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In early April 1913, the citizens of Marburg, 60km west of Brisbane, were eagerly anticipating the upcoming amateur performance of operetta Beauty and the Beast, with a cast of locals (pictured). Staged to raise funds for the All Saints Anglican Church, the event was arranged by the Reverend T. Hely-Wilson, who oversaw the entire production from stage management and coaching of the amateur performers to costuming and scenery. On April 16, the wait was over as a 400-plus audience crammed into the School of Arts building. Within minutes of the doors being opened all the seats had been taken, with latecomers relegated to standing at the back. Local newspaper the Rosewood Register and Marburg Mail captured the mood - "the huge audience was on the tip-toe of pleased anticipation" - and went on to praise the performance: "The choruses were strong, tuneful, well-balanced and of fine tempo, whilst the ballets were enchantingly appealing." The two leads were Mr. Arthur Dance (playing the Beast/Prince), who "spoke his lines with praiseworthy enunciation and distinctness", and Miss Grace Collins (as Beauty), who, "although considerably nervous ... acted well and sang charmingly". The remaining cast members were all lauded for their performances, while the children portraying the Prince's "frog court" were audience favorites for their dance. Another tireless performer was Miss McLoughlin, the pianist who accompanied the performance. Her contribution to the success of the operetta was publicly acknowledged at the All Saints church annual picnic a few weeks later, where she was presented with a gold bangle. Source; www.slq.qld.gov.au/blog/beauty-and-beast-marburg-style

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The Greek Association of Brisbane was established in 1913. In May 1921 it purchased Concordia Hall at 44-48 Charlotte Street (27.4717°S 153.0259°E) and renamed it Hellenic House to be used as a gathering place for the Greek community.[2] Greek Orthodox services in Brisbane were initially conducted in St Luke's Anglican Church (also in Charlotte Street) and the Wharf Street Congregational Church,[3][4] until St George's was officially opened as the first Greek Orthodox church in Queensland in front of Hellenic House on 30 March 1929.[5][6] However, the growth in Brisbane's Greek population, particularly after World War II, resulted in a need for a larger church. A new St George's Greek Orthodox Church was built at 33 Edmondstone Street (corner Besant Street) at South Brisbane (27.4799°S 153.0156°E) and opened on 24 April 1960.[7] A new Greek community center (now the Greek Club) was built beside the South Brisbane church, opening in 1976. The Charlotte Street property was sold in 1981 and the Greek buildings on the site no longer exist.[8] Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Street,_Brisbane#:~:text=....

"Golpho" of Spyridon Peresiadis is associated with the emergence of the generation of the 1880s and the development of popular interest in the agricultural way of life, the operetta, and the dramatic idyll were introduced. Source: www.ime.gr/chronos/12/en/1833_1897/civilization/instituti...