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Tivoli

Olympic Follies

The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games have
been acclaimed as a huge success. The
first time that The Games were held in
Australia was in Melbourne in 1956, also
the year that television started in
Australia. In November that year,
Melbourne’s much-loved Tivoli Theatre
re-opened after an extensive refur-
bishment with Olympic Follies, a
David N. Martin extravaganza.

Take a trip down memory lane
to ‘The Tiv’ — one of
Australia’s most famous
vaudeville theatre venues.
Some highlights from
the Olympic Follies
Programme are repro-
duced here for your
enjoyment…

Richard Hearne Julia
“Mr. Pastry” Toast of 5 Continents

Alwyn Leckie From the Lido, Paris
The Lane Brothers
Australia’s first TV star

Above: Tram poster advertising for Olympic Follies.
Left: Facade of the Tivoli decorated with Greek/Olympic icons.
Both photos courtesy of Ross King.
• Olympic Follies Programme courtesy of Marjorie Powell.