Zelman Symphony capacity audiences of Mahler's epic Eighth Symphony - the "Symphony of a Thousand" - at the Melbourne Town Hall. In what was believed to be "a first" for an Australian Community Orchestra, the performances involved over 580 performers including an augmented Zelman Symphony of some 125 players led by Guest Concertmaster, Wilma Smith, Concertmaster of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (MSO), and featuring many guest principal players from the MSO and other top orchestras and music institutions. David Macfarlane played the magnificent organ, a 370 voice choir was formed from nine community choirs, and an 80 voice children's choir involved students
A Thousand Clowns were by George Jenkins, and costumes were by Ruth Morley. The play received two 1963 Tony Award nominations: Featured Actor in a Play (Barry Gordon) and Best Play, and Sandy Dennis won the Tony Award for Featured Actress in a Play. Walter Kerr, in his review for the "New York Herald Tribune", wrote of Sandy Dennis: "Let me tell you about Sandy Dennis. There should be one in every home." A Thousand Clowns A Thousand Clowns is a 1965 American comedy-drama film directed by Fred Coe and starring Jason Robards, Barbara Harris, Martin Balsam, and Barry Gordon. An adaptation of