The Magic Basket

The Magic Basket is a musical play written in 1940 for children by Australian composer Alfred Wheeler[1]. The score includes dialogue and fourteen tunes. Action occurs on a single magical moon-scape set. There are twelve speaking parts and additional chorus.

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Synopsis

The plot involves a group of children whisked to a magical land in the moon, where they help the Sandman to recover his bag of sleep-dust from the Goblin. The children are transported in a basket, hence the title.

Musical Numbers

Oh isn't it fun to live in the moon?
Whatever can we do
I sweep the sky
My basket brave and I
Derry derry down Oh!
Galloping, galloping up in the sky
The sandman
Tippetty tippetty toe
Goblins bold are we
If you will be a meddlesome Matty
The deed is done
Bong! goes the gong
One song before we part
Lullaby

Performances

1940 Lauriston Girls' School, Melbourne (premiere)[2]
1940 Wyalong, New South Wales[3]
1940 Mount Barker, South Australia[4]
1943 Cloncurry, Queensland[5]
1943 Adelaide, South Australia[6]
1944 Benalla, Victoria[7]
1945 Port Pirie, South Australia[8]
1945 Newcastle, New South Wales[9]
1946 Adelaide[10]
1946 Newcastle, New South Wales[11]
1946 North Lismore, New South Wales[12]
1946 Newcastle, New South Wales[13]
1947 Broken Hill[14]
1947 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales[15]
1947 Lismore, New South Wales[16]
1947 Shepparton, Victoria[17]
1947 Grafton, New South Wales[18]
1948 Mackay[19]
1949 Wyalong, New South Wales[20]
1949 Southport, Queensland[21]
1949 Scone, New South Wales[22]
1950 Nanson, Western Australia [23]
1950 Hay, New South Wales[24]
1950 Maddington, Western Australia[25]
1951 Launceston, Tasmania[26]
1951 Sunshine, Victoria[27]
1951 Burnie, Tasmania[28]
1952 Maryborough, Queensland[29]
1952 Braidwood, New South Wales[30]
1952 Adelaide, South Australia[31]
1952 Grafton, New South Wales[32]
1953 Southbrook, Queensland[33]
1954 Kygole, New South Wales[34]
1954 Broken Hill, South Australia[35]
1954 Townsville, Queensland[36]
1954 Lithgow, New South Wales[37]
1955 Parramatta Primary School, starring Bob Winley as Mr Moonshine
1957 Penrith, New South Wales[38]

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References

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[1] ttps://www.ausstage.edu.au/pages/contributor/457466

[2] "No title". 24 July 1940. p. 12 – via Trove.

[3] "DISTRICT SCHOOL CONCERT". 5 December 1940. p. 1 – via Trove.

[4] "SUMMERTOWN". 12 December 1940. p. 3 – via Trove.

[5] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article170397735

[6] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167778928

[7] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article172217003

[8] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article96177605

[9] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article156651114

[10] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35759687

[11] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158279633

[12] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99145584

[13] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article158279633

[14] ""The Magic Basket"". 6 October 1947. p. 6 – via Trove.

[15] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article144836035

[16] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article99145034

[17] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173900494

[18] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194901155

[19] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article171441528

[20] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185974990

[21] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article188516099

[22] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article162717073

[23] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article67855870

[24] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article137231271

[25] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article149682114

[26] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52841173

[27] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article74985069

[28] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article91772301

[29] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article150192495

[30] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article119276480

[31] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47380465

[32] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194584579

[33] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article198513123

[34] "Infants School Staff Are Very Busy". 25 September 1951. p. 7 – via Trove.

[35] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article143699018

[36] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article62534908

[37] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article220811964

[38] ttp://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article101363609