THEATRE The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust
PATRON : HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN
PRESIDENT The Rt . Hon. Sir John Latham, G .C.M.G., Q .C. CHAIRMAN Dr . H . C. Coombs EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Hugh Hunt HON . SECRETARY Maurice Parker
ST A TE REPRESENTATIVES: New South Wales Mr. C. J. A. Moses, C.B .E. Queensland Profes sor F. J . Schonell Western Australia P rofessor F. Alexander Victoria Mr . A . H . L. Gibson South Australia ...... Mr . L. C. Waterman Tasmania Mr. G . F. Davies
LOLA MONTEZ THE story of this musical is based on historical fact . In 18 5 5-6, the "Spanish" dancer, Lola Montez, was attra cted to A11s tralia, like other theatric al personalities of her time, in the hope of cashing in on the new fo1ind wealth of the gold miners. She le/ t behind her a trail of legends and debts, bnt it was in Ballaarat ( as Enioy your favourite melodies it was then spelt) that she created her greatest sensation, when her Spider Dance was rewarded with a hail of nuggets, and the miners PIANO ACCORDION! swarmed onto the stage in approbation. with a Following an nncomplimentary newspaper criticism of her Play just for (un--or capture admiration and popularity in rumpus performance, she p1iblicly horsewhipped the Editor of "Th e Ballaarat room, bunkhouse, at dances or barbecues, with the stirring notes of Time s" (let modern critics beware!) and le/ t Australia 1inder the the piano accordion. management of an American for further performances in the United It's so easy to learn, so easy to own! For as little as 8/6 a week States. Lola was for a time morganatically married to Ludwig I of you can play a famous Scandalli or Settimio Soprani piano accordion. Bavaria, from which country she was expelled thr01igh the premir e Model s cost from as little as £33, in of Church and State. Her other matrimonia l entanglements were less attractiv e carrying case. elevated, but no less comp licated. Lola was born in C01mty Limerick, Ireland, in 181 8; her real name was Maria Dolores Eliza Rosanna Gilbert; she died in the United States in 1861. SCANDALLI or In making me of thii colou.rful personality, the a1ithors have, I believe, mcceeded in writing a m1isical which might well have SETTIMIOSOPRANI an international appeal. Many months were spent in rewriting and polishing it be/ ore it was tried 01d 1mder the sponsorship of the Piano Accordions Tmst by the Union R epertory Company in Melbourne. The snccesi of this prodnction, which was necessarily a small scale version of the present mmical, enc01iraged us to commission the mithors to rewrit e MATON GUITARS it fo r a major prod1iction. -the finest in the world --and there's a full range We are proud to present onr first Australian f1ill-scale at Palin gs, from only 6/6 Palings m1isical and grate/1tl to all who have participated both in pioneering a week! the first version and in preparing this full scale version which you are seeing to-night. 138 George Street , Sydney, Bl 2331 ; 328 Chapel load, Bankstown, UY 1404 ; and at HUGH HUNT. Wollongong , Newcastle , Goulburn, Or1n91, Tamworth, Usmore .
&/N-AI NOW ON ... COLUMBIA THE ORIGINAL STAGE CAST OF At:~TRALIA'S OWN MU81CAL
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1855 - and the scene is Balbrat, hot, dusty and at the peak of its gold fever. Into town comes Lola Montez with her fast-talking American manager, Sam Van derburg. Goldmincr Daniel Brady dis CO\•ers a huge gold nugget and Jane and Daniel discover their love for each other these are the ingredients of the lustiest, most virile musical comedy ever co come out of Australia. And here on record are the numbers that make it so . . on a Columbia 12m. LP-JJ0CX 7ll4.
