"Gipsy Love"
Maitland Dramatic Art Club
Maitland Town Hall
December 1949
Souvenir Programme
Programme courtesy of Mrs R. Sharkey
Title Page
‘Gipsy Love’ was the second production produced by Colin Chapman and the Maitland Dramatic Art Club. Colin Chapman was an important local figure who brought theatre to Newcastle and Maitland with the establishment in 1938 of the Colin Chapman Students’ Club (Newcastle Dramatic Art Club) and later the Academy of Music in Maitland, Cessnock and other towns.
A singer, teacher, producer, playwright and conductor, Colin himself was a successful singer who won the Operatic Championship in the City of Sydney eisteddfod in 1935 and 1936. Locally he also wrote a column in the Maitland Mercury during the 1930’s called “Voice Culture” where he discussed issues as the importance of correct breathing, stammering and stuttering and how to achieve success in life with speech and song. Through the hard work and determination of Colin Chapman, Newcastle and Maitland enjoyed decades of theatrical performances and a rich array of musical performances.
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"Gipsy Love"
Maitland Dramatic Art Club
Maitland Town Hall
December 1949
Souvenir Programme
Programme courtesy of Mrs R. Sharkey
Title Page
‘Gipsy Love’ was the second production produced by Colin Chapman and the Maitland Dramatic Art Club. Colin Chapman was an important local figure who brought theatre to Newcastle and Maitland with the establishment in 1938 of the Colin Chapman Students’ Club (Newcastle Dramatic Art Club) and later the Academy of Music in Maitland, Cessnock and other towns.
A singer, teacher, producer, playwright and conductor, Colin himself was a successful singer who won the Operatic Championship in the City of Sydney eisteddfod in 1935 and 1936. Locally he also wrote a column in the Maitland Mercury during the 1930’s called “Voice Culture” where he discussed issues as the importance of correct breathing, stammering and stuttering and how to achieve success in life with speech and song. Through the hard work and determination of Colin Chapman, Newcastle and Maitland enjoyed decades of theatrical performances and a rich array of musical performances.
This image may be used for study and personal research purposes. Please observe copyright where applicable and acknowledge source of all images.
If you wish to reproduce this image for any other purpose you can contact us at Maitland City Library.
If you have any further information about the image, you are welcome to contact us or leave a comment in the box below.