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Actor and theatre manager (1845–1913)
Cassius Williamson (26 August 1845 – 6 July 1913) was an American actor and later Australia's foremost impresario, founding the J. C. Williamson's theatrical
J._C._Williamson
Australian theatrical management company
J. C. Williamson's, formerly Williamson, Garner, & Musgrove and Williamson and Musgrove, was an Australian theatrical management company and theatre owner
J._C._Williamson's
Film studio
J. C. Williamson Film Company was a short-lived Australian film production company in the 1910s. It was part of the theatrical firm J. C. Williamson's
J._C._Williamson_Film_Company
Australian vaudeville entertainer
was particularly known for her associations with the companies of J. C. Williamson and Sir Benjamin Fuller. Eveline Pauline Paul was born in Pyrmont,
Queenie_Paul
Australian actor
pantomime, before joining the J. C. Williamson theatre company for several seasons in musical comedy. Roles with J C Williamson included The Pajama Game,
Ron_Shand
Classical ballet company in Australia
the largest classical ballet company in Australia. It was founded by J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd and the Australian Elizabethan Theatre Trust in 1962,
The_Australian_Ballet
Scottish singer (1911–2002)
for the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Britain (1938–1939) and then J. C. Williamson's Gilbert and Sullivan company in Australia during World War II. She
Viola_Wilson
Australian film director (1885–1950)
Trove "J. C. Williamson Films Ltd". The Argus. Melbourne. 14 November 1925. p. 22. Retrieved 17 January 2012 – via National Library of Australia. "J. C. Williamson
Beaumont_Smith
Australian television and radio presenter, actor and comedian
noticed by representatives from the J. C. Williamson company, and she worked for several years in various Williamson productions beginning with Charley's
Mary_Hardy_(comedian)
Australian playwright, film director and screenwriter
J. C Williamson, managing his Anglo-American Bio-Tableau in 1904 to 1905. He then managed the Australasian tour of the Gaiety Company for Williamson.
W._J._Lincoln
American-Australian actor
dried up completely. In 1952, Gordon traveled to Australia to star in J. C. Williamson's musical Kiss Me, Kate, until 1953. Upon finding out that Gordon had
Hayes_Gordon
English theatre manager and producer (1844–1901)
J. C. Williamson Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company", A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 12 November 2001, accessed 2 October 2009 Bentley, Paul. "J
Richard_D'Oyly_Carte
Australian actress, singer and dancer
the Ensemble Theatre under director Hayes Gordon and. appeared in a J. C. Williamson production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Toppano's television
Peta_Toppano
Australian dancing teacher (1877–1964)
dancer by J. C. Williamson and in time she opened a dancing school which supplied his dancers and after 1910 those required by the J. C. Williamson's company
Jennie_Brenan
1919 Australian film
theatre-goers, was popular with the Australian public and the basis of J. C. Williamson's success as a theatre entrepreneur. A film based on the play and directed
Struck_Oil
Australian-American actor, comedian and vaudevillian (1891–1984)
successful reputation as an all-around comic entertainer. In 1906, J. C. Williamson placed Cook under contract and he worked with the company until about
Clyde_Cook_(actor)
Australian record producer, arranger and musical director (born 1944)
music career at the age of 15 in a production of Bye Bye Birdie for J. C. Williamson Theatre Company. He also worked for a time recording musical sessions
David_Mackay_(producer)
British opera singer and actress (1897–1987)
Opera Company for more than two decades and later performed with the J. C. Williamson Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company. She married another D'Oyly Carte
Marjorie_Eyre
English actor (1920–1985)
early appearances at Stratford, as well as touring New Zealand with J. C. Williamson Theatres in 1961 as Henry Higgins, in one of two original Australasian
David_Oxley
Series of Australian scenic films
produced by J. C. Williamson Ltd out of their studio in Melbourne. Marsden, Ralph (2008). "'The Old Tin Shed in Exhibition Street': The J. C. Williamson Studio
The_Paramount_Pictorial
Topics referred to by the same term
Williamson may refer to: Williamson, Arizona Williamson, Georgia Williamson, Illinois Williamson, Iowa Williamson, New York, a town in Wayne County, New
Williamson
British singer and actor
with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in Britain in the 1920s and the J. C. Williamson Gilbert & Sullivan Opera Company in Australia the 1930s and 1940s.