SOUTHERLY BUSTER 'TIL L Sl.n,l1IER'S BEEN AND GONE I CAN SEE A TO\\'. SATURDAY GIRL A DAME LIKE THIS l'M THE MA LET 'ME SI G! LET ME DANCE! HE'S MI E ALL ABOUT LOLA MAR IA, DOLORES, ELIZA RO A A l ALONE LADY, LADY, PLEASE DO 'T CRY THE WAGES OF SIN A LADY FI DS LOVE PARTNER, NAME YOUR POISON
NOW AT LOLA MONTEZ ~ YOUR FAVOURITE Famous Courtesan wlw visited Australia, 1855-6 '9 RECORD STORE ON COLUMBIA 4 MaryPre ston
To star in "Lola Mont ez," th e Au str alian Elizabe than Th ea tr e Trust is proud to pr eselll En glish Mu sical Com edy actr ess, Mary Pr eston. B o r n i n Truro , Cornwall, of Spani sh d escent , Mar y Pr esto n h as grad u ated rapidly in h er p r of e s s i o n. She studied dancing at a ver y early age und er variou s tea ch ers, in cludin g th e well known Georg e Gon shernoff, and lat er she took up singi ng under the tutor ship of soprano Gwen Catl ey. She has appeared in nu mero us musicals, amongst which were Ivor ovello 's " Kin g's Rhapsody " at the Palace Th eatr e, London , and "Th e Talk of the Town " at the Adelphi. he has taken pan in th e George and Alfred Blacks Summer R evues, and also appeared at th e London Palla ~fVF.:R WA~ rHE R F A PRETTIER WA Y TO G A E:ET SP R ' NO dium in two pantomime~ and two r evues.
Jn additio n to appea rin g in pant omim es as prin cipal dan cer, she TA lrn \ Tl T . .. 8 h1.11lhP,1 011r legA 1n ni'rt' "m11ll11 tmu" has acted as choreograp her and director in ,uch productions . She has pn,,,,,Jnylon 11fnrhnw,. "' "'' " ,,,,,... mad e featur ed app eara nces on Commercial and B.B.C . T elevision , th"'" n prPll iPr U'fl _l/ In 'I'"''' ,..;p n ,ig . ~·Hm1 ~rrst\.9r including those of pri ncipa l dancer at th e televised "Sunday Night at RP1111l1Jul iihPPT 11:y/nn-""lt1jl/1 1 111,fpd th e Palladium " shows . She has been associat ed with th e George Carden ,,, pnlf/p/ IOUPx, In motrh _11011r dr P.''fA, Dancers in these telecasts . She was chosen for leading dan cin g rol e 1/0/ lf Rhl>PJt ,,nrl olhpr flr('i'JlHOrl PM ,'n in th e films, "The Melba Story" and "Let's Be Happ y." 'pnng'" PJrit, m1 ,,,..,,, rolnu r/j . I n full fru hrnnPd nnrl ~P111nfr"" at'IIP-8. She has just concl ud ed a two-year run at the Lyri c Theatr e, London, in which she played a leading role in the musi cal, "Grab Me a Gondola ." Pri or to th e Lond on pr emier e of this production, she wa presented to members of th e Ro yal Family , who att end ed a per formanc e at the Theatre R oyal, vVind sor .
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tart ed his stage career in A fully illustrat ed publi catio n th e Royal Op era H ouse, Covem Garde n, where he rose from th e chorus to pr incipal roles. H e was engaged by th e D'O yley Carte Com pany as prin cip al baritone for th eir THEAUSTRALIAN 1950-51 American and Canadian T our. . H as pl ay~d principal roles in Emil e THEATREYEAR BOOK Littl er musical productions , and ha s appea red on BBC TV and radio. Edited by C_ame to Australia as prin cip al baritone for th e J. C. 