Tivoli Party Time

Tivoli Party Time was an Australian television variety series which aired on Melbourne station HSV-7 from July 1957 to October 1957. It represents an early example of Australian-produced television content. Information is difficult to find for the half-hour series, except that it aired live and featured acts who performed at the now-defunct Tivoli Theatre in Melbourne. It was actually the rise of television variety series like Tivoli Party Time that is credited with the demise of the Tivoli circuit. The 8 September 1957 episode featured Spanish dancers Christine and Moll, and Filipino singer Bobby Gonzales as guests. Although the series was short-lived, variety series as a whole would become a major part of Australian television during late-1950s and 1960s. Although kinescope recording existed during the run of the series, it is not known if any of the episodes were recorded using the technology.