l IN • • • ' • • • • ' + ' + • • ' ' The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Tru st PATRON : H ER MAJESTY T H E QUEE 1 PRESIDE 1T ..... The R t. Hon . Sir John Latham , C .C.M.G. , Q.C. CHAIRMAN Dr. H . C . Coombs EXECUT IV E DIR ECT OR H ugh Hu n t HO 1 . SECRETARY Maurice Parker STATE REPRESENTATIVES : New South \\Tales lll r. C. J. A. llfo ses, C.B .E. Qu eensland Profe ssor F. J. Schonell \\l e tern Au stralia Profe ssor F. Alexander Vi cto1i a l\l r A . H. L. Gibson South Au stralia J\lr. L. C . Waterman Ta smania l\Ir. C . F. Davies To welcome Margaret Rutherford to Australia is indeed a happy task. T hat she is to play at the Elizabethan Theatre and with a Trust Company surely adds a feeling of pride to Your famil y is in goo d hnud,;; ll'fth TAA - soon they'll be home alt er a smoo th, fast, TAA Viscoum (J,ight. our pleasure. This brillian t comedienne has endowed her When you and your family fly ing towards a common goal: many and varied roles on stage and screen with the stamp of TAA, you get with your ticket your safety, satisfaction and her own inimitable personality and made herself one of the a priceless quality of assur­ peace of mind. TAA 's Air­ best-loved players of our time. Off stage, her eager interest ance called Airmanship-won manship is modern air travel in a wide variety of subjects, including a deep love of poetry , over years of flying the length efficiency at its be t. and breadth of Australia. Today, as always, superior makes her a stimulating companion to all her many friends. T AA's Airmanship is the total Airmanship is the watchword We shall see her first as the indomitable M iss Whitchurch skill of many people - in the for every one of our T AA in to-night's play, one of her most famous roles, and later air and on the ground-work- employees. we shall see her make her first appearance as the nurse in Shakespeare 's Romeo and Juliet. *Airmonship. The know ledge and skill in all things relating to the operatio n, maint enance, The succ~ss_ of Richard Beynon ·s moving and provocative management and safe ty of air transportation and pl ay, The Sh,ftmg H eart, has been a wonderful experience, the achievemen t of the highes t stand ards of service and . we. have much pleasure in telling you that on January to the public. 1st it will resume its run at the Elizabethan Theatre for even­ ing performances only. At the same time, each morning and aftern oon, commencing D ecemb'er 23rd, there will be pre­ sented the best-loved children 's Christmas Pantomime ... and enjoy T AA Visw nnt co mfor t ! Cindere(la, for which we are promised a brilliant cast and ~ production of charm and loveliness. Bookings: l 19 Phillip Stree t, Sydney. Phone B 0326, or any authori sed Travel Agent. J MARGARETRUTHERFORD was born in Londo n and educated at 'Wimbledo n Hill choo l and R ave nscrof t. Circumstance~ in her early clays did n ot permit her to take up a stage career, but, being very gifte d mu sically, she studi ed and took an A.R.C.M. and an L.A.R.M., which enabled h er to become a teach er of pi ano and elocution. H oweve r, the call of th e stage was very strong , and in 1925 she made her stage tlebut at th e Old Vic. in "Littl e Ja ck H orn er." Subsequently appeare d with R epertory com­ panies in Oxford , Croy­ don a nd Lond on, mak­ ing her first \ Vest End debut in 1933 in "Wilt! .Justice" at th e Vaude­ ville. Since then Mi ss Ruth er­ ford has built a glitt er ing name in the stage and film worlds with · out­ sta ndin g character isat ions in a long list of variou; productions, of whic h some of th e best rem em­ b ered are: "Th e Im po rt ­ ance of Bein g Earnest" (in both Lond on and ew York ), "Sprin g llleet­ in g," "Blith e Spirit, " "Passport to Plim lico," "i\Iirancl a," "The H appiest Days of Your Life." . llliss Rutherford is marri ed Lo J\Ir. Stringer Davis who also appears wnh her in the El iLabethan Trust production of "Th e H appies t Days of Your L·rI e, ., repea un· g the role he pl ayed in the W est End. Thi s is l'vfiss Ruth erford 's first visit to Au stralia and during h er stay here she will realise one of h er most cherished am biti ons, Lo play the nurse in hakespeare 's "Romeo and Juli et," which will be Lhe second produc tion pr esent ecJ b y t I1 e T rust durin· g h er Au stralian· to ur. 7TH .FLOOR , TRUST BLDG .. 