Lola Montez (musical)
| Lola Montez | |
|---|---|
 Original cast recording | |
| Music | Peter Stannard |
| Lyrics | Peter Benjamin |
| Book | Alan Burke |
| Productions | 1958 Melbourne 1958 Brisbane/Sydney |
Lola Montez is a 1958 Australian musical. It was written by Alan Burke, Peter Stannard and Peter Benjamin and focuses on four days of Lola Montez visiting the Ballarat Goldfields.
Production Details
The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust funded a trial production at the Union Theatre Repertory Company in Melbourne in early 1958.
This led to a large-scale Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust production later in 1958, presented in Brisbane and subsequently Sydney.[1][2][3] This ran for more than 100 performances.[1]
The musical has been much revived since.[4]
It was adapted for TV by the ABC in 1962[5] and 1965.[6]
1962 TV Play
| Lola Montez | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Alan Burke |
| Starring | Brigid Lenihan |
Production company | ABC |
Release date | May 1962[7] |
| Country | Australia |
| Language | English |
The 1962 TV production was directed by Alan Burke. It was filmed in the ABC's Southbank Studios in Melbourne.
Cast
- Brigid Lenihan as Lola
- Campbell Copelin as Seekamp
- Mary Duchesne as Mary in Bavaria
- Alida Glasbecek as Gisela
- Patsy Hemingway as Jane
- Alan Hopgood as Smith
- John Kendall as Jocko
- Reginald Newson as Wilson
- Anne Peterson as Nancy
- Ron Pinnell as Crosbie
- Rex Reid as King Ludwig
- Beverley Richards as Ilsa
- Johnny Rohan as Daniel
- Leslie Sinclair as Mac
- Frank Wilson as Sam
1965 TV play
See also
References
- ^ a b Alan Burke obituary at Sydney Morning Herald
- ^ play information at Janus Entertainment
- ^ "English star is "Lola Montez"". The Australian Women's Weekly. Vol. 26, , no. 21. Australia, Australia. 29 October 1958. p. 39. Retrieved 9 April 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Lola Montez at David Spicer Productions
- ^ 1962 TV adaptation at Ausstage
- ^ 1965 TV adaptation at Ausstage
- ^ TV Guide May 7 Sydney Morning Herald 1962