Holiday Time

Holiday Time is a musical fiesta arranged and devised by Stanley Nathan and presented by Ort-Oze Port Elizabeth.

Performance history in South Africa

Holiday Time was staged for the first time on February 7, 1953, in the City Hall, Port Elizabeth.

Music was provided by Music by Freddie Greef en Sy Wapad Orkes with dancing by the Germaine School of Dancing. Comedian Buddy Clarke, known as The Canadian Fire Ball entertained as well as the Killer Girls actually pupils from the Sadler Wells School of Ballet, London. Sandra Benn sang Under the Willow Tree and Jack Batzofin, Raymond Howell, Bunty Lifson, Ronnie Davis and Norma Nathan did a sketch Room 12, Waldorf Astoria. Nat Bregman, Allan Williams and Buddy Clarke performed. The Carter Summerton School of Dancing performed A Pretty Girl is like a Melody.

Sources

Holiday Time theatre programme, 1957.

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