[Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust : programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia]
- Bib ID:
- 3526267
- Format:
- Book
- Related Online Resources:
- Finding aid at National Library of Australia
- Series:
- Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection
- Summary:
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Material in the Australian performing arts programs and ephemera (PROMPT) collection consists of programs and related items of the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust. Theatre programs are taken as the prime documentary evidence of a performance, the programs are arranged by years.
- Biography/History:
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The Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust (AETT) was set up in September 1954 and named to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Australia. The Trust played a key role in establishing high culture in Australia through its involvement in setting up: the Elizabethan Theatre Trust Opera Company (now Opera Australia) in 1956; the Elizabethan Opera Ballet Company, a short lived ballet company set up in 1957; (with J. C. Williamson Ltd.) the Australian Ballet Foundation in 1961; the Australian Ballet School under the direction of Margaret Scott; the Elizabethan Trust Orchestra in 1967; and the Armstrong-Martin Scholarship in 1977, to further the musical education of professional opera singers. In the 1970s, the AETT went into receivership and its operations were scaled back. Its arts promotion role passed to the Australian Council for the Arts (later the Australia Council). By the 1980s the Trust had greatly reduced funding. It continued entrepreneurial activities, such as importing drama and puppet companies. It began supporting artists, administering awards and establishing promotional facilties, and administered a tax-deductible donation scheme for the performing arts. In the 1990s its operations were scaled down further and it became essentially a Sydney arts organisation, operating a ticketing agency and organising theatre parties.
- Notes:
- Title devised by cataloguer.
- Index/Finding Aid Note:
- This collection is featured in the Guide to Australian Performing Arts Programs and Ephemera (PROMPT) Collections in the National Library of Australia
- Subject:
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- Copyright:
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- Reason for copyright status:
- Cannot determine publication date because this record has an open range of dates
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- Material type:
- Literary, dramatic or musical work
- Published status:
- Unpublished
- Creation date:
- 9999
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