Theatre Royal | |
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Genre | Vaudeville/variety |
Written by | George Wallace Jnr |
Directed by | George Wallace Jnr |
Presented by | George Wallace Jnr |
Country of origin | Australia |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
Original release | |
Network | BTQ-7 |
Release | 1961 1968 | –
Theatre Royal is a Logie award-winning Australian vaudeville variety television show produced at BTQ-7 in Brisbane from 1961 to 1968. [1]
George Wallace Jnr was the show's main host and star attraction. [2]
The show reproduced the stage of the defunct Theatre Royal in Brisbane, complete with curtains, footlights, stage props, dancing girls, and camera shots replicating the ambience of a bygone era. [2] In 1962 Gladys Moncrieff made guest appearances on the show. [3] Other people appearing on the show included Brian Cahill, Dick McCann, Gay Kayler and Rowena Wallace. One very popular episode of the show was produced at the RAAF Base Amberley. [4]
The show won six consecutive Logie Awards from 1962 to 1967. [1] [5]