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Reviews of the production make special mention of the opening, in which the rising curtain exposed a giant Christmas cake in the middle of the stage. After the cake was cut by the Queen (Amy Rochelle), Baby Alice Morley came out as Kewpie, heralding the start of the story. The finale of the production was titled The Allies' Parade.
The musical element is believed to have included songs (including dances) from original Australian sources, in addition to songs of international origin.
Production Details
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1916: Bridge Theatre, Newtown (Sydney), 23-31 December.
- Director Arthur Morley; Producer Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd; Scenic Art Alex Stagpoole; Stage Manager Ted Gabriel.
- Cast incl. Arthur Morley, Alf 'Redhead' Wilson, Eileen Fleury, Ted Stanley, Amy Rochelle, Will Rollow, Eileen and Bessie Phillips, Lulu Eugene, Harry Clay, Bert and Evelyn Dudley, the Unity Four, James Caldwell.
1917: Harry Clay's Sydney south-west and suburban circuit; ca. January.
- Cast* and production mostly as for previous Bridge Theatre season.
- The company is reported to have been on the south-west circuit as of 3 January.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Harry Clay's Bridge Theatre, Newtown
1916
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Variety and Show World , 29 December 1916; (p. n. pag.)
— Review of In the Court of Father Xmas 1916 single work musical theatre
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Harry Clay's Bridge Theatre, Newtown
1916
single work
review
— Appears in: Australian Variety and Show World , 29 December 1916; (p. n. pag.)
— Review of In the Court of Father Xmas 1916 single work musical theatre
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Note:
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 29 Apr 2014 11:33:47
