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William Orr was a
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and played her in a sketch he wrote for the show, called "Olympic
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and an (unknown) American actor, with Chater making a guest appearance in each half of the show. During rehearsals the
American actor repeatedly turned up drunk, so he was sacked a week before the premiere and Chater was asked to step into the role. The revue included a sketches about the
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Humphries' best-known and most enduring characters, pensioner
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2993:(1964–68), and the Bramston show featured numerous cast and crew who had worked in these live revues, including Gordon Chater, Barry Creyton, June Salter, Wendy Blacklock, writer John McKellar and writer-producer James Fishburn.
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floorwalkers and Chater in a solo turn as
Australian dress designer "Pierre of Balmain" (a play on words that conflated the French fashion house
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Mavis Bramston Reloaded – History – "From Stage to TV and Back Again: A brief overview of intimate revue in Australia"
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1956:You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown
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1588:
1586:
1584:The Boy Friend
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1415:
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1388:The Tintookies
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1375:
1372:A Severed Head
1368:
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1193:The Public Eye
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946:Mistress Money
943:
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815:
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511:Geoffrey Chard
507:Ruth Cracknell
500:
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447:Aileen Britton
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367:
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309:
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122:Ruth Cracknell
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59:
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41:
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29:Phillip Street
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10:
9:
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4:
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2:
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3097:
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3009:Second encore
3008:
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2974:
2973:Flaming Youth
2970:
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2962:
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2942:
2938:
2930:
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2897:
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2746:Puss in Boots
2743:
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2178:
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2171:
2170:The Right Man
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2119:
2118:Indian Summer
2115:
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1810:Puss in Boots
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1767:Second encore
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1200:Gordon Chater
1198:
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1175:Gordon Chater
1173:
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1137:Flaming Youth
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1118:
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1011:Bettina Welch
1009:
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1001:Out on a Limb
999:
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988:
985:
982:
981:
975:
969:
965:
964:Gordon Chater
961:
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941:
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937:
933:
932:Ronald Frazer
929:
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913:
912:
909:
908:Gordon Chater
905:
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880:Gordon Chater
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836:Jill Perryman
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761:Cross Section
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751:Owen Weingott
748:
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743:Reg Livermore
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723:
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719:
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715:Reg Livermore
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696:
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625:Gordon Chater
623:Max Oldaker,
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579:Max Oldaker,
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540:Norman Coburn
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523:
522:Happy Returns
520:
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516:
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503:Gordon Chater
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481:Owen Weingott
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383:Gordon Chater
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346:Maid in Egypt
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249:Lance Mulcahy
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904:Robina Beard
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876:Robina Beard
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828:John Bluthal
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803:John Bluthal
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775:John Meillon
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735:John Bluthal
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683:John Bluthal
679:Robina Beard
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552:John Meillon
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192:John Meillon
93:Chris Bearde
91:(sister of
89:Robina Beard
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2977:At It Again
2975:(1963) and
2943:production
2925:Sandy Stone
2916:June Salter
2825:Morris West
2810:David Jones
2018:Max Gillies
1998:Max Gillies
1439:Frank Lloyd
1268:June Salter
1120:At It Again
1076:What's New?
1046:Yes Please!
936:Peter Kenna
783:June Salter
739:Ben Gabriel
687:Peter Kenna
647:Mr. and Mrs
637:June Salter
560:June Salter
532:Ray Barrett
451:June Salter
391:June Salter
379:Lola Brooks
375:Ray Barrett
365:Hit and Run
235:Productions
220:June Salter
199:Kevin Miles
136:Gloria Dawn
82:Ray Barrett
3262:Categories
3240:Cinderella
3127:"AusStage"
3113:"AusStage"
3028:References
3017:Cinderella
2965:Stop Press
2937:Bobby Limb
2900:Ray Lawler
2888:Two to One
2852:The Duenna
2849:'s comedy
2765:Cinderella
2715:1988, 1989
2641:1986, 1988
2622:1986, 1987
2616:Kit Taylor
2576:1985, 1987
2483:1984. 1987
2470:Us or Them
2447:1984, 1985
2428:1983, 1986
2281:Cinderella
2238:1982, 1984
2094:1981, 1984
1357:Tom Oliver
1336:John Ewart
1029:Stop Press
1015:Bobby Limb
789:1958, 1959
757:1957, 1958
610:1956, 1957
570:Two to One
566:1955, 1956
556:Madge Ryan
492:The Duenna
405:1954, 1955
387:John Ewart
361:1954, 1955
178:Bobby Limb
61:Performers
2941:Dawn Lake
2837:Hat Trick
2829:John Kerr
2801:Margo Lee
2646:Pygmalion
2081:Flexitime
1882:Glad Bags
1780:Location
1431:Ron Shand
1346:The Knack
1204:John Bell
1179:John Bell
1019:Dawn Lake
989:Location
968:Judi Farr
884:Judi Farr
747:Leon Thau
544:Margo Lee
437:Hat Trick
423:Margo Lee
292:Location
171:Margo Lee
164:Dawn Lake
150:Judi Farr
3246:AusStage
3209:AusStage
3057:Archived
2971:(1964),
2963:(1962),
2847:Sheridan
2600:The Club
2136:Conundra
262:Sorrento
40:Founding
3020:, with
2967:(1961)
2818:Balmain
2679:1987-88
2357:Macbeth
2008:Scanlan
1783:Actors
1399:1965-66
1056:1961-62
992:Actors
295:Actors
35:History
2842:Hamlet
2627:Hamlet
1913:Hammer
1777:Title
986:Title
462:Hamlet
289:Title
76:Actor
48:Actor
3003:Hoyts
2920:Bondi
1774:Year
983:Year
286:Year
2939:and
2760:1988
2741:1988
2698:1987
2660:1986
2559:1985
2502:1984
2466:1984
2409:1983
2390:1983
2371:1983
2352:1983
2333:1983
2314:1983
2295:1983
2276:1982
2257:1982
2219:1982
2200:1982
2183:1982
2166:1982
2149:1982
2132:1982
2113:1982
2077:1981
2060:1981
2043:1981
2024:1981
2004:1981
1984:1981
1967:1981
1951:1981
1937:1981
1923:1981
1909:1981
1895:1981
1878:1980
1862:1980
1843:1980
1824:1980
1805:1980
1788:1980
1749:1971
1735:1971
1719:1971
1703:1970
1687:1970
1670:1970
1654:1970
1638:1969
1624:1969
1610:1969
1594:1969
1580:1968
1564:1968
1550:1967
1536:1967
1522:1967
1508:1967
1494:1967
1478:1966
1461:1966
1445:1966
1418:1966
1383:1965
1367:1965
1342:1965
1316:1964
1302:1964
1288:1964
1274:1964
1251:1964
1234:1964
1214:1964
1189:1963
1164:1963
1150:1063
1133:1963
1116:1962
1102:1962
1086:1962
1072:1962
1042:1961
1025:1961
997:1961
942:1960
914:1960
890:1959
862:1959
842:1959
814:1959
793:Bats
721:1957
694:1957
643:1956
487:1955
457:1955
433:1955
342:1953
322:1953
300:1953
19:The
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