Albert Arlen interviewed by Beryl Davis and Laurel Garlick in the Esso Performing Arts collection [sound recording]
- Bib ID:
- 2681183
- Format:
- Audio
- Author:
- Arlen, Albert, 1905-1993, interviewee
- Online Version:
- National Library of Australia digitised item
- Access Conditions:
- Access open for research, personal copies and public use.
- Description:
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- 1989
- 6 tape reels (ca. 305 min) : analog, 7 1/2 ips, 2 track, stereo ; 10 in.
- Series:
- Esso Performing Arts collection.
- Summary:
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Arlen speaks of his family background; childhood; early memories of the theatre in Sydney; music training and teachers at the conservatorium; travels to India and London during the 20's and 30's, his experiences and work there; work in Sydney; productions and influences; compositions; work in radio; his experiences during World War II; theatre in the Middle East during the war; returning to Australia in 1947; creation of his musical The Sentimental bloke, problems with production and its eventual staging; time spent working in Canberra; composing and production of the Girl from Snowy River.
- Notes:
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- Part of a collection of oral history interviews produced by the Esso Performing Arts and Oral History Archive Project, funded by Esso Australia at the National Library of Australia. Project co-ordinated by Michelle Potter, Esso Research Fellow in the Performing Arts at the National Library of Australia.
- Recorded in Brisbane on January 12 and February 23, 1989.
- Also available online http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-216708841
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- Transcript available (160 leaves). Timed summary available.
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- Until 2059 [Created/Published Date + 70 Years]
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- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 1989
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