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Revusical.
Notes
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The first-known performance of this revusical, which was very likely staged on the Clay circuit in 1916, has not yet been established. In a paragraph in the 4 October 1916 edition of Australian Variety ('Clay's Budget'), Arthur Morley warns pirates that the following revues and burlesques were his property: A Kiss in the Dark, On the Sands, Not a Word to the Wife, Who's the Liar, On Deck, In Old Kentucky, and Saints and Sinners (n. pag.).
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It is not known what relationship (if any) this revusical has with a minstrel farce with the same title, first known to have been staged on 2 April 1898 at the Ye Olde Englysh Fayre (Fremantle, WA).
Production Details
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1916: Harry Clay's suburban Sydney and possibly south-west NSW circuits, (no details).
1918: Princess Theatre, Sydney; 2-8 February.
- Director Arthur Morley; Producer/Lessee Harry Sadler; Proprietor Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
- Cast incl. Arthur Morley, Phyllis Faye, Ruby Esdaile, Harry Little, The Baby Dolls, Jack Kearns, Elsie Bates.
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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 27 May 2014 09:53:35
