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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1970
Page
6
A Frances Kelly column muses on televised ballet, praising Lucette Aldous and Rudolf Nureyev while lamenting losses in translation from stage to screen. The piece notes black and white TV limits, the rare brilliance of certain performances, and a disturbing wartime news segment aired Sundays that left a viewer horrified by gore on screen.
The Australian Ballet plans a concluding run at the Princess Theatre Melbourne on August 12, then travels to Adelaide for Petrouchka and Symphony in Gold and Sum Music, not staged earlier at the Festival of Arts. The season extends from August 2010 at Net Majesty's Theatre with stops in Perth from September to 19 featuring Don Quixote and another 1970 repertoire piece, followed by a brief tour to NSW country towns, Canberra, and Tasmanian cities.
Cairo experts from the Egyptian Antiquities Department and chemists report a new preservation method for millennia old art. The process mixes specific oxides and fusion techniques to stabilize pigments and prevent deterioration using controlled heating and binding compounds.
A dense OCR of radio and television schedules shows midnights and mornings with news segments, weather updates, market notes, and talk programs. It lists stations, times, program titles, and various regional feeds, including agricultural talk, stock notes, and morning shows across multiple locales.
Next Monday Jin Caner, a Vie Minye fellow in the Department of Far Eastern history, will speak at the Australian National University. The lecture is part of a series exploring Far Eastern history and recent archival research.
Lieutenant-Colonel John Wells joined the Canberra Repertory Society early in Canberra, acted and produced many plays. A parachuting accident damaged his leg, forcing amputations and lengthy hospital stays, yet he returned to rehearsals and will stage T. S. Eliot's Murder in the Cathedral as a major production.
Colonel Wells selects a varied cast for Murder in the Cathedral at Thomas Beckett's, aiming for strong voice and staging depth. He notes casting as a tenure, shaping the ensemble from actors to an architect and public servants, and anticipates a demanding yet rewarding production in August at the Worhouse venue.
Nigel Murray-Harvem reviews a display titled Manifestations of traditional Tencent Paintings by Wilm am Salmon Macquarie. The piece notes diverse methods and skillful handling across works, with standout landscape pieces and a debate on creativity versus craft. The critic questions the balance between technique and expressive meaning in the show.
The owners of Her Majesty's Theatre in Sydney announced plans to build a replacement theatre at an estimated cost of $2 million. A spokesman said the decision followed a fire that severely damaged the old venue, with demolition workers uncovering about 570,000 worth of theatre accessories. A later sale recovered roughly 30,000 from the fire complicating the event.
A cluttered TV timetable lists numerous programs including News Headlines, Movie Matinee, Captain Fathom, Rocket Robin Hood and Hancock's Half Hour. It sketches a parade of children's shows, dramas, quizzes and weather blocks across morning to late night, with multiple channel identifiers and shifting time stamps.
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