'Willi amson THE A STRA LlAN ELlZABETHA THEATRE TRUST Gilbert and Sul!ivan 1956-58 Op era Tour of Australia and N ew Zealand . R eturned to ~nglancl f?llowing this tour to finalis e bu siness and Containing art icles by Austra lia 's lead ing Critics, Theatre Ex ecutives persona l commitments pnor to returning to Australia where h e int ends and Business Leaders. to settle . ______,,_ ,,_ ,,_ ,,______I. Preface by Dr. H . C. Coombs 2. Introduction by Hu gh Hum 3. An Idea is a Fact by Myra Roper The Doll in London by John umner 5 Opera in Austr alia by Robe rt Qu emin MQLril@~~lfulfu[t PTY. LTD. by H. A. Standi h 6. Amateurs and All That WINE, SPIRIT AND GENERALMERCHANTS 7 J. C. \Villiamson by Hara ld Bowden Offer you Quality W ines in Bulk b, FLOR SHERRY ...... 30/- per gollon 8. Canoll-Fu ller Theall es June Lansell AMONTILLADO SHERRY 23/ - ,, ,, by eil Maver FRONTIGNAC 22/- 9. The Tivoli Circu it SWEET SHERRY 19/ 6 by Bruce Gram DRY SHERRY ..... 19/6 10. Where ow? BROWN MUSCAT 19/ 6 by Hu gh Hum R.R. PORT 19/6 11. Ideology in the Soviet Theatre SAUTERNE 17/- 12. Au tralian EliLabeth an Trust Activiti es, 1958 CHABLIS 13/6 HOCK .. ... '"" '""' "" 13/6 BURGUNDY ...... ",...... 14/- X SPECIAL CLARET "' "' '""'.. 14/- Plus CLARET '"""" ...... 12/6 Minimum quantity- 2 gallons HO\<\' AND CASTS OF I 957 Wr olso offe r_ you imp ort ed ltolion Olive Oil s, Olives, An cho vies , Cheese, Sa rd ines, Salome , etc. Place you r order s now FREE DELIVERIES AVAILABLE AT ALL LEADING BOOK TO RE IOt--118 COMMONWEALTHSTRE ET, SYDNEY. Price £ 1-0-0 10 JANE MARTIN
Studied opera with international For singer Maggie Te yte and also Dino Ilorgeo li . She made her reputation with West End \ Tour managements pla ying the title role in "Cin derella" in many pantomime seasons. She was chosen by Prince Littler to play the PROT ECTIO N ... lead in "Carousel" at London's Drury Lane fheatre , followi ng thi s with a two-year tour of th e provincial cities in 1he same part . he was brought out by J . C. William son to appear in the "new look" tour of Gilbert & Sullivan operas , playing ten different leading roles and winning special acclaim for her " Phoeb e" in " Yeoman of the Guard", "Mad Margaret" in "R uddigore" and also as "J osep hine" in "H .M.S. Pinafore" . Following this engagement she decided to remain in Austra lia and has made many appearances both on T V and in vario us radio prod uctions befo re joining \Ve SlOll )Olli the "LOLA MO TEZ" cast for th e Tru st. Furs during thL Sum- .._ ,._ ,,_ ,,______mer sea,on in ou1 dust-pi oo[, moth-proof, fire-proo f refri_gerated \'aults right on our own premises, where th ey MARY PRESTON arc alwavs under our watchful eyes. Befor e they entei oui· cold storage, we check them ove_r as carefully as in a doctor l"Xamines a patient. Ye~, all th is costs so liule, and we charge umm er prices, too, LOLA MONTEZ fo1 all renovations and re-models. with We welcome all enquiries . Memb ers of th e Origin al Elizabethan Theatr e Tru st Cast Call in to-dav to 155 King Sueet." obta in able now on COLUMBIARECORDING from
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.. 7TH FLOOR , T RUST BUILDING , 155 KING STRE ET , SYDNEY. nw 1309. ------·- ·-"-"_"_"_" ·------·- ·-·- 13 12 ELIZABETHAN THEATRE Se ason commencing 22nd Octob er, 1958
TIIE AUST RALIAN ELIZABETIIAN THEATRE TRUST
pre sents * A A STRALI AN M SICAL * LOLA ONTEZ
