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The Simonsens of St Kilda: Preface

Roger Neill
The Simonsens of St Kilda. Cover features a portrait of Madame Frances Saville painted by Arthur von Ferraris. Australian Performing Arts Collection. Arts Centre Melbourne. March 2023 sees the release of ROGER NEILL’s new book, The…

A Brown Slouch Hat—80 Years On

Richard Fotheringham
  RICHARD FOTHERINGHAM takes a fresh look at the story behind the George Wallace song ‘A Brown Slouch Hat’, written in the early 1940s and famously sung by Jenny Howard in various Tivoli revues. Introduction Cover of Jenny Howard’s own…

Said J.C. Williamson (Part 1)

J.C. Williamson, with picture research by Rob Morrison
After forty-five years of the stage, the veteran actor-manager J.C. WILLIAMSON tells Bookfellow the story of his professional career in Part 1 of a two-part transcript of an article first published in 1907. “AND NOW” (he said) “it is…

Frank Neil—‘He Lived Show Business’ (Part 1)

Frank Van Straten
FRANK VAN STRATEN explores the life and tumultuous times of Frank Neil, one of Australia’s near-forgotten entrepreneurs. Frank Neil: A publicity portrait from the late 1920s. Author’s collection.Part 1: ‘I had the showman’s spirit born in…

A Child Among You (Part 1)

Charles Heslop; with picture research and endnotes by Rob Morrison
In July 1923, Hugh J. Ward engaged British comedian, Charles Heslop in London to play the male lead in the Australian premiere of the British farce Tons of Money, to be staged at the Palace Theatre, Melbourne in November by Hugh J. Ward…

Marcus Clarke and the Theatre (Part 2)

Mimi Colligan
MIMI COLLIGAN concludes her exploration of the life and legacy of Marcus Clarke, journalist, playwright and author, and his relationship with two actresses, the Dunn sisters, Marian and Rosa. Marian’s stage career Marcus Clarke married…

Encounters with Stars of the Theatrical Kind (Part 3)

Raymond Stanley
In Part 3 of his ‘Encounters’, theatre and film critic RAYMOND STANLEY recalls his 1972 meeting with stage and screen legend Carol Channing, when she came to Australia to perform her one-woman show Carol Channing and Her Gentlemen Who…

Event: Barry Dickins

Diana Burleigh
After a three-year hiatus we were able to resume our very popular Saturday afternoon sessions at The Channel in the Arts Centre. Our first speaker on the 4 February 2023 was one of Melbourne’s favourite sons, Barry Dickins. The Channel is…

The Simonsens of St Kilda: Book Review

Kurt Gänzl
BOOK REVIEW: The Simonsens of St. Kilda: A family of singers by Roger Neill, Australian Society of Authors, 2023 The Simonsens of St Kilda. The cover features a portrait of Madame Frances Saville painted by Arthur von Ferraris. Australian…

Obituary: Carole Cook

Kevin Trask
Carol Cook, 1965. Photo by David Cumming. State Library of New South Wales, Sydney. KEVIN TRASK pays tribute to the late Carole Cook, the Broadway musical theatre star who created the role of Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly! in Australia in…
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The Simonsens of St Kilda: Book Review

BOOK REVIEW: The Simonsens of St. Kilda: A family of singers by Roger Neill, Australian Society of Authors, 2023 The Simonsens of St Kilda. The cover features a portrait of Madame Frances Saville…