Lola and the Highwayman | |
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Also known as | Lola and the Highwayman |
Genre | musical |
Directed by | Fred Maxian |
Starring | Suzanne Steele |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes [4] |
Production company | ABC |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 27 September 1965[1] 4 October 1965 (Melbourne) [2] October 25, 1965 (Brisbane) [3] | (Sydney)
Lola and the Highwayman is a 1965 Australian TV special. It consisted of selected songs from the Australian stage musicals Lola Montez and The Highwayman and combined them to tell a short thirty minute story. The special is the only known visual record of either musical to survive. (A 1962 version of Lola Montez was filmed but does not survive.) [5]
Fred Maxian, who directed the special, said "some of the melodies from these musicals are among the best in the world." Songs selected from the musical were interwoven in a story to give it continuity. [3]
Eleven songs were used in all. [2]
An extract from the production is at the State Library of New South Wales. [6]
Lola and the Highwayman | |
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Also known as | Lola and the Highwayman |
Genre | musical |
Directed by | Fred Maxian |
Starring | Suzanne Steele |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Running time | 30 minutes [4] |
Production company | ABC |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | 27 September 1965[1] 4 October 1965 (Melbourne) [2] October 25, 1965 (Brisbane) [3] | (Sydney)
Lola and the Highwayman is a 1965 Australian TV special. It consisted of selected songs from the Australian stage musicals Lola Montez and The Highwayman and combined them to tell a short thirty minute story. The special is the only known visual record of either musical to survive. (A 1962 version of Lola Montez was filmed but does not survive.) [5]
Fred Maxian, who directed the special, said "some of the melodies from these musicals are among the best in the world." Songs selected from the musical were interwoven in a story to give it continuity. [3]
Eleven songs were used in all. [2]
An extract from the production is at the State Library of New South Wales. [6]