,\J usic by PETER TA ARD Lyrics by PET ER BENJAMIN Book by ALAN BURK E CHARACTERS: The Action Passes in BALLAARAT , Victoria, during Three Days in* the * early Summer of 1855. S,\l l I II ALAN HOPG OOD ,\L\{. BR CE BARRY ACT I jOCkO KEVAN JOH STON Scene l: THE MAI ST REET . .BILL CONNEL MILES Scene 2: A BEDROOM IN THE "U NITED STATES" HOTEL. ~IH,Ul:.L FRED PATERSON Scene 3: A HILLTOP . DA BRADY ERIC THORNTON Scene 4: THE GOLDFIELDS. lEL Scene 5: THE HILL TOP . 11.\RR\ BOB AIN LIB Scene 6: ST AGE OF THE VICTORIA THEATRE . ilJR. SEEKAM P, Editor of "The Ballaarat Times" BERNARD SHINE INTERVAL i\Ai\C\ DOREEN OAKSHOTT l \.\1:. OLL\'E R JANE MARTIN ACT D RO"IE JOAN COOMBE Scene I: THE MAIN ST REET . ,\IR \\ ' ILSON, i\lanaget of the " nited Stale " Hot el Scene 2: A BEDROOM IN THE HOTEL . JOHN A LD cene 3: THE HILLTOP . \IR CROS.BIE, Manag e1 of The Victori a fheatre Scene 4: THE GOLDFIELDS . Scene 5: A SIDE ST REET . RON PINNELL Scene 6: A BEDROOM . :-.AM VA DERBURG FRANK WILSON Scene 7: A SIDE ST REET . (,l'il:.L\ JULIE GOBERT cene 8: THE MAI ST REET . ILSA HIRLEY WAT ON LOL,\ ilJO 'TEZ MARY PRESTON Musical Director: LEO PACKER. (,irh of the Town Eve Godly, i\Iary H arriso n, Ann e Inglis, Settings and Costumes designed by HERMIA BOYD hirl ey Wal on, Shirley Whyte. Assistant Choreographer BETTY PO UNDER 1\1incrs and Poop le of Ballarat Sandra Aik en, Loraine Baker, (by courtesy of J . C. William son Theattes Ltd. ) Julie Gobert, Joy Hill, Glady s R aynor , Patricia ail! , Orchestrations by ...... VERDON WILLIAMS Dorothy Squires, J ean l\Iar gare t tewart, Peter Dalton , Produ ctio n Built by JOHN CLUGSTON 8c Assistants in the Workshops of Dan Dave;, Noel Farrelly, Rodn ey H arvison, John the Australian Elizabe than Theatre Trust . Scenery painted by JAME S HUTCH! GS and CLEM KENNEDY Kendall , Terry Marr, Arthur 0 ' eill, John Parker, Wardrobe made by GLADYS JE NN I GS, JOA HOLCOMBE and Assistants John Pooley, Alan Reid, Gordon Walls. in the workshops of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust.
Entire Production Direct ed and Chor eographed by GEORGE CARDEN Lola Montez Staff Musical Numbers 1. Overt ure. Stage Director H . C. IGHTI GALE Miners Stage !anage, RONALD DE SON 2. Southerly Bust er P1op<'l I) \f aslCI ~!ICHAEL SARGEAN1 3. Till Summer 's Been and Gon e Smith \\ 'a"h ohc \Ji stress JOAN HOLCOMBE 4. I Can See a T own . .Jane and People of Ballarat llal kl \f1,1H,'i 5HIRLEY WAT ON 5. Saturd ay Girl ...... Daniel and .Jane 6. A Dame Lik e This Sam, with Rose and the Girls * * * * * * * 7. I'm The Man Daniel 8. Let Me Sing! Let Me Dancel Lola and Company
Cit..·11e1,1,\lan,1ger JA 1ES !ILLS 9. H e's Mine ... .Jane \,sist,1111 \l.m,1gc1 EXE UTIVE PAUL FARRELL I 1t.·,1,u1t·1 FOR JOH! ROHDE 10. There 's Gold in Them Thar Hills Smith and Min ers (.i,id \ll'dl,IIIIS( ELIZAB ET HA JOHN CLUGSTON < hid I· Jc, 11iu;m I ROBERT CUN 11 GHAM 11. The Present: Chief Pwpe111 \!aster l THEATRE JACK BETTISO (Beware-The Spider Dance) l'11hli,i11 RON PATTE PUBLICITY PTY . LTD . The Past Lol a with Dan cers Indi a Bob Ainsli e, Connel Miles France Kevan .Johnston , Terry Marr Bavaria .John Auld, .John Kendall , Gord on Walls, Lorraine Baker, Anne In glis * * * * * * * America Daniel Dav ey, Alan R eid The Present: Spider Dan ce-Concl usion Lol a lhl' '1,111a~<'lllcnt rescnes the right to make any al terat ion in lhe cast whi ch ma} he , ,·1Hk1rd nccessa1 y by illness or any other un a, •oida ble cause. l h1· "an.igcmc nt reserves the right of refusing admissio n to lhe Th ea tre . I NTE R VAL r.,l.ing photograp hs durin g the performance of this produ ctio n is prohibited . "moking: i, 1101 pcnn iucd in the Audi toriu m . 12. Entracte . 13. All About Lola People of Ballarat
