‘Captain Carvallo’, was performed on Thursday 27, Friday 28, and Saturday 29 Aug, 1959, at the Theatre Royal.
| ‘Captain Carvallo’, Theatre Royal Thurs 27, Fri 28, Sat 29 Aug 1959 Cast (In order of appearance) ANNI (the maid)……………………………………….Elaine Pearse SMILJA DARDE…………………………………………. Bettina Smeaton PROFESSOR WINKE………………………………….. Brian Ireland THE BARON……………………………………………… Len Embury PRIVATE GROSS………………………………………… Max Cooke CAPTAIN CARVALLO…………………………………. Tony Nevins CASPAR DARDE (Smilja's husband)……………. Peter Smith Producer……………………………………………………Lucy Mitchell Stage Manager………………………………………….BARBARA DENMAN Stage Crew……………………………………………….. MICHAEL LILWALL, FRANK STURGESS, JOHN MacDONNELL Set Construction………………………………………. HENRY BEVAN, DAVID DENMAN, BILL HALL Lighting…………………………………………………….. BILL HALL, BOB WOOSMAN Wardrobe…………………………………………………. DELL NOTT Make-up…………………………………………………… MARY SUMMERFIELD ORCHESTRA..……………………………………………. N. MELROSE, D. CARFOOT, R. BROWN, L. BENSTEAD, N. O'DEA,L. RUBAGOTTI, H. NOTT, G. PURCHASE, R ALGIE, N. MINON, N. GHEA, M. GRAIL. | |
| ‘Captain Carvallo’, Theatre Royal Thurs 27, Fri 28, Sat 29 Aug 1959 TDB Fri 28 Aug 1959 Review Comedy In "Captain Carvallo" The Townsville Theatrical Society's presentation of "Captain Carvallo," which opened at the Theatre Royal on Thursday night, is a production full of humorous situations. The play deals with events following the arrival of Captain Carvallo and his batman, Private Gross, seeking billets at Caspar Darde's farmhouse, on disputed territory, during the last summer of a long war. Usually a recklessly flirtatious fellow, the captain is disturbed at the awareness of a deeper feeling for Caspar Darde's wife, Smilja, and his advances and retreats throw her feelings into utter confusion. The humorous highlights revolve round the predicament of two partisans — Caspar Darde, a cheerless farmer and lay preacher, and Professor Winke, an atheistic celibate — who have been ordered by their leader, The Baron, to do away with two of the enemy as some sort of anniversary gesture, and the captain and his batman appear as ready-made victims. Caspar and the professor are a pair of reluctant assassins, and scheme to make a show of blowing up the two army men in their quarters, making certain that the captain will be absent at the time of the explosion. To this end, they enlist the aid of Smilja, who makes an assignation with the captain for the purpose. How their schemings turn out makes for some very comical situations. Len Embury (as the Baron), Brian Ireland (Professor Winke) and Peter Smith (Caspar Darde) make the most of their comedy roles, as do Max Cooke (Private Gross, the batman) and Elaine Pearse (Anni, the maid, and the object of Private Gross' attentions)'. Bettina Smeaton is a competent actress as Smilja Darde, and Tony Nevins is seen to advantage as Captain Carvallo. The play, produced and directed by Lucy Mitchell, will be repeated to-night and to-morrow night. |
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