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One of three burlesques brought to Australia and New Zealand by the American Burlesque Company.
The Speculators' narrative concerns two 'speculators', Dennis Blossom (played by Bert Le Blanc) and Mike Bloom (played by Jake Vack), who desire to get into business on Wall Street. They end up in partnership with Will Cheatem (Carlton Chase), 'a broker whose bad circumstances are thus relieved' (Brisbane Courier 19 September 1913, p.4). Cheatem is secretly married to Leona Long, who has a guardian who wishes to marry her but is unaware that she is already wedded. An old sweetheart of Cheatem, Cassia Roland, enters the story and further complicates matters.
[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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'The Speculators'
1913
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 19 September 1913; (p. 4)
— Review of The Speculators 1913 single work musical theatre -
'The Speculators'
1913
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 July 1913; (p. 18)
— Review of The Speculators 1913 single work musical theatre -
Bijou Theatre - 'The Speculators'
1913
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 May 1913; (p. 7)
— Review of The Speculators 1913 single work musical theatre -
'The Speculators'
1913
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 August 1913; (p. 3)
— Review of The Speculators 1913 single work musical theatre
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'The Speculators'
1913
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 4 August 1913; (p. 3)
— Review of The Speculators 1913 single work musical theatre -
Bijou Theatre - 'The Speculators'
1913
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 5 May 1913; (p. 7)
— Review of The Speculators 1913 single work musical theatre -
'The Speculators'
1913
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 26 July 1913; (p. 18)
— Review of The Speculators 1913 single work musical theatre -
'The Speculators'
1913
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 19 September 1913; (p. 4)
— Review of The Speculators 1913 single work musical theatre
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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
Last amended 16 Jan 2015 09:37:54
