Theatre Royal (Australian TV series) explained

See also: Theatre Royal (1955 TV series).

Genre:	Vaudeville/variety
Director:	George Wallace Jnr
Presenter:	George Wallace Jnr
Country:	Australia
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	8
Channel:	BTQ-7

Theatre Royal is a Logie award-winning Australian vaudeville variety television show produced at BTQ-7 in Brisbane from 1961 to 1968.^[1]

Overview

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. 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.^[5]

See also

• List of Australian television series
• The Contact Show
• The George Wallace Show

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1962–1965 Logie Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220624104902/http://www.australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1962_65.html . 2022-06-24 . 2022-06-24 . Australian Television Information Archive.
2. Raymond . Evans . George Leonard Wallace (1918–1968) . 16 . 2002 . wallace-george-leonard-11942 . 2022-06-25.
3. Web site: Van Straten . Frank . 2007 . Gladys Moncrieff OBE 1892 – 1976 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230223033101/https://liveperformance.com.au/hof-profile/gladys-moncrieff-obe-1892-1976/ . 2023-02-23 . 2022-06-25 . Live Performance Australia.
4. News: 1966-08-01 . TV Show At Amberley . 8 . 6 . . 7 . Australia . 2022-06-25 . National Library of Australia.
5. Web site: 1966–1969 Logie Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703105408/http://australiantelevision.net/awards/logie1966_69.html . 2022-07-03 . 2022-06-24 . Australian Television Information Archive.