form y separately published work icon Princess Yo-Yo ; Or, The Rajah of Boggabri single work   radio play   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1933... 1933 Princess Yo-Yo ; Or, The Rajah of Boggabri
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AbstractHistoryArchive Description

Although described in radio previews as either a 'revue' or a 'light extravaganza,' Princess Yo-Yo was likely produced in the style of a radio revusical. The broadcast lasted one hour.

Production Details

  • 1933: ABC Radio; 15 February (2BL) , 21 February (on relay via 2FC)

    Producer Humphrey Bishop

    Company: ABC Musical Revue Co.

    Cast: Eric Masters (The Sultan of Wagga Wagga), Rene Dixon (Princess Yo-Yo), Oscar Lansbury (The Village Vizier), Bert Barton (The Grand Vizier), Doris Robinson (The Innkeeper's Daughter), Zena Moller (Handmaiden to the Sultan), Charles Lawrence (Potter the Squatter), Thomas Halstead (The Bellman), Phyllis McGrath (The Sultana), Frank Perrin (The Rajah of Boggabri).

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First known date: 1933

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This entry has been sourced from research undertaken by Dr Clay Djubal into Australian-written popular music theatre (ca. 1850-1930). See also the Australian Variety Theatre Archive
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