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As with Nat Phillips' Stiffy and Mo Revue Company, Jim Gerald sometimes concluded his seasons with a request programme, whereby patrons were invited to submit their favourite scenes, songs, or comedy sketches for inclusion in the final week of shows. The name of this request show appears to have changed over the years and according to the city it was being presented in.
The 1933 production is described in the Sydney Morning Herald as comprising fourteen sketches, which were as varied as the first-part entertainment, Happy Ideas. The outstanding item according to the paper's theatre critic was 'The Burglars Union,' which starred Jim Gerald, Tom Dale, and Reg Hawthorne. One of the musical highlights is said to have been 'Come to the Fair,' which was performed by Vilma Kaye, Frieda Bohning, and Will Perryman.
Production Details
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1924: Fullers' Theatre, Sydney, 3-9 May (as Goodbye Sydney)
- Director Jim Gerald; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd; Stage Manager Lance Vane; Chorus Polly McLaren.
- Troupe Jim Gerald's Miniature Musical Comedy Company.
- Cast incl. Jim Gerald, Essie Jennings, Reg Hawthorne, Polly McLaren, Ernest Crawford, Lance Vane, Howard Hall, Letty Craydon, Mona Thomas, and the Six Twinklers.
1926: Fullers' Theatre, Sydney, 17-23 July (as Farewell Sydney).
- Director Jim Gerald; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd; Stage Manager Lance Vane; Chorus Polly McLaren.
- Troupe Jim Gerald's Revue Company.
- Cast incl. Jim Gerald, Essie Jennings, Reg Hawthorne, Polly McLaren, Lance Vane, Mona Thomas, Ernest Crawford, Howard Hall, Myra Rowe, Betty Lambert, May Geary, Neva Carr-Glynn, and the Six Twinklers.
1926: Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, 4-10 December (as Your Own Show).
- Director Jim Gerald; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd; Stage Manager Lance Vane; Chor. Polly McLaren.
- Troupe Jim Gerald Revue Company.
- Cast incl. Jim Gerald, Lance Vane, Essie Jennings, Reg Hawthorne, Polly McLaren, May Geary, Howard Hall, Ernest Crawford, Mona Thomas, Betty Lambert, Myra Rowe, and the Six Twinklers.
- Iris McKenzie's name is mentioned in several reviews during the Bijou Theatre season. It is unclear if she had been promoted to the principal ensemble or was still one of the Six Twinklers chorus.
1927: Empire Theatre, Brisbane, 27 August - 2 September (as Request Week).
- Director Jim Gerald; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd; Stage Manager Lance Vane; Chorus Polly McLaren.
- Troupe Jim Gerald's Revue Company.
- Cast incl. Jim Gerald, Essie Jennings, Reg Hawthorne, Harry Burgess, Polly McLaren, Lance Vane, Ernest Crawford, Howard Hall, May Geary, Betty Lambert, Dalton Payne, Harry Payne, Jack Manners, Flora McDonald, Ray and Dot McLean, and the Six Twinklers.
1933: Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, 7-13 April (as So Long Customers).
- Director Jim Gerald; Producer Con-Paul Theatres (Mike Connors and Queenie Paul).
- Troupe Jim Gerald's Revue Company.
- Cast incl. Jim Gerald, Lily Coburn, Reg Hawthorne, Frieda Bohning, Howard Hall, Thelma Duff, Will Perryman, Lou Cottam, Tom Dale, Heather Jones, Thelma Bryce, Jess Gillam, Vilma Kaye, and the Twelve Twinklers.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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New Tivoli Theatre : 'So Long Customers'
1933
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 April no. 29724 1933; (p. 5)
— Review of Your Own Show 1924 single work musical theatre ; Happy Ideas 1929 single work musical theatre Review of the 1933 Sydney season of So Long Customers (aka Your Own Show) and the first part revue, Happy Ideas. -
Bijou - Gerald Revue Company
1926
single work
review
— Appears in: The Argus , 6 December no. 25062 1926; (p. 22)
— Review of Your Own Show 1924 single work musical theatre
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Bijou - Gerald Revue Company
1926
single work
review
— Appears in: The Argus , 6 December no. 25062 1926; (p. 22)
— Review of Your Own Show 1924 single work musical theatre -
New Tivoli Theatre : 'So Long Customers'
1933
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 10 April no. 29724 1933; (p. 5)
— Review of Your Own Show 1924 single work musical theatre ; Happy Ideas 1929 single work musical theatre Review of the 1933 Sydney season of So Long Customers (aka Your Own Show) and the first part revue, Happy Ideas.