Ivan_Menzies
Australian ballet dancer
June 1949) was an Australian ballet dancer, a popular performer in J. C. Williamson's pantomimes. She married a dancing partner, who was already engaged
Maggie_Dickinson
Australian Actor (1918–2010)
Australia from 1958 when McCallum became joint managing director of J. C. Williamson's alongside Sir Frank Tait. McCallum was keen to encourage the casting
John_McCallum_(actor)
British actress and entertainer (1917–2011)
Simon and Laura. After McCallum was offered the position of running J. C. Williamson theatres, they moved to Australia in 1959. Withers starred in a number
Googie_Withers
English singer and actor (1897–1989)
leaving the company, Walker and Roberts were engaged in Australia by J. C. Williamson to Australia and New Zealand throughout the 1950s and early 1960s in
Richard_Walker_(baritone)
American actor
February 1900, all except Ward, who had been offered a contract by J. C. Williamson. He visited London in 1903, playing at Drury Lane with the Arthur Collins
Hugh_J._Ward
British opera singer (1850–1888)
where he played in Gilbert and Sullivan and other operas with the J. C. Williamson company. His last role was Mephistopheles in Gounod's opera Faust at
Frederick_Federici
Australian film producer and director
Tait brothers were associated with J. C. Williamson Ltd. Edward Joseph Tait was a stage producer with J. C. Williamson and General Manager of his company
Charles_Tait_(film_director)
Danish prima ballerina (1910–1962)
curtain calls and a "flower-strewn" stage. Despite that, the promoters, J. C. Williamson, were unhappy with the takings; in Melbourne they were more than quarter
Hélène_Kirsova
Australian actor (1934–1989)
Winter Journey, before touring Australia and New Zealand in a 1956 J. C. Williamson's production of The Reluctant Debutante. In 1958 he appeared opposite
John_Meillon
Musical
in 1898. In London, the piece opened on 12 April 1898, produced by J. C. Williamson and George Musgrove. The composer conducted at the opening night. Painter
The Belle of New York (musical)
The_Belle_of_New_York_(musical)
Australian actor
India and Africa before settling in Australia. He often worked for J. C. Williamson Ltd and appeared opposite Zane Grey in the film White Death (1936)
Alfred_Frith
Australian actor (1928–2012)
productions together. In mid-1959, Unicomb appeared with Glyn as part of J. C. Williamson's Shakespeare Company in a Melbourne production of The Merchant of Venice
John_Unicomb
Australian actress (1905–1972)
four in Madama Butterfly. She appeared in productions for both the J. C. Williamson and Tait companies – including the early prominent role of Ruth Le
Esma_Cannon
Australian actor
to Australia and in mid-1959 was appearing with Unicomb as part of J. C. Williamson's Shakespeare Company in a Melbourne production of The Merchant of Venice
Fernande_Glyn
Australian actor and director (1871–1936)
of the Mountains. From 1922 to 1924 he toured in Australia with the J C Williamson company. As a result of his high-spending lifestyle, he was declared
Oscar_Asche
Australian actress (1937–2026)
(1970) and Who's Who (1974). Bayly also appeared in several plays for J. C. Williamson's including The Season at Sarsaparilla (1963), Mary, Mary (1963–1964)
Lorraine_Bayly
Australian poet and short story writer
staff. In about April 1913 Hugh Ward, the managing director of the J. C. Williamson theatrical company, suggested to John Dalley, O'Ferrall's colleague
Ernest_O'Ferrall
Australian actress
Margaret Virginia Sullivan. Moore met and married theatre impresario J. C. Williamson in the U.S. and became popular as an actress in their production of
Maggie_Moore
Australian singer and actress
which her father worked. From October 1910 Brunton was engaged by J. C. Williamson's New Comic Opera Company, performing in musical comedy roles and acting
Dorothy_Brunton
Australian actor and designer
the 20th century. For a number of years he was property master for J. C. Williamson Ltd. For Australia (1915) - art director Officer 666 (1916) - art director
Rock_Phillips
Australian soprano
