The Cedar Tree (musical)

The Cedar Tree
Music Varney Monk
Lyrics Varney Monk
Helene Barclay
Book Edmund Barclay
Productions 1934 Princess Theatre Melbourne[1]
1935 Criterion Theatre Sydney[2]

The Cedar Tree is an Australian musical play produced in the wake of the success of Collits' Inn. The 1934 Melbourne production at the Princess Theatre was presented by F. W. Thring and starred Gladys Moncrieff.

It was inspired by a visit Varney Monk made to the town of Windsor in New South Wales.[3][4]

Reviews were positive[5] however it failed to repeat the success of Collits Inn.

Plot

A story of cedar cutters and boat builders on the Hawkesbury River in the 1840s.[6]

Songs

References

  1. 1934 Melbourne production at AusStage
  2. 1935 Sydney production at AusStage
  3. "MUSIC, DRAMA, & FILMS.". The Argus (Melbourne: National Library of Australia). 17 December 1934. p. 4. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  4. ""THE CEDAR TREE".". Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW: National Library of Australia). 4 January 1935. p. 1. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  5. ""THE CEDAR TREE.".". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 18 March 1935. p. 6. Retrieved 23 April 2013.
  6. "MUSIC AND DRAMA.". The Sydney Morning Herald (National Library of Australia). 15 December 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 23 April 2013.


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