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A family of brothers: the Taits and J. C. Williamson; a theatre history.

By: Tait, Viola, 1911-2002.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: Melbourne : Heinemann 1971Description: 303 p. : ill., ports. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 0855610115 .Subject(s): Tate family | Williamson, James Cassius, 1845-1913 | Theater -- Australia -- HistoryDDC classification: 792.0994
Contents:
The beginnings -- Allan's, early concerts and fireworks -- J. & N. Tait, concerts and recordings -- 'The Kelly gang' -- Edwardian theatre -- Trouble at the town hall! -- James Cassius Williamson -- The triumvirate -- Disagreements and disaffections -- Musgrove and Williamson -- Competition in Australia -- J. & N. Tait triumphant -- Amalgamation -- Great opera seasons, great problems -- Early days of broadcasting -- 'A strong, enduring clan' -- Successes and failures -- The thirties -- Takeover! -- Working for the firm -- The war years -- The actors' strike -- A family of brothers -- Artists abroard and at home -- The late forties -- Post-war opera seasons -- Staging the classics -- Ballet -- The early fifties -- The problem of succession -- 'My fair lady' -- The sixties -- The Sutherland season -- Aftermath.
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Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Barcode
General lending MTU Cork School of Music Library Lending 792.0994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00167867
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Includes index.

The beginnings -- Allan's, early concerts and fireworks -- J. & N. Tait, concerts and recordings -- 'The Kelly gang' -- Edwardian theatre -- Trouble at the town hall! -- James Cassius Williamson -- The triumvirate -- Disagreements and disaffections -- Musgrove and Williamson -- Competition in Australia -- J. & N. Tait triumphant -- Amalgamation -- Great opera seasons, great problems -- Early days of broadcasting -- 'A strong, enduring clan' -- Successes and failures -- The thirties -- Takeover! -- Working for the firm -- The war years -- The actors' strike -- A family of brothers -- Artists abroard and at home -- The late forties -- Post-war opera seasons -- Staging the classics -- Ballet -- The early fifties -- The problem of succession -- 'My fair lady' -- The sixties -- The Sutherland season -- Aftermath.