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Variety View

Variety View poster
Country
Australia

How it feels

This is a live variety show from the late 1950s in Melbourne. It features different hosts and performers each episode including musicians, jugglers, and singers.

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What happens

Variety View is an Australian television series which aired on Melbourne station ABV-2 from 1958 to 1959. The series was a half-hour live variety show. Some episodes were hosted by Harry Sutcliffe and Robert Peach. On the episode aired on 1 August 1958, the host was Frank Rich, while the guests included instrumental group The Four Jelatis, juggler John Broadway, tenor Eric Michaelson, baritone William Laird, and singer Shirlene Clancy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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