155 KING SL SW 1309 5 4 RAYBARRETI One of Australia' best known and most versatile radio performers, he is equally well known for hi s variety perform ­ ances as he is for his dramatic portrayal s. Born in Brisbane, he graduated from Children 's Theatre performances Lo an­ nouncing on Bri sbane commercial radio sta-• tion · and playing dramatic roles in A.B.C. play produ ctions. Jn 1954 he came to Sydney as a freelance artist and qui ckly establ ished himself both in A.B.C. and commercial radi o- pla ying feature role s with all commercial station s and being featured with A.B.C. visiting per­ sonalities Richard Murdo ch, Kenneth Horne and Peter Brough . Appeared in the Phillip Street Theatr e revues , ··Happy Returns" and " Hit and Run ". Visit Proud' s ove r In the "'Tjntookies" marionette production , he sallg and acted a variety of char - acters on the sound track. the Xmas shopping Earlier this year appeared with 1ickolai Malko and the Sydney ymph ony Orchestra , narrating a performance of "'Peter and the Wolf ". you will ... learn a lesson most \ beneficial to you and myour purse. You'll see !iiour fabulous value- t:il,!i II mpriced Christmas 1 ::::::,:..:~;: ..:M::::: •.._1.·. 'Ushers AIR-CONDITIONED COMFORT THE HOTEL OF friendly . help DISTINCTION ful service. ... Eq,alsJo,ous Xmas Gm Shopp;,, at Prood's 111 ::: These and * m many other feature s FOR FINE FOODS AND SERVICE ;:; make Proud's your idea l gill •:• ~ ~~ hunting-ground for Xmas . 'Phone:BW 8521 * Sydney i.=!.:-:-:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:·:-:-· KING-PITTSTS .. SYDND S•=• ,h•o0hoo, A.,,,J;, -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:-:,,,J 6 7 KEVINBRENNAN NANCYWISE A New Zea land actre ss wh o be­ Bega n hi s thcaui ca l ca 1ccr at gan her career with th e Communit y ri s th e age o f 17 wiLh the ydn e)' Drama Scnice, tou rin g th e North Isla nd with a Socict)', and app ea red with m an)' lilllc procluuion of " P ygm a lio n ". Thi s was fo l­ the a tres until ent erin g th e ,\rm y in 19·10. lowed bv a to ur in th e J. C. \\ 1illiam son In th e la llcr pan of hi s ,\1 m y c, vice he produuion o f "\\ 1orm 's E )'e View ". Sh e a pp ea red in severa l stage produ ctions and was then awa rd ed a New Zeal and Govern ­ m ade hi s ra di o cle but. ment Bursary for two yea rs' overseas Sllld y In ad di tion to app ealin g in m osi of the at 1hc Londo n Guildh all Schoo l, wh ere she ea rl y pr odu ctio ns o f th e ;\leu opolllan recei\'ed several teac her's and ac to r\ rh ca tre, he a b o too k part in scvc 1al shows diplomas. at th e Ind epend ent and in 1944 pl ayed in \fler lcadng th e Guildh all she work ed .. Fresh Fiel(b" a t the I hea t re R oyal. wllh Ba, 11 O'B rien 's R epe, tor y Co mp any in I hi s was followed b, " Dark of th e Moon" the hie of W ight. 1 h is was fo llowed bi an d " Wo rm 's Eve \'i ew" for J. C. \\ 'illiam· work as a fu lltim e lecLUrer with th e Lond on so11. .\m o ng th e pl ays h e app ea red in at Count\ Counci l, an d seve ral recital s fo , th e 1h e Min e, va Th ea tre were " Phil adelphia I.on don Pocu )' Socie ty. ~1011" an d "' 1 h e Str ee ts o f Lond on ", and Since her arr ival in Au str alia in 1956 , he " '\io· ·1 rees in th e ~trce t" a t Melbournc's has adjudica ted and ex amin ed for Univer sit y Con servatorium s, and was also full ­ Tiv oli Th ea tr e. Hi s m ost rece nt Lo u, was with th e J. C. \\ 1illi amson pt odu ction of tune 1 alks Officer wiLh the A.B .C .. working until re centl y in Perth . In the pre en r "All for Mar y", which included a 1 ew l,ea land seaso n .