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Newspaper
Canberra Times
Location
Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date
Jan 24, 1970
Page
8
The excerpt describes the French film Les Enfants du Paradis with Arletty and Louis Barrault, highlighting acclaim and debates on its themes and artistry. It mentions a public note on peace and schedules for showings at 4:48 and 8:08 pm, reflecting postwar cultural reception.
The Goodtime Clives band, billed as Clean Living Clive and the Palace Orchestra, delivered gut bucket dixieland at the Queanbeyan Leagues Club. Singer Gerda and Juan lead a seven piece lineup with cornet, clarinet, piano, banjo, bass, and drums, blending vaudeville roots with rough dirty tones. They emphasize audience fun and crowd energy, performing in pubs and near Dickson, with members holding varied jobs and six university degrees among them. The group plans a short run before semi retirement, while venues note growing demand for mid tempo jazz between country and western and pop offerings.
NSW captained by Bob Evans defeated South Australia 88 to 73 in a 40-board final to retain the national under-30s teams title and collect the Nat and Bo Rothfield trophy. NSW also featured in last year’s open championships and led in the qualifying rounds amid a Canberra Congress weekend gathering of over 250 bridge enthusiasts.
Five new Australian plays form part of the Captain Cook Bicentennial celebrations. The Micentenary Players, a professional troupe, will stage Love Has Many Faces by Sydney journalist Martin Smith. Premiering February 19 at Anzac House Auditorium Sydney, a two week run will follow with touring planned to Beas. Martin Smith hails from Gilgandra, with cast including Gerald Fundoms Wollongong and David Caleoli Armidale, stage director Ron Moss Tamworth.
A collection of 46 works from 4% contemporary Australian art travels from Singapore to Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Tri, returning to Australia in mid June. The show, drawn from the National Collection and private holdings, features painters Asher, Ball, Clarke, Jordan, Leach-Jones, Whitely, Senbergs, Peat, Powditch, Shead, and sculptors Meadmore, Coleing, Robertson-Swann.
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