"Rose Marie" An Operatic Triumph
Colin Chapman Presents
Maitland Town Hall
May 1939
Souvenir Programme
Programme courtesy of Mrs R. Sharkey
Pages 11 and 12
The operetta “Rose Marie” was very well received by a large audience at its three Maitland performances in May 1939. A review in the Maitland Mercury said that both Mr Colin Chapman who played the lead role of Jim Kenyon and Miss Estella de Boshier the ballet mistress “worked extremely hard to give Maitland one of its best musical hits”. Dresses and models from Kerr’s Ltd in Maitland supplied the dresses and models for a dress shop scene in the second act. Colin Chapman’s efforts were later rewarded by the chorus of Rose Marie when they presented him with a clock in July of that year.
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 such 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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"Rose Marie" An Operatic Triumph
Colin Chapman Presents
Maitland Town Hall
May 1939
Souvenir Programme
Programme courtesy of Mrs R. Sharkey
Pages 11 and 12
The operetta “Rose Marie” was very well received by a large audience at its three Maitland performances in May 1939. A review in the Maitland Mercury said that both Mr Colin Chapman who played the lead role of Jim Kenyon and Miss Estella de Boshier the ballet mistress “worked extremely hard to give Maitland one of its best musical hits”. Dresses and models from Kerr’s Ltd in Maitland supplied the dresses and models for a dress shop scene in the second act. Colin Chapman’s efforts were later rewarded by the chorus of Rose Marie when they presented him with a clock in July of that year.
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 such 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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