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John Mccallum and Googie Withers’ Stage Acting Careers in Australia and Overseas AUSTRALIAN EPHEMERA COLLECTION FINDING AID JOHN MCCALLUM, AO, CBE (1918 – 2010) AND GOOGIE WITHERS, AO, CBE ( 1917-2011) PERFORMING ARTS PROGRAMS AND EPHEMERA (PROMPT) PRINTED AUSTRALIANA MARCH 2016 This finding aid lists programs and ephemera which document all aspects of John McCallum and Googie Withers’ stage acting careers in Australia and overseas. The majority of the programs held are for productions in which they co-starred, and for this reason a single finding aid covering both of their careers, in performances both together and independently has been compiled. Material on their film and television screen careers, and McCallum’s directing and theatre management career are not generally collected by the Library. Printed materials in the PROMPT collection include programs and printed ephemera such as brochures, leaflets, tickets, etc. Theatre programs are taken as the prime documentary evidence of a performance. The list is based on imperfect holdings, and is updated as gaps in the Library’s holdings are filled. Unless otherwise stated, all entries are based on published programs in the PROMPT collection. The John McCallum and Googie Withers PROMPT files may be accessed through the Library’s Special Collections Reading Room by eCallslip request: http://nla.gov.au/nla.cat-vn3529350 Programs in the National Library’ PROMPT collection are arranged chronologically under three main headings: Co-starring Performances of McCallum and Withers, 1954- 2002 Performances by John McCallum, (independent of Withers), 1930 – 2000 Performances by Googie Withers (independent of McCallum) 1940-1988 Under each of these headings programmes are listed, chronologically by performance as follows: Date (day and month); City Name of production or performer Headline performers etc. Where performances were staged outside Australia a national flag indicates the country. Where no flag appears, the performance was in Australia. An index to staged productions and appearances by star performers is provided at the end of the document. This document is also keyword searchable. The National Library’s collection also includes: For John McCallum o Books and biographical cuttings o Pictures o Oral history recordings o Printed music And for Googie Withers: o Books and biographical cuttings o Pictures o Oral history recordings John McCallum and Googie Withers 2 1954 12 April; The Opera House (Manchester, England) Waiting for Gillian / adapted by Ronald Millar from Nigel Balchin's novel John McCallum as James Manning. Googie Withers as Jill Manning. 1954 21 April; St James’ Theatre (London, England) Waiting for Gillian / adapted by Ronald Millar from Nigel Balchin's novel John McCallum as James Manning. Googie Withers as Jill Manning. 4 copies, one signed by McCallum and Withers. 1956 19 March; Grand Opera House (Wellington, New Zealand) The Deep Blue Sea / Terence Rattigan John McCallum as Frederick Page. Googie Withers as Hester Collyer. 1957 25 March; Kings Theatre (Glasgow, Scotland) Janus / Carolyn Green John McCallum as Gil. Googie Withers as Jessica. 1957 15 April; Theatre Royal (Brighton, England) Janus / Carolyn Green John McCallum as Gil. Googie Withers as Jessica. 1957 24 April; Aldwych Theatre (London, England) Janus / Carolyn Green John McCallum as Gil. Googie Withers as Jessica. 1957 12 August; Golders Green Hippodrome (London, England) Janus / Carolyn Green John McCallum as Gil. Googie Withers as Jessica. 1959 7 October; Grand Opera House (Wellington, New Zealand) Roar Like a Dove / Lesley Storm John McCallum as Lord Dungavel. Googie Withers as Lady Dungavel. ?1968 Canberra Theatre (Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) Relatively Speaking / Alan Ayckbourn John McCallum and Googie Withers 3 John McCallum as Philip Googie Withers as Sheila. 1976 13 October; Theatre Royal Haymarket (London, England) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum as Clive Champion-Cheney Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. Seven copies with variant advertisements. 1978 13 March; Congress Theatre (Eastborne, England) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum as Clive Champion-Cheney. Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. Programme 1978 17 April; Theatre Royal (Brighton, England) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum as Clive Champion-Cheney. Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. Flyer. 1978 8 May; The Grant Theatre and Opera House (Leeds, England) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum as Clive Champion-Cheney. Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. 1978 15 May; New Theatre, Kingston upon Hull (Hull, England) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum as Clive Champion-Cheney. Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. 