John Kendall playscripts, music manuscripts, production notes and ephemera, ca. 1956-1986

MLMSS 8658/Boxes 1-5
MLMSS 8658/Box 6X

fonds

ca. 1956-1986

Textual Records, Graphic Materials, Manuscript Notated Music, Notated Music, Photographs

152195

1.14 metres of textual material (5 boxes, 1 outsize box)

John Kendall, dancer was born in Sydney. He received training from Australian producer-actress Doris Fitton at her Sydney playhouse the Independent Theatre and from the Halliday Twins (Joan and Moncia’ former soloists of the Borovansky Ballet Company. Following this he became soloist with the ‘Western Australian Ballet Company’. He then branched into musical comedy. His roles have included Marcel in ‘The Boy Friend’, Jocko in ‘Lola Montez’, Tommy in ‘Music Man’, and Kralarome in ‘The King and I’ as well as leads in ‘Don’t make waves’ and ‘A Bunch of Ratbags’. As a dramatic actor he appeared with the Perth Playhouse before moving to Adelaide where he produced ‘The King and I’ at Cottage Theatre. His association with Ric Marshall was carried through into the first production of ‘The Clown who lost his circus’ in which John played the Clown and choreographed the dances. He features in leading Australian Night Clubs in Sydney including Chequers, the Latin Quarter, Chevron Hotel and in Melbourne in the Lido Theatre-Restaurant. John was bought to Malaysia for the Liberal Arts Society as solo dancer in ‘Annie Get Your Gun’. He toured South East Asia with his own act, compered his own show on television ‘Personally Yours’ and was television announcer choreographer-dancer for ‘Tonight Shows’ throughout Australia. He danced as soloist in the Tivoli production of ‘American Jazz Ballet’.

Reference:
Compiled from the collection

BOX 1
PLAYSCRIPTS:
Annotated typescripts and drafts of “Goodbye Ted” includes photographs, correspondence, newscuttings, ephemera, production notes and records, ca. 1975
Manuscript of ‘Speakeasy’, includes production notes, ca. 1975
Annotated typescripts of ‘Spotlight on Sport’, ca. 1972
Annotated typescript of ‘The Colonel Light Finger Show’, ca. 1972
Annotated typescripts of pantomime ‘The Clown Who Lost His Circus’, ca. 1980-1994
Annotated typescript of melodrama ‘On the Bride at Midnight or the Freedom of Life Harrows in the end’,
Annotated typescript of ‘And so to Blood or Who’s a Sucker?’, ca. 1975
Annotated typescript of ‘Ghosts Galore or That’s the Spirit’, ca. 1975

MUSIC LYRICS:
Typescripts for audience singalongs, ca. no date

PRODUCTION NOTES:
John Kendall productions and international star concerts, no date

Manuscript notes ‘Carousel’, no date

BOX 2
MUSIC MANUSCRIPTS:
‘Here and Now’ arranged by David Fennell, ca. 1976
‘Opening Medley’, no date
‘Strike up the band’, no date
‘St. James Infirmary’, no date
‘The song of the theatre cat’, arranged by John Kendall, no date
‘King Herolds Song’, no date
‘The Clown who Lost his Circus’, arranged by Huntington, no date

PRINTED MUSIC SCORES
Annotated printed music scores includes ‘The Rain in Spain’ from My Fair lady, ‘Do re mi’ from Sound of Music, ‘Sweet Caroline’ and ‘Menuet in G’ by J. Paderewski, no date

Production notes and draft playscripts relating to Barrel burlesque ‘Clark Bros in Keep Moving’ by Steve and Jimmy Clark and produced by Billy Ray and Peter ?, ca. 1970

PRINTED MATERIAL AND EPHEMERA:
Theatre programs, periodicals and promotional ephemera ca. 1960-1979, 1986. Includes ‘The Music MAN, The Pajama Game, Annie Get Your Gun, the King and I’

Newscuttings and ephemera, ca. 1960-1974

PHOTOGRAPHS
Loose photographs of John Kendall and square dance/swing scenes from ‘the Music Man’, ca. 1960

BOX 3
Scrapbook of annotated printed sheet music and music manuscripts, no date

Annotated typescript playscripts for ‘Goodbye Ted’, no date

Letters from Ric Marshall relating to role in ‘Overnight Success’, ca. 1986

PRINTED MATERIAL
Printed music scores and song books from musicals, ca. 1960

Periodicals, ephemera and notes relating to the Barrel Adult Theatre in Kings Cross, ca. 1981

NOTES:
Production notes and records, no date

Notes from Group Leadership course, ca. 1978

Proposals and notes for ‘The Mother Goose Circus’ pantomime, ca. 1970-1977

BOX 4
Production notes for various shows including male and female revues ‘Studs’ revue , ca. 1977-1979

Loose newscuttings, photographs and ephemera relating to various productions, variety shows, circus acts and pantomimes, ca. 1971-1979

MANUSCRIPTS
Annotated draft proposal and publicity plans for the ‘The Eurogliders’ tour, ca. 1984-1986

Music manuscripts for John Kendall productions, ca. 1972


PRINTED BOOKS
Orchestral score ‘Elijah’ by Mendelssohn, Novellos Original Octavo Edition, owned by H. A. Parqetter, ca. 1800-1900?

‘Mammoth Folio 13, Hits from the Musicals words chords music’, Albert Publications, ca. 1997

BOX 5 and BOX 6X
SCRAPBOOKS
Five scrapbooks of newscuttings, ephemera and photographs relating to performances by John Kendall as actor and dancer, ca. 1956-1976

Copyright status:: In copyright - This collection has multiple rights owners
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales

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