Lola and the Highwayman
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Also known asLola and the Highwayman
Genremusical
Directed byFred Maxian
StarringSuzanne Steele
| Lola and the Highwayman | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Lola and the Highwayman |
| Genre | musical |
| Directed by | Fred Maxian |
| Starring | Suzanne Steele |
| Country of origin | Australia |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes[1] |
| Production company | ABC |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | 27 September 1965 (Sydney)[2] |
| Release | 4 October 1965 (Melbourne)[3] |
| Release | 25 October 1965 (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]
- Suzanne Steele as Lola Montez
- Jon Weaving
- Maureen Boyce
- Audrey Duggan