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International revues presenting song and dance from other nations toured widely in the 1950s and 1960s. Some were commercially produced operations, infused with the spectacle of tourism; others toured under government direction with the state approval of their nation. Exploring the connection between international touring and post-war migration, this chapter investigates three occasions on circuits around Sydney where audiences encountered artists from other nations: Oriental Calvalcade (1959–60), an ‘East-meets-West’ travelogue revue; Cafe Continental (1958–61), a television variety show; and the Central Coast Leagues Club at Gosford, north of Sydney (1964–76). Drawing on studies of tourism and performance, the chapter argues that internationalism shifted the balance in entertainment from an artifice of theatricality towards an authenticity of presence. |
