| Reference Type |
On Stage
journal
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| Title |
Aiming the Arrow |
| Author(s) | Barry Gordon |
| Volume |
2006 |
| Issue |
Autmn |
| Town |
Melbourne |
| State |
VIC |
| Country |
Australia |
| Publication Date |
00-00-2006 |
| Citation Date |
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| Page Number |
22-25 |
| Comments |
This article was written by an Australian actor, Barry J. Gordon, reminiscing about the activities in The Arrow Theatre (1951-1956), the venue prior known as the Melbourne Repertory Theatre (1944-1951), and initially the Middle Park Picture Theatre (1909-1943). The focus of the article is predominantly on the theatre plays staged at the Arrow and the people involved in those plays, in the first three years of its operation. The article provides a resourceful list of names initially involved at the Arrow that later had successful film careers abroad. Some of the names mentioned are: Zoe Caldwell, Alex Scott, Frank Gatliff, John Lee, Georgine Anderson, Peter Ker, Stanley Page, including the author of the article and, of course, Frank Thring (see an extensive list under the 'People Mentioned' section below).
The article also features valuable information on the interior of the building. The author describes the venue from its passageway to the main hall and all its rooms as well as the alleyway at the back of the building as it was in the early 1950s. One very interesting detail he mentions in regards to the interior of the hall is that when Frank Thring took over the venue he completely refurbished it and painted the interior totally black. The article also features a seating plan and a photograph taken in the back alleyway by Helmut Newton (later famous fashion photographer) of the author, Frank and some of the other names mentioned above.
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| Synopsis |
Written by an Australian actor, Barry J. Gordon, reminiscing about the activities in The Arrow Theatre (1951-1956), the venue prior known as the Melbourne Repertory Theatre (1944-1951), and initially the Middle Park Picture Theatre (1909-1943).
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tags: Frank Thring Melbourne Actors & Actresses Melbourne Repertory Theatre Melbourne Theatres Middle Park Middle Park Picture Theatre Middle Park Theatre The Arrow Theatre
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