CREDIT S 14. Maria Dolores Eliza Rosan na Sam and Lola \l \ !OR \l R \ I E ciga,cues and pipe tobacco supplied by W . D . & H . O. WILLS 15. I Alone Daniel ( \l \l)llll \ll m111l·1.II,supplied b) cou1Lesy SCHW EPPE LTD . "CRAYON S" TINT ED 16. Th e Ballad of The Tre e Miguel and Miners 1 \ YL01', b1 PRE~ l LGE. \ESCAFE suppli ed by court esy NESTLE' FOOD SPECIAi.l l LE~ (.\\,;\ l .) L10 . 17. Lad y, Lady, Please Don 't Cry Sam, .Jane and Miners Mcmbc1, ol the \ f. JOH A~!BULA CE BR IGADE are in attendance at lhi s theatre 011 a ,olunta1) basis 18. The Wages of Sin Ro se and The Girls • El~ctrical Equ1pme'.'\ installed ,n . the Elizabethan Theatre is by TRA lJ 19. I'm Th e Man (reprise) Daniel ELECl RIC •· ENGl:\EER I G CO. LID ., and ,s under the supervision of lheir Sydney repr ese ntativ e, Mr Reginald Ba, tram . 20. Partner, ame Your Poison Lol a and Sam OU D REINFORCEMENT YSTEM spec iall y installed in this theatre by AMALGAMATED WTREI.F S (A/ A. IA) I T D. 21. Encounter ...... Dancers 01) Cleaning b, l . \\\ RENCE DR Y C.LEA\ER\ PTY . LTD . 22. He 's Min e (reprise) ...... Daniel and .Jane ~!is· Pre sto n' FUR .~ Ill coulleS) of BER , HARD H\M \I EIUI \\ , Furrier , 155 1-..mg !>neet, ydne). 23. Let Me Sing! Let Me Dan cel ..... Lola and Company The Author s of Dir ector and Choreographer "Lola Mont ez" GEORGECARD EN Th r e c y o u n g Australians collaborated in writ · ing "Lola i\Ionte1. " They are (left to right): Peter Stan· Australian-born George Car
Pl'ter Benjamin is a graduate of the University of Sydn ey, which is Im nat ive cit) . During and after his stude nt days he worked at the L nl\ crn t, Th eatre, producing and acting in plays and revues . Before gomg overseas in 1953, he played in Alan Burke's prod ucti on of "Happ y as Lau y" (Grandson) at Sydney's i\Ietropolitan Thea tre. * \\ lulc in Toronto, he appeared as Domi nic in the Canadia n Musical Dir ector pi tm ierc. o[ "Venus Observed." Since returning to Australia, he pro· dum l Sheridan's "The Critic" at the niversity of Sydney and collab - LEOPACKER 0 1 ,ltl'll with Peter Stannard for the first time, contrib uting to University rcrn cs. \ number of the items that these boys have written hav e been heard on radio and TV. Sydney-born Leo Packer has ha Who originally comes from Tasmania , but has crammed a tremendous John Auld began balle1 dancing amount of theatrical experience into hi s lif e in ~lelbourne. Educated at \\l cslc) College . • 1 .1 "jl,llt 11111t· /ioh/)\ lk \\d'I uflc1ed p,11h 111lh!' 1h,.11newh fo1rued Bo,ovansky Ballet he commenced his stage career playing (.o ,11111,11h,!'cp1!'11 tly took up ballet danung numerous school productions , graduati ng tu Melbourn e Little Theatre Groups , princi ·" ,1 <,lllTI Jluu11g his f11,t 1rip to England he ,1ppc·.11Pd 111 ballcl