Canberra Arts Review Highlights 1972 Musicals
A Canberra retrospective surveys 1972 music and performance highlights Across NSIC and overseas venues the year featured strong ABC concert series, chamber society excursions, Bel Canto and Monteverdi works, Man of La Mancha, Australian Ballet pieces, guitar virtuoso John Williams, and flamenco by Manitas de Plata. The Winter Youth Festival showcased wide talent and community effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ABC
Wrehesteath
Berta
Paillivadt
Chamber Sts Society
Bel Sharon
Sivernher
Johan
Rosenkavalier
Stravinski
Prokoties
Owas
John Williams
Sergio
Faluardo Arreu
Manitas de Plate
Othe Chural Sociers
Prewgtiatis
Amt
Escelkenis
Hila
Vilac
Watiel
Canberra
Vine
Ninth Canberra Bridge Congress Opens At Lakeside Hotel
Interstate interest grows as the ninth annual Canberra Bridge Congress gathers at Lakeside Hotel running Friday January 26 to Monday January 29. Open pairs, open teams, mixed pairs and a new session project pairs are listed with entries closing on bay 13 and forms available from Jean Read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
Lakeside Hotel
Vic Monat
Jean Read
Cies
Dinean
Hearts
Fast
Canberra Bridge Club
Pare
Australian Open chess championship opens in Melbourne crowd
The first day of the Australian Open chess Championship drew 80 entrants for a nine day event. Gerrit Harthens noted growing popularity of chess across Australia with clubs and associations expanding while top players like Geoff Furth and Anne Fuller feature as prominent figures in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Kome Featanment
MT Spectiturs
Che
Nist
Citfes
Geeil Furth
Sidney
Anne
Max Fuller
Sydrew
Gary Wastell
Australian Chess Pederaben, Mr Gerrit Harthens
Blacula a vampire tale of love and vampiric curse
A 1972 review notes Mamuwalde the African prince becomes Blacula after a journey from Africa to Europe and Transylvania. In Los Angeles his coffin awakens, his polite manners clash with his undead hunger, and he falls for Tina while police research unfolds. The piece mocks expected sense in vampire movies and highlights character dynamics and period tropes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamuwalde
Europe
Transylvania
Dracula
Los Angeles
Willan Crain
Mariawalde
William Marshall
Angeles
Tumpagon
Tina
Michelle
Gorden Thomas
Thalmus Rusulaly
Mother Thomas
Mumualde
Vanesta Motde
Bill Woes
Knotedge
Scotland’s bard MacDiarmid at eighty celebrated poet
Scotland’s famed poet Hugh MacDiarmid born Christopher Grieve marked his 80th birthday. Despite early attacks for his revolutionary writings he remains active and controversial, delivering speeches on Scottish nationalism and communism while his work is translated worldwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cently
MacDiarmid
Resi
Christopher Grieve
England
Communist Party
Svatlish
AAP
Australian premiere of The Lite Angels in Brisbane
The Lite Angels, a Korean children’s ballet troupe, will debut in Brisbane at Hemanece Office Theatre. They earned acclaim at Rival Command Performance and performed at the White House during Nixon’s inauguration. The company travels for a tour that includes Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth, starting January 3.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrane
Nixon
Brisbane
Canberra
Adelante
Perth
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Simon Ward
Young Winston
Mew
William Wylers
Vic
Review OF 1972
Ace “Waals Up Doct
Patek Bosbanovicet Production
Vere
Moadshow
Warner Communications
Fiat
Nova Cinema
Misty
Jessica Walter
Donna Mills
Ie Larom
By Len Dixon
Ala
North East South West
Fran
Aolate Déglarer
Heart
Cimma
South
Declarer
Can
North
Gorres
Pat
Wwraa
RTF
Scotland
Bard
Edinburgh
Westnestday
Hugh MacDiarmid
CLUB
Harmonie
Frisco and
Los Hermandos
National Library OF Australia
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Tomy CE
Charge OF the Light Brigade
Gav Vaneies
Nedgrive
Angels
Walt Disney
Robert Morse
Stefanie Powers
Phil Silvers
Staright
Dallata
Gates
Tuckerbox
Critica
Walter Matthau
Padepn Berras
Winters
Charles Aidman
Mle
Ernie
Fy Cartier Tapia
Ark
Jemmans
Phgupian
Csi Sibeglby A
Paris
Birgacoei
Gg Torreray
Cate
RCO Plus
Bob Hope
Jackie Gleason
Jane Wyman
Ren
Walt Disney Presents
Pean Jones
Sanoy Duncan
Flynn Rony Roberts James Gregory Rose
Rogers ST
Pablo and the
Dancing Chihuahua
Matin
WEE Vwac
Koe
Mote
Scrooge
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