Australia Dancing - Gay Rosalinda (1946

Gay Rosalinda (1946 - )

Photographer unknown: Martin Rubinstein and Kathleen Gorham of the Borovansky Ballet in the J. C. Williamson production of 'Gay Rosalinda', 1947

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J. C. Williamson's Australian production of the three act operetta Gay Rosalinda opened in Melbourne at His Majesty's Theatre on 23 November 1946. The cast was led by Irish soprano Tara Barry as Rosalinda and Tasmanian-born Max Oldaker as Eisentstein. The Borovansky Ballet was listed as a 'special feature' and Edouard Borovansky choreographed a ballet, Minuit au bal, especially for the show. Minuit au bal, to music by Johann Strauss, consisted of a gypsy sequence, a Harlequin/Columbine section, a Can-Can and a finale. The gypsy lovers were danced by Jonet Wilkie and Vassilie Trunoff, Columbine by Edna Busse, Harlequin by Serge Bousloff and Pierrot by Leon Kellaway. The leading Can-Can dancers were Peggy Sager and Martin Rubinstein and the whole company danced in the finale.

Following an eleven week run in Melbourne Gay Rosalinda moved to Sydney where it opened on 15 February 1947 at the Theatre Royal. For the Sydney season Kathleen Gorham took over Sager's part in the Can-Can, Leon Kellaway was listed as ballet master and Tamara Tchinarova was an addition to the cast of dancers. Gay Rosalinda was produced in Australia by Leontine Sagan and the musical director was Gabriel Joffe.

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