wishes, she joined Frank Rigo's Grand Opera Company (taken over by J. C. Williamson in 1919), winning praise for her Nedda in Pagliacci and Marguerita
Patti_Russell
Australian actress
political-themed film Don’s Party (based on the play of the same name by David Williamson) as Kath Henderson. Further guest roles followed in Bluey, The Young Doctors
Jeanie_Drynan
1878 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
extraordinary initial success of Pinafore in America was seen first-hand by J. C. Williamson. He soon made arrangements with D'Oyly Carte to present the opera's
H.M.S._Pinafore
English singer and actor (1872–1923)
of his later career in his old Gilbert and Sullivan roles with the J. C. Williamson Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, and in a few parts in musicals
Charles_H._Workman
Australian actor, director and producer
UK. Diedrich was a child actor, debuting as the Artful Dodger in a J. C. Williamson production of Oliver!. In 1972, he produced, directed and starred (as
John_Diedrich
British actress
company, brought to Melbourne in 1911 by J. C. Williamson to play The Witness for the Defence, then played for Williamson in an English comedy company touring
Eily_Malyon
Czech-Australian ballet dancer (1902–1959)
Theatre, Melbourne. The season was such a success that it convinced J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd that ballet "was potentially big business". Borovansky
Edouard_Borovansky
Australian actor
performances in comic roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas with the J. C. Williamson company. In 1872, Vernon began to perform in a variety of operettas
Howard Vernon (Australian actor)
Howard_Vernon_(Australian_actor)
Australian stage, radio and television actor
in theatre, in both plays and musicals. He toured nationally with J. C. Williamson's productions of Cactus Flower, The Amorous Prawn, The Constant Wife
Terry_McDermott_(actor)
1964 Australian TV series or program
Adelaide. The stars were performing in the play around Australia for J. C. Williamson's. It screened in two parts. A collection of scenes from the plays of
The_First_400_Years
Australian actor
progressed from that to pantomime and then joined a troupe headed by J. C. Williamson, touring New Zealand and Australia for five years. In 1905, he joined
Paul_Scardon
English-Australian actress
also appeared in a stage production of Don's Party as Sue, and a J. C. Williamson's production of Private Lives. Behets was a member of the original cast
Briony_Behets
Australian actress (born 1933)
White Horse Inn. Perryman in 1952, then aged 19, joined the company of J. C. Williamson Theatres Ltd as a member of the chorus and in the following year was
Jill_Perryman
Australian actor (1929–2024)
the theatre. Miles' career began in theatre in 1949, appearing in J.C. Williamson productions. He then moved to the United Kingdom, touring England and
Kevin Miles (Australian actor)
Kevin_Miles_(Australian_actor)
Australian actor and performer (1901–1996)
by November 1927 J. C. Williamson Ltd. had put together a separate touring company to take the musical to Australian country centres. C.^Doris Irene Winter
Stephanie_Deste
Welsh opera singer, director and producer (1846–1917)
Sydney Opera House and touring in operettas, the Bracys joined the J. C. Williamson organisation, by which he was employed for most of his ensuing career
Henry_Bracy
Australian actor
Measure for Measure (1972) and Hedda Gabler (1988), and the 1971 J. C. Williamson's / Harry M. Miller Australian stage production of Conduct Unbecoming
Michael_Long_(actor)
Australian actress and singer (1932–2025)
Tivoli Theatre circuit, the Brennan-Fuller Vaudeville Circuit and J. C. Williamson's and was a staple of touring mainstream theatre since 1951. Her first
Toni_Lamond
September 1895. For a short period, Alfred Woods leased the theatre, then J. C. Williamson and George Musgrove took over in 1896. In early 1902, Sydney was undergoing
Her_Majesty's_Theatre,_Sydney
English singer and actor (1867–1948)
