Something Different (revue)

Something Different
MusicLes Raphael
LyricsLes Raphael
BookJames Dee
A.R. Harwood
Premiere17 March 1934[1]: Palace Theatre, Melbourne

Something Different is a 1934 Australian revue by A. R. Harwood and Les Raphael.[2]

The revue was originally conceived as a musical comedy film.[3] Shooting began in February 1934 via Centenary Films under the direction of Harwood.[4]

Filming halted and it was decided to trial the material as a revue, with a view to finishing the film later.[5] The show was unsuccessful, Centenary Films went into liquidation in 1936,[6] and the movie was never completed.

Cast

  • Alfred Frith
  • Guy Hastings
  • Jeannie Battie
  • Marjorie Stedeford
  • Les Raphael
  • June Mills
  • William Innes
  • Kingsbury Baillieu

Reception

The Argus wrote "the first-night performance of the new musical comedy went with plenty of dash and sparkle. The company seemed to be inspired with a "do or the" air, and the show was carried along at a feverish tempo. The production has many good qualities-colour, movement, agreeable music, variety, and a pleasing ballet."[7]

The Age complained about the lack of a love story.[8]

The Bulletin wrote "the show proved unpretentiously amusing, and at the same time unexpectedly full of virtues. Frith, as a lunatic at large, carried a heavy burden lightly. Les Raphael’s music, bright and coquettish and full of reminiscences of every composer who has ever tuned a lyre, flowed easily through an evening diversified by gay ballets and comic sketches."[9]

The Herald called it "an ambitious, well-mounted production, with catchy ; tunes, brisk comedy, and an enthusiastic cast."[10]

Table Talk wrote "Although "Something Different" cannot be said to reach the usual standard of musical comedy in Melbourne, it is a praiseworthy production when the fact is taken into consideration that in its entirety, it is a local effort."[11]

References

  1. ^ "SOMETHING DIFFERENT". The Jewish Weekly News. Vol. 1, no. 20. Victoria, Australia. 9 March 1934. p. 11. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Melbourn", Everyones., Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 21 March 1934, nla.obj-582486971, retrieved 20 September 2025 – via Trove
  3. ^ ""THE STREETS OF LONDON"". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 27, 225. Victoria, Australia. 18 November 1933. p. 27. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Big Cast for "Something Different"", Everyones., Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 31 January 1934, nla.obj-579021153, retrieved 20 September 2025 – via Trove
  5. ^ "Harwood's "Something Different" for Stage", Everyones., Sydney: Everyones Ltd, 14 February 1934, nla.obj-579027220, retrieved 20 September 2025 – via Trove
  6. ^ "Advertising". The Age. No. 25, 266. Victoria, Australia. 7 April 1936. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "The Palace "SOMETHING DIFFERENT"". The Argus (Melbourne). No. 27, 327. Victoria, Australia. 19 March 1934. p. 8. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "SOMETHING DIFFERENT". The Age. No. 24, 627. Victoria, Australia. 19 March 1934. p. 10. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "SHADOW SHOWS", The Bulletin, Sydney, N.S.W: John Haynes and J.F. Archibald, 21 March 1934, nla.obj-612416139, retrieved 20 September 2025 – via Trove
  10. ^ "BRISK COMEDY-REVUE". The Herald. No. 17, 735. Victoria, Australia. 19 March 1934. p. 27. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "THE THEATRE AND ITS PEOPLE: "Something Different" at the Palace". Table Talk. No. 3437. Victoria, Australia. 22 March 1934. p. 22. Retrieved 20 September 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
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