Although little information is available regarding Sorlie's movements with this company, pre-opening night advertising for its 1931 Brisbane season billed it as 'George Sorlie's New Vaudeville and Revue Company' (Brisbane Courier 7 November 1931, p.2). As the entrepreneur regularly toured Queensland as part of his Australian and New Zealand circuit, this suggests that the troupe may have been formed either earlier that year or sometime towards the end of 1930.
A review following the troupe's Brisbane premiere indicates that although the company had formed only recently, the considerable experience of its performers, notably Arthur Morley, Yvonne Banyard, Addie Lake, and Jewish comedian/impersonator Sam Stern, provided the actor/manager with the foundations for a quality entertainment. 'Scintillating vaudeville, under the direction of George Sorlie drew a large audience on Saturday evening', writes the Brisbane Courier's theatre critic. 'It was a revival of the days when vaudeville in Australia reached its highest pitch of popularity. An attractive ballet, a bright revue, entrancing orchestra, and vocal music, brightened the success of the performance' (9 November 1913).
While the authorship of several of the troupe's revusicals has not been established, it appears that Sorlie drew on some of his troupe members to provide material. Among the company's repertoire, for example, were two Arthur Morley revusicals from 1915: On the Sands and Not a Word to the Wife. He is also known to have staged several unidentified revusicals written by Bert Desmond. Other popular productions were Brown's in Town and The Wiggles Family.
In addition to staging its vaudeville and revusical entertainment, the troupe also staged at least one pantomime, Morley's Mother Grundy.
