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[Kiwi Concert Party] :Kiwi revue; the N.Z. Entertainment Unit - souvenir programme. [1942-1943?]
- Date
- 1942 - 1943
- By
- Kiwi Concert Party (1939-1945); Sinclair, Robert, active 1940s; Ellen, Vera, 1926-
- Reference
- Eph-A-VARIETY-1942-01
- Description
Programme for a series of concerts by the Kiwi Concert Party in Egypt, Crete, Western Desert, Syria, Lebanon and Palestine (according to a handwritten note on the front cover, signed by Bob). The front cover design is signed by Sinclair (perhaps Bob Sinclair, carpenter with the show), and shows the Egyptian pyramids and Sphinx, with the words "Kiwi Revue" emblazoned in the sky.
The inside lists the items performed, by cast members including Wally Prictor, Tim Bonner, Terry Vaughan, George Stevens, Taffy Owen, Jim Millins, Morrie Double, William (Bill) Nichol, J Fraser, Ivan Hanna, Fred McCallum, Cyril Pasco, Frank Hoy, Harvey Strang, Max Roland, Hughie Bolton, Dave Stafford, Gus Large, Bill Sharley, Lin Brown, John Reidy, Hec Bell, Pat Parnell. The manager was Tom Kirk-Burnnand.
Inscriptions: Recto - (Front cover): Just a little souvenir of "our show" as presented to troops in Egypt, Crete, Western Desert, Syria, Lebanon & Palestine. With best wishes from Bob.
Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s).
Physical Description: Booklet of eight pages, each 155 x 230 mm.
Provenance: Donated by Ms Vera Ellen in 2002.
- Access restrictions
- No access restrictions
- Part of
- [Theatre ephemera and programmes for music-hall, comedy and variety productions in New Zealand, in 1942].
- Format
- 1 album(s) Album(s), Ephemera, Photolithographs, Programmes, Booklet of eight pages, each 155 x 230 mm.
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