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

• "The Cedar Tree"
• "We Never Really Meant Goodbye"
• "How I Love You"
• "It Had to Be"
• "Jolly Roger"
• "March of the Pioneers"
• "Cupid Follows the Mole"
• "Hawkesbury River Road"

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.