Theatre Royal is a Logie award-winning Australian vaudeville variety television show produced at BTQ-7 in Brisbane from 1961 to 1968.[1]
| Theatre Royal | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Vaudeville/variety |
| Written by | George Wallace Jnr |
| Directed by | George Wallace Jnr |
| Presented by | George Wallace Jnr |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 8 |
| Original release | |
| Network | BTQ-7 |
| Release | 1961 – 1968 |
Overview
editGeorge Wallace Jnr was the show's main host and star attraction.[2]
The show reproduced the stage of the defunct Theatre Royal in Brisbane, complete with curtains, footlights, stage props, dancing girls, and camera shots replicating the ambience of a bygone era.[2] In 1962 Gladys Moncrieff made guest appearances on the show.[3] Other people appearing on the show included Brian Cahill, Dick McCann, Gay Kayler and Rowena Wallace. One very popular episode of the show was produced at the RAAF Base Amberley.[4]
The show won six consecutive Logie Awards from 1962 to 1967.[1][5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "1962–1965 Logie Awards". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ a b Evans, Raymond (2002). "George Leonard Wallace (1918–1968)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 16. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ Van Straten, Frank (2007). "Gladys Moncrieff OBE 1892 – 1976". Live Performance Australia. Archived from the original on 23 February 2023. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
- ^ "TV Show At Amberley". RAAF News. Vol. 8, no. 7. Australia. 1 August 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 25 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "1966–1969 Logie Awards". Australian Television Information Archive. Archived from the original on 3 July 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
