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Seeing Stars (1957)

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Country
Australia

How it feels

This Australian live variety series from the late 1950s showcases singers, dancers, and instrumental groups. Some episodes have special themes like calypso music or a French night club setting.

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What happens

Seeing Stars was an Australian television variety series which aired live from 1957 to 1959 on Melbourne station ABV-2 (it is not known if it was also telerecorded for broadcast in Sydney). The series featured a mix of singers, dancers, vocal groups, and instrumental groups. Some episodes were "themed", for example 27 April 1959 episode featured a calypso theme while 16 September 1957 featured a French night club setting. The final episode aired 18 May 1959. An episode of this series may be held by the National Archives of Australia (per a search of their website). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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