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Lola and the Highwayman

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Lola and the Highwayman
Also known asLola and the Highwayman
Genremusical
Directed byFred Maxian
StarringSuzanne Steele
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time30 minutes[2]
Production companyABC
Original release
NetworkABC
Release27 September 1965 (1965-09-27) (Sydney)[1]
Release4 October 1965 (1965-10-04) (Melbourne)[3]
Release25 October 1965 (1965-10-25) (Brisbane)[4]

Lola and the Highwayman is a 1965 Australian TV special. It consisted of selected songs from the Australian stage musicals Lola Montez and The Highwayman and combined them to tell a short thirty minute story. The special is the only known visual record of either musical to survive. (A 1962 version of Lola Montez was filmed but does not survive.)[5]

Fred Maxian, who directed the special, said "some of the melodies from these musicals are among the best in the world." Songs selected from the musical were interwoven in a story to give it continuity.[4]

Eleven songs were used in all.[3]

An extract from the production is at the State Library of New South Wales.[6]

Cast

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  • Suzanne Steele as Lola Montez
  • Jon Weaving
  • Maureen Boyce
  • Audrey Duggan

Select songs

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  • "Gold, God of the World"
  • "Saturday Girl"

References

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  1. ^ "TV Guide". Sydney Morning Herald. 27 September 1965. p. 13.
  2. ^ "TV Guide". The Age. 4 October 1965. p. 12.
  3. ^ a b "Untitled". The Age. 30 September 1965. p. 21.
  4. ^ a b "Oo-la-la! It's Lola on TV". TV Times. 20 October 1965. p. 10.
  5. ^ Vagg, Stephen (February 12, 2022). "Forgotten Australian Television Plays: Lola Montez". Filmink.
  6. ^ "Edmond Samuels papers, 1919-1964". State Library of New South Wales.
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