Goldfields Repertory Club - 1950's and 1960's
Floy Matthews was a Kalgoorlie artist, photographer and Life Member of the Goldfields Repertory Club. (GRC)
She was a member much involved in all aspects of the Club, including taking a lot of the publicity stills for the productions. I have included a few here for your enjoyment;
Rumplestilskin 1969 (Dir.)
Blythe Spirit 1954
(love the ghost in this one)
not sure what this one was - so joyful I had to include
A Christmas Carol 1966 (Dir.)
The Magic Carpet
Written and Produced by Nancy Hobson
Charley's Aunt 1965
Breath of Spring 1966
(one of the few plays Lorna Mitchell acted in - top right)
Hot Summer Night (Set) 1965
Bonaventure 1964
(Loved the stained glass windows, they were talented set builders)
All for Mary 1962
Strike Happy 1966
The Blue Goose
The Tender Trap 1963
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
(still for the show - taken in the Palace Hotel bar)
Saloon Bar 1956
Head shots of some of the GRC members in the 1960's
Floy is in the second row, second from the right.
Lorna Mitchell is centre second row.
Floy wrote the Club History from the beginnings to the 1980's.
"Stages: a history of the Goldfields Repertory Club"
Floy told me she apprenticed with a local photographer for her first working position in Kalgoorlie, (1930's?) and was very excited to help him with the photographing of the 'Golden Eagle Nugget' when it was found.
Not sure this is the
one but you can get the general idea of the time when she started her apprenticeship. Floy also shared that, most photography in the early days was portraiture, with most people requesting removal of distinguishing marks like moles, etc.
(No quick 'selfies' in those days, but the editing was the same..lol). We shared many a tale over an afternoon tea or drinks at her home before she died.
@kalgrl
Goldfields Repertory Club 1931 (inc.)
"Actors are an illusion, amateur male actors doubly so" TB (2015)(to borrow from the lunchtime joke... and puns away)Casting for an amateur production is hard and as any one will tell you doubly hard if you want men! Amateur theatre has a lot of female support and it's not so hard to cast a play with women. (This is a whole other area of scary as too many can lead to friend loss... but that is for another post.)So I decided to make some art and direct a play with only male characters ... What was I thinking... It's a good play, it's topical and two intense well written acts that should go over well with audiences.Casting is the problem .. small town (30,000) and two active theatre groups.Auditions brought me three and I was grateful. I worked the problem, gained one ... Lost him to work commitments, got another and all seemed ok.First rehearsal - text message from the new actor - he had to pull out as too committed, back to three.At rehearsal one said, "oh this is on in July?" I might be overseas... I will check and let you know tomorrow.[update - he texted his inability this morning]Aaaarrrggghhh