Company from 1887 to 1909 and later, off and on through the 1920s, with J. C. Williamson in Australia. Later in his career, he became known for London engagements
Charles_Walenn
Short-lived Australian commercial broadcasting company
consortium of entertainment interests, notably Farmer & Company, J. C. Williamson's and J. & N. Tait to found and operate commercial radio broadcasting stations
Australian Broadcasting Company
Australian_Broadcasting_Company
Australian actress (1933–2010)
the premiere production of David Williamson's Scarlett O'Hara at the Crimson Parrot in 2008. Cast in J. C. Williamson productions in the early 1960s, Maughan
Monica_Maughan
Australian theatre entrepreneur
1965) was an Australian theatre entrepreneur, managing director of J. C. Williamson's. He was the youngest of five Tait brothers, well known in Australia
Frank_S._Tait
British theatre company
J. C. Williamson Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company". A Gilbert and Sullivan Discography, 12 November 2001, accessed 2 October 2009 Bentley, Paul. "J
D'Oyly_Carte_Opera_Company
Australian stage comedian (1906–1949)
comedian. He became a principal comedian for the theatrical firm J. C. Williamson's, appearing in musical comedies, operettas and pantomimes across Australia
Don_Nicol
Topics referred to by the same term
James, Jim, Jimmy or Jimmie Williamson may refer to: J. C. Williamson (James Cassius Williamson, 1845–1913), American-Australian theatrical actor, producer
James_Williamson
1916 Australian film
Muriel Starr came to Australia in 1913 to perform in the play for J. C. Williamson Ltd, and was a great success with the local public, running for over
Within_the_Law_(1916_film)
1877 comic opera by Gilbert & Sullivan
opened on 22 May 1886 at the Theatre Royal, Melbourne, produced by J. C. Williamson, starring Frank Thornton, Nellie Stewart and Alice Barnett, conducted
The_Sorcerer
the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in the UK and on tour, and later with J. C. Williamson in Australia. He also appeared in other stage roles in London, New
Wallace_Brownlow
Merry Widow. He then moved to Australia in 1910 under contract to J. C. Williamson Ltd. They used him in pantomimes such as Jack and the Beanstalk as
Jack_Cannot
1916 film
Niblo. The film was the first made by the film unit of theatrical firm J. C. Williamson, and one of the last to be released. It was Niblo's debut film as a
Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford (1916 film)
Get-Rich-Quick_Wallingford_(1916_film)
British theatrical manager-producer and playwright (1859–1939)
others. In the early 1890s, he toured in Australia with Edwardes and J. C. Williamson companies. In 1896, he became a theatre manager in Manchester and then
Robert_Courtneidge
Actress (1875–1974)
she made a huge name for herself. She was brought to Australia by J. C. Williamson, who is said to have met her while she was on her honeymoon in Europe
Minnie_Tittell_Brune
Operetta by Franz Lehár (music), Alfred Willner and Robert Bodanzky (libretto)
following year. In 1914 this version toured Australia produced by J. C. Williamson. Zorika is the daughter of a wealthy farmer from Transylvania, near
Gypsy_Love_(operetta)
British opera singer and actor
Dean, and others for a tour of Australia and New Zealand with the J. C. Williamson Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Company, where he appeared as Mountararat
Leslie_Rands
which he also had supporting roles) for Andrew Mack, under contract to J. C. Williamson, followed by a season with Mack in New Zealand. In 1910 Walsh toured
Phil_K._Walsh
Australian stage comedian
of short films. He made his reputation appearing in productions for J. C. Williamson Ltd. He co-starred in "The Girls of Gottenburg" and "The Dairymaids"
W._S._Percy
Musical play
opened at Her Majesty's Theatre on 13 September 1980. Produced by J. C. Williamson Ltd, it starred Lorraine Bayly as Miss Mona and Alfred Sandor as Sherriff
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
The_Best_Little_Whorehouse_in_Texas
English actor and comedian (1921–1996)
