Theatre Royal (Australian TV series)

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Theatre Royal
GenreVaudeville/variety
Written by George Wallace Jnr
Directed by George Wallace Jnr
Presented by George Wallace Jnr
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
Original release
Network BTQ-7
Release1961 (1961) 
1968 (1968)

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

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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. [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]

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