Australian Musical Productions Pty Ltd Australian Musical Productions Pty Ltd i(8342194 works by) (Organisation) assertion
Born: Established: 1925 ; Died: Ceased: ca. 1931
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Reportedly founded by a consortium of businessmen, including Gilbert Johnson (managing director), and capitalised with a sum of around £25,000, Australian Musical Production confirmed at its 7 April 1925 launch in Melbourne that it had secured the Australasian rights to three Kenneth Duffield/Dion Titheradge revues Snap, Push and Pot Luck. All had met with earlier success in London. The first show, Snap, was a huge success for the company, especially in Melbourne where it ran for almost three months. Pot Luck made its Australian debut in Brisbane in November 1925, with several more Duffield/Titheradge revues being staged through until at least 1931.

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Notes

  • Although Kenneth Duffield has been identified as one of the founders and directors he appears not to have been publicly identified with the company in either role during its years of operation – despite the numerous articles that were published on both him and the company (especially during its foundation year).

  • 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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Kenneth L. Duffield
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