Theatre, London, playing Rafe, and in 1967, he toured Australia for J. C. Williamson Theatres in that play. In 1968, he played the lead in The Young Visiters
Alfred_Marks
English operetta, 1917
run for the period, although dwarfed by that of its predecessor. The J. C. Williamson company toured the operetta in Australia in 1923 (starring Gladys Moncrieff)
A_Southern_Maid
British art historian and antiquarian
and artists. He sometimes wrote under the pen name Rowley Cleeve. G. C. Williamson was born in Guildford in 1858, and was educated at the University of
G._C._Williamson
English actor (1873–1922)
play Sunday, supported by Roy Redgrave. Roy toured with her on the J. C. Williamson circuit. According to Corin Redgrave, Ellen (Judith) pursued Roy to
Roy_Redgrave
Australian actor (died 1924)
Moore following her divorce from J. C. Williamson. Roberts was the son of actors Richard W. "Dick" Roberts (died c. 1877) and his wife, whose stage name
Harry_R._Roberts
English opera singer and actress
and Sullivan comic operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company and J. C. Williamson, as well as for other stage acting. In 1933, Gardiner earned a pilot's
Evelyn_Gardiner
Tait brothers, carried the firm J. C. Williamson's into its most successful years dominated by the Sutherland-Williamson opera company in 1965 which brought
Tait_Memorial_Trust
Australian theatrical entrepreneur
1947), generally known as "E.J.", was an Australian theatrical entrepreneur closely associated with the firm of J. C. Williamson Ltd, and was involved with
Edward_Joseph_Tait
English opera singer and actor (1860–1925)
From 1898 to 1906, he toured in Australia and New Zealand with the J. C. Williamson opera company. Kenningham was born in Hull, England. He began his musical
Charles_Kenningham
English actor (1919–1999)
In 1959, Bailey was engaged by the Australian theatrical producers J.C. Williamson Limited to play the part of Professor Henry Higgins in their production
Robin_Bailey
1932 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter
and Fred Hearne as Octavius Mann. The Australian tour, presented by J. C. Williamson's, commenced in Melbourne at the King's Theatre on 23 December 1933
Gay_Divorce
1915 Australian film
Australia. Marsden, Ralph. 'The Old Tin Shed in Exhibition Street': The J. C. Williamson Studio, Melbourne's Forgotten Film Factory [online]. Metro Magazine:
For_Australia
1915 Australian film
This was the first original feature film from the theatrical company J. C. Williamson Ltd. They had become concerned with reports of American films being
Within_Our_Gates_(1915_film)
British composer and conductor
August 1907 it was reported that the Australian theatrical manager J. C. Williamson had engaged Howard Carr, "a young musical conductor of talent", as
Howard_Ellis_Carr
Australian actor
James Brown Atholwood (c. 1864 – 11 March 1931) was an Australian actor, a member of J. C. Williamson's company. His voice was too distinctive to take
J._B._Atholwood
South African actor (1890–1973)
[citation needed] Kellaway arrived in Australia in 1921 under contract to J. C. Williamson Ltd. He had a notable success as the comic father of four daughters
Cecil_Kellaway
1916 Australian film
p61 Marsden, Ralph. 'The Old Tin Shed in Exhibition Street': The J. C. Williamson Studio, Melbourne's Forgotten Film Factory [online]. Metro Magazine:
Officer_666_(1916_film)
Overview of theatre in Australia
contributed to theatre in Australia. Some of the best-known include: J. C. Williamson, Betty Burstall, John Sumner, Richard Wherrett, Robin Lovejoy, Jim
Theatre_of_Australia
Topics referred to by the same term
The Inside Story of McKinsey, a book by Duff McDonald "The Firm", J. C. Williamson's, Australian show-business organization USS Firm (AM-444), an Aggressive-class
Firm_(disambiguation)
1974 musical based on the 1900 book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
starring Alan Mingo Jr. and Mykal Kilgore. An Australian production for J. C. Williamson Theatres Limited played in Melbourne and Sydney from January–October
The_Wiz
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