Revue.
Little is known about this revusical, believed to have been first staged in 1925. The Age theatre critic simply records, 'At the Bijou on Saturday Stiffy (Nat Phillips) and Mo (Roy Rene) staged another revue entitled The Huntsmen. The adventures of these absurd comedians and the machinations of the villain made a hit with a crowded house... Dan Dunbar gave an excellent sketch of an old-time actor, Horatio Muggs, his exaggerated comedy proving very popular' (13 April 1925, p.5).
Although the 1928 Whirligig's Bijou season is described in advertising as a 'new and original revue' (Age 26 December 1928, p.16), it is likely that it was based on this revusical. Roy Rene's part would, in the 1928 version, have most likely been performed by Jack Kellaway (possibly as 'Erb).
1925: Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, 21-27 March.
1925: Majestic Theatre, Adelaide; 11-15 July.
1928: Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, 24-30 December (as At the Hunt).