Programme, Anna Russell performance 1961

Maker unknown

Registration number

1744985

Artist/maker

Maker unknown

Title

Programme, Anna Russell performance

Production date

1961

Medium

paper

Dimensions (H x W x D)

21 x 13.6 cm

Credit line

City of Melbourne Art and Heritage Collection Donated by Patricia Goble, 2008

Keywords

Town Hall, Music Performance, Program, Australian Broadcasting Commission, ABC, Anna Russell, Eugene Rankin, 1961

Summary

Programme for the performance of Comedian Anna Russell at Melbourne Town Hall on Saturday 18 March, 1961. Eugene Rankin accompanies her on piano. This programme is one of over 300 Town Hall music programmes held in the collection. Dating from the 1920s until the 21st Century, these programmes document performances by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, The Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir, the annual Sun Aria Competition, as well as the performances of visiting soloists and conductors from around the world. The advertisements within the programmes are equally fascinating, featuring adverts for TAA Airlines, Berlei, Benson and Hedges cigarettes, and local Melbourne businesses selling everything from records to furs.