Revusical
Also known as either Soldiers or Two Stripes, this one-act musical review from Nat Phillips sees Stiffy and Mo as orderlies assigned to two American army captains, Fred and Harry. The other characters are Miss Summerville (Harry's aunt), Phoebe (her niece), Miss Jones (a friend of Phoebe's), and Claude Jones (her brother).
The 'musical dispatches' presented during the 1922 production were 'India Again' (Connelly and girls), 'April Showers' (Paul and girls), Nat Phillips's composition 'Palestine' (sung by Roy Rene), 'Welcome Home' (chorus), 'Night of Love' (Davis and girls), 'Any Girl from Anywhere' (Connelly and girls), 'Typical Tipperary' (Connors and girls), 'Swanee River Moon' (Connors and Paul), 'Smiling When You're Crying' (Davis and girls), and the finale, 'Scalped' (the Indians).
1917: Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, 10-16 November (as Two Stripes).
1918: Empire Theatre, Brisbane, 9-15 February (as Two Stripes)
1919: Fullers' Theatre, Sydney, 7-13 June (return season, as In the Army, 20-26 Sept).
1920: Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, 24-30 April (return season: 17-23 July).
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1921: Empire Theatre, Brisbane, 16-22 July.
1922: Fullers' Theatre, Sydney, 27 May - 2 June.
1925: Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, 16-22 May.
1927: Fullers' Theatre, Sydney, 11-17 June.