Essie Ackland [SEP] country of citizenship
40 recordings with the Gramophone Company, mainly of ballads, which, along with frequent radio broadcasts, spread her fame even more. She was last singer to perform at The Crystal Palace before it was destroyed by fire in 1936.
Essie Ackland toured Australia in 1937, by which time she was considered the most recorded contralto in the world. For her first Sydney concert on 13 March 1937, the demand for seats outstripped the Conservatorium's capacity, so the concert was moved to the Sydney Town Hall. She was accompanied
- Justine Clarke as Tiffany
- Heath Ledger as Toby Ackland
- Cameron Nugent as Jason
- Brendan Donoghue as Dave
- Jade Gatt as Scottie
- George Basha as Kemel
- Shayne Francis as Glenys Milenko
- Jeanette Cronin as Lesley Warner
- David Field as Ken Warner
- Geoff Morrell as Stewart Ackland
- Julie Haseler as Marian Ackland
- Chris Haywood as Det. Sgt. Wilansky
- Essie Davis as Det. Gilhooley
- John Howard as Len Kirby
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