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Charles Zwar Charles Zwar i(A97150 works by)
Born: Established: 1911 Broadford, Broadford area, Seymour - Kilmore area, Northern Victoria, Victoria, ; Died: Ceased: 1989 Oxford, Oxfordshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
Gender: Male
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1 The Station Master's Daughter Frank Harvey , Charles Zwar (composer), 1968 single work musical theatre humour The Station Master's Daughter, possibly Zwar's last musical comedy, was co-written with Frank Harvey (1912-1981), the son of Australian dramatist/screenwriter Frank Harvey (1885-1965). Modelled on traditional Broadway/West End lines at a time when the post-Hair industry was exploring new directions, Harvey and Zwar attempted to make a political comment by focusing the story on a Minister for Transport (played by Rose Hill) intent on shutting down a local railway. Adrian Wright, in A Tanner's Worth of Tune (2010), notes that the character was meant to be real-life minister, Barbara Castle (1910-2002), 'but by the time the show opened [she] had moved to another ministerial posr, rendering the piece historical' (p.214).
1 4 Blue Mountains Melody J. C. Bancks , Charles Zwar (composer), 1934 single work musical theatre

Musical comedy.

A collaboration between J. C. Bancks (the creator of the Ginger Meggs cartoon strip) and emerging composer Charles Zwar, the musical takes place in the NSW Blue Mountains region and two Sydney locations: Palm Beach and King's Cross. Inspiration for the musical came from the American stage and screen, and thus the production featured American-style cabaret songs and gangsters with Chicago accents.

Among the songs written for the musical are 'Cooee' and 'How I Love You' (performed by Gladys Moncrieff) and 'I'd Like to be a Statue in the Park' (sung by Phyllis Baker and Alfred Frith).

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