The Soldier's Tale is a 1959 Australian television ballet starring Robert Helpmann. It aired 4 March 1959 in Melbourne and 15 March 1959 in Sydney.[1][2][3]
Helpmann had performed the play on stage a number of times.[4] He reconfigured it for television.[5] Helpmann appeared with Edward Brayshaw - the two men knew each other from touring with Nude with Violin.[6]
He later filmed it for British TV in 1964.[7]
Cast
See also
References
- ^ "TV Guide". 9 March 1959. p. 22.
- ^ "Principals Enthuse over Stravinsky Work for TV". The Age. 26 February 1959. p. 12.
- ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 26 February 1958. p. 33.
- ^ "Helpmann May Return Home With Old Vic". The Age. No. 31, 001. Victoria, Australia. 11 September 1954. p. 9. Retrieved 21 May 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Russian Devil". ABC Weekly. 18 May 1959. p. 13.
- ^ "Exciting Part in Helpmann Ballet". The Age. 26 February 1959. p. 13.
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (18 February 2019). "60 Australian TV Plays of the 1950s & '60s". Filmink.
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