollay Stage Manager
Resources
Works
Text Nationality Australia
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Dennis Wolanski Library collection at UNSW Library
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 5922