Wild Life and Christmas Belles explained

Director:William Sterling
Country:Australia
Language:English
Runtime:60 minutes
Company:ABC
Released: (Melbourne)[1]
Released2: (Sydney)

Wild Life and Christmas Belles is a 1958 Australian television revue.[2] It was shown on New Year's Eve, running from 10:55pm until a few minutes before midnight. It was filmed in ABC's Melbourne studios but was shown in Sydney and Melbourne simultaneously. The cast included Barry Humphries, who played Mrs Norma Everage. The sketch had Mrs Everage enter a special model school for the "Lovely Mother" quest.[3]

Cast

Reception

The Age called it "sensational".[4]

Response was positive enough to lead to another revue, Trip-Tease and High C's.

Notes and References

  1. News: The Age. TV Guide. 5 December 1958. 35.
  2. Stephen. Vagg. 60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s. Filmink. February 18, 2019.
  3. News: Sydney Morning Herald. 29 December 1958. Outside Telegraph for New Year's Eve. 9.
  4. News: Mrs Everage to Visit UK. The Age. 15 January 1959. 13.