Victor Prince Victor Prince i(A107926 works by)
Gender: Male
The material on this page is available to AustLit subscribers. If you are a subscriber or are from a subscribing organisation, please log in to gain full access. To explore options for subscribing to this unique teaching, research, and publishing resource for Australian culture and storytelling, please contact us or find out more.

Works By

Preview all
1 2 Carmelita Victor Prince , Fred Whaite (composer), Fullers' Theatres , 1918 single work musical theatre humour

Set in Mexico, the storyline revolves around the lovely senorita, Carmelita, and the two men vying for love - a resplendent president and a bold guerrilla leader. Much of the fun also revolves around the comic characters Dr Dingle (a travelling quack) and Jazzbo (his factotum). The first act is set in the courtyard of the Inn Perfecto, with the second act played out in the Grand Ballroom of the Presente's palace.
1 Carry on Carrie Victor Prince , Fred Whaite (composer), Fullers' Theatres , 1918 single work musical theatre opera humour

Although Melbourne's Leader newspaper noted in its 29 June preview that Carry on Carrie had won favour in London and the provinces (p.33), the following week's review records that the musical score was by Fred Whaite (5 July 1918, p.33). He and Victor Prince had also collaborated on another comic opera, Carmelita. In the latter review the writer further notes that the music was catchy and the libretto has "true humour of the stage." No details regarding the storyline have yet been located.
1 3 Robinson Crusoe of Rainbow Island Victor Prince , Fullers' Theatres , 1917 single work musical theatre pantomime fantasy

With no fewer than twenty-three principal performers in the cast, fourteen of whom played comedy characters, this 1917 Christmas pantomime was another hugely successful enterprise for the Fullers, running for upwards of 130 performances in Sydney and Melbourne over a four-month period.

The story concerns Robinson Crusoe, played as a distinctly bohemian character, who has returned after a ten-year incarceration on a lonely island. The incidents of the pantomime then centre on the voyage of the Pirate King to Rainbow Island, where there is an immense treasure to be had. One scene, which takes place during the voyage, involves the wrecking of Crusoe's boat by the Demon Octopus, thus giving him a chance to see the wonders under the ocean. The ship itself contains a variety of people, ranging from wowsers to adventurers. One of the features of the pantomime was the 'Globe of Death' act performed by the Staigs, which involved a motor cycle being ridden in all directions round and round the interior of a lattice-work globe.

The synopsis of scenes published in the Argus is Port of Hull, England; Road to the Seashore; Deck of the Pirate Ship; The Wreck; Beneath the Waves; The Demon's Grotto; Crusoe's Rainbow Island; Gates of Rainbowland (18 March 1917, p.7).
X