Pas de Six

Pas de Six is a 1936 Australian operetta that aired in November 1936. It went for an hour and was recorded in Melbourne.[1][2]

Pas de Six
Wireless Weekly 13 Nov 1936
MusicSpruhan Kennedy
LyricsMax Afford
BookMax Afford
PremiereNovember 16, 1936 (1936-11-16): ABC radio

It won equal first prize in a 1935 Australian operetta competition held by the ABC.[3][4][5]

Premise

The six principal characters meet at a ball, and chance guides their steps, until each couple is successfully partnered, and the Dance concludes with Love having played the part of the triumphant Ballet Master.[6]

References
  1. "Programmes For The Week". The Mail (Adelaide). Vol. 25, no. 1, 277. South Australia. 14 November 1936. p. 26. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. "PRIZE-WINNING MUSIC". Sunday Mail. No. 322. Queensland, Australia. 21 June 1936. p. 8. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. Australasian Radio Relay League. (April 17, 1936), "YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS", The Wireless Weekly : The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, 27 (16), nla.obj-712009657, retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Trove
  4. "MAX AFFORD". Cootamundra Herald. New South Wales, Australia. 2 March 1937. p. 4. Retrieved 9 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. Australasian Radio Relay League. (October 4, 1935), "Awards in the A.B.C. Composers' Competition", The Wireless Weekly : The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, 26 (14), nla.obj-739473129, retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Trove
  6. Australasian Radio Relay League. (November 13, 1936), "MONDAY NOVEMBER 16", The Wireless Weekly : The Hundred per Cent Australian Radio Journal, Sydney: Wireless Press, 28 (20), nla.obj-712096119, retrieved 9 September 2023 – via Trove
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