1978 22 May; Pavillion Theatre (Bournemouth, England) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum as Clive Champion-Cheney. Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. 1978 29 May; Kings Theatre (Southsea, England) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum directing and as Clive Champion-Cheney. Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. 1978 10 June; Darlington Civic Theatre (Darlington, England) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum as Clive Champion-Cheney. Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. John McCallum and Googie Withers 4 1978 12 June; Theatre Royal (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum as Clive Champion-Cheney. Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. 1981 1 April; Nottingham Playhouse (Nottingham, England) The Skin Game / John Galsworthy John McCallum as Hillcrist. Googie Withers as Amy. 1981 17-30 May; Malvern Festival (Malvern England) The Skin Game / John Galsworthy John McCallum as Hillcrist. Googie Withers as Amy. 1981 June/July; Ashcroft Theatre, Croydon (London, England) Midsummer Festival The Skin Game / John Galsworthy John McCallum as Hillcrist. Googie Withers as Amy. The Cherry Orchard / Anton Chekhov John McCallum as Leonid Gayev, Googie Withers as Lyuba Ranevsky 1981 20 August; Alexandra Theatre (Birmingham, England) The Skin Game / John Galsworthy John Mccallum as Hillcrist. Googie Withers as Amy. 1981 21-25 August; Alexandra Theatre (Birmingham, England) The Cherry Orchard / Anton Chekhov John McCallum as Leonid Gayev Googie Withers as Lyuba Ranevsky. 1981 31 August; Theatre Royal (Nottingham, England) The Cherry Orchard / Anton Chekhov Googie Withers as Lyuba Ranevsky. Flyer. 1982 24 November; Theatre Royal (Sydney, Australia) The Circle / Somerset Maugham John McCallum as Clive Champion-Cheney. Googie Withers as Lady Catherine Champion-Cheney. 1983 8 September; Theatre Royal (Nottingham, England) Dandy Dick / Arthur Wing Pinero John McCallum and Googie Withers 5 John McCallum as Tristram Mardon. Googie Withers as Georgiana Tidman. 1983 5 November; Churchill Theatre (Bromley, England) Stardust John McCallum as David Martine. Googie Withers as Diana Raymond. 1983 7 November; Theatre Royal (York, England) Stardust John McCallum as David Martine. Googie Withers as Diana Raymond. Flyer. 1983 26 November; Yvonne Arnaud Theatre (Surrey, England) Stardust John McCallum as David Martine. Googie Withers as Diana Raymond. Flyer. 1986 12 July; Chichester Festival Theatre (Chichester, England) The Chalk Garden / Enid Bagnold John McCallum as the Judge. Googie Withers as Mrs St Maugham. 1988 Chichester Festival Theatre (Chichester, England) Hay Fever / Noël Coward John McCallum as David Bliss. Googie Withers as Judith Bliss. 1990 24 May; Ashcroft Theatre (London, England) The Cocktail Hour John McCallum as Bradley. Googie Withers as Ann. 1990 Theatre Royal (Bath, England) The Cocktail Hour John McCallum as Bradley. Googie Withers as Ann. Flyer. John McCallum and Googie Withers 6 1990 31 July; Theatre Royal (Windsor, England) The Cocktail Hour John McCallum as Bradley. Googie Withers as Ann. Program and flyer. 1990 27 August - 1 September; Theatre Royal (Brighton, England) The Cocktail Hour John McCallum as Bradley. Googie Withers as Ann. 1990 24 – 29 September; Ashcroft Theatre (London, England) The Cocktail Hour John McCallum as Bradley. Googie Withers as Ann. Programme includes a ticket purchased for performance on Saturday 29 September. 1990 5 November; Alexandra Theatre (Birmingham, England) The Cocktail Hour John McCallum as Bradley. Googie Withers as Ann. Programme 1992 23 - 27 June; Hull New Theatre (Hull, England) On Golden Pond / Ernest Thompson John McCallum as Norman Thayer, Jr. Googie Withers as Ethel Thayer. 1992 20 July; Alexandra Theatre (Birmingham, England) On Golden Pond / Ernest Thompson John McCallum as Norman Thayer, Jr. Googie Withers as Ethel Thayer. Poster and two flyers. 1992 3 – 8 August; Richmond Theatre (Surrey, England) On Golden Pond / Ernest Thompson John McCallum as Norman Thayer, Jr. Googie Withers as Ethel Thayer. 1992 15 August; The Opera House (Manchester, England) On Golden Pond / Ernest Thompson John McCallum as Norman Thayer, Jr. Googie Withers as Ethel Thayer. John McCallum and Googie Withers 7 1992 22 August; Theatre Royal (Bath, England) On Golden Pond / Ernest Thompson John McCallum as Norman Thayer, Jr. Googie Withers as Ethel Thayer. Flyer. 1993 Australian Tour High Spirits – John McCallum with Googie Withers, “a pot-pourri of excerpts from their past successes, designed by their son, Nicholas … presented by John Frost”. Booklet 1996 Old Vic Theatre (London, England) An Ideal Husband / Oscar Wilde John McCallum as the Earl of Caversham. Googie Withers as Lady Markby. 2 Programmes and 3 flyers. 1997 30 April; Festival Theatre (Chichester,
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