rnles on T\' and pally the Union Theatre. Until 1ecently a ll his appearances have been of a dramatic plaH·tl .1 l1·,ul111g Worn by the Cast of LOLA MON TE Z Your /nmih is in good hands with TAA - soon thev'/1 by smooth, fast, TAA S11per Vis co 11111flight 0 TAA Airmanship. . . Th e knowledge and skill in all things relating to the operation, maintenance, manage BLOCH ment and safe ty of air transpo rtation. Bloc h Ballet Centr e ______~ TAA-i~ _;_f~iuAl, ___ ....;. ______~ PV'W 124 OXFORD STREET, DARLJNGHURST. FA 5452 I 20 21 BERNARDSHI NE DOREENOAKSHOTT B0111 in England, mig 1ated lO '\cw /caland 111 1952, where he took up ,1tli11g ,1-, a p1ole,.,io11 li e became a membc1 of the 11cwl\·fmmcd profess ional company 1 IH \c\, ll· ll,111<1Pl.lH ·1..,·· wlH : 1c he ha, Came to Australia nearl) one pl,1ved ,11,h p,111, '" ,\b cl Cousins i11 " l he year ago . Soon after her arrival she secu red \01111g l· li,;1hc1h" the inging ~LO ...... , - .. .. . ~ ...... ' ...... ~ ...... • .• . • . •. • . • • ...... •• •• • • •• • • • •• ...... * ...... ' .•...... • .•. .• •. .• . ..• ...... I .••••••• ...... ' .• .• . .• . . •. .• .. •. .•. .. • . RONPINNELL .. . . . ' ...... • .• . • •. . . . ~ ...... ·.·#· ...... Born in Melbourne, he has been .. working in amate ur and professional theatre .. there for over eight years. H e appear ed in •. numerous plays at th e Melbourne New .. Theatre , including "The Coolibah Tree" •. "Th e In spector General" and "Good Soldi ~r ...... Schweik" . He joined the Melbourne Union ...... -. .~ epertory Theatre , where he appeared in . . . . ·.-...-. -.-.. Ar se111c and Old Lace" , and recently in .~ ·-:-:·.·.·.·.·.·.·..· the tr y-ou t season of " Lola Mont ez" . H e plays the same role in th e present production t 37 KING·st." NEWTOWN of th e musical. LA3441 At MissendenRd. Corner 23 22 BECOME A TRUST MEMBER THE AUSTRALIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST lly becoming a member you support the Australian Elizabethan Theatr e Trus 1 wn1ures throughout the ommonwealth . You1 annual subsidy forms financial backing for all Australian production, uncle, 1aken b) the I ru,t, such as SUMMER OF THE EVE TEENT H DOLL. THE SH!Ffl\TG HEART, and the Tru st's first Australian musical, LOLA MONTEZ . Application Form Reductio n on Seat Prices c\ol onl) ,11c )OU supporti ng a grand cause, but you receive great benefit. fill Date .... 11,·111e11 Yonr annual membership subscription is a deductible allowance for income tax I, purpo~c~ (Please state Mr., Mrs. or Miss) A membership form is contained in this programme on opposite page. For further membciship fo1ms, apply to the Elizabethan Theatre (Manager's Office), or the TruSI Head Office, 85 Goulburn Street, Sydne y. Address . ------· ·-·-- ·-·-·-·- Telephone desire to becom e a SUBSCRIBI G MEMBE R at £5 per annum, If yo u wish to 10m those who are already sup porting the 'Trus t venture SPO SOR ING MEMBER at £500 or more, throughout the Commonwealth, you may do so by paying an initial subscription of THE AUST RA LIAN ELIZABETHAN THEATRE TRUST of £5. Subsequent annual subscriptions are £5 and art: due on the 1st Jul y, and are payable before 31st December. 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