Theatre Royal (Australian TV series)

Theatre Royal is a Logie award-winning Australian vaudeville variety television show produced at BTQ-7 Queensland from 1961 to 1968.[1]

Theatre Royal
GenreVaudeville/variety
Written byGeorge Wallace Jnr
Directed byGeorge Wallace Jnr
Presented byGeorge Wallace Jnr
Country of originQueensland, Australia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8 (1961–1968)
Release
Original networkBTQ-7
Original release1961 (1961) 
1968 (1968)

Overview

George 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

References

  1. "1962–1965 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. Wallace, George Leonard (1918–1968). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  3. Van Straten, Frank (2007). "Gladys Moncrieff OBE 1892 – 1976". Live Performance Australia. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  4. "TV Show At Amberley". RAAF News. Vol. 8, no. 7. Australia, Australia. 1 August 1966. p. 6. Retrieved 25 June 2022 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "1966–1969 Logie Awards". Australiantelevision.net. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
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