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Burlesque.
A burlesque of the musical The Maid of the Mountains, which had begun its long Australian season in Melbourne on 22 January 1921.
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Additional material may have been provided by other members of the troupe.
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1921: Arcadia Theatre, St Kilda, Melbourne; 2-8 April.
- Director/Producer Pat Hanna; Music Director George Powell.
- Troupe The Famous Digger.
- Cast G. P. Hanna, Lance Fairfax, Syd Exton, Will Crawford, Ethel Hartley, Clarice Norman, George Long, Johnny Marks, George Wright, Roy Simpson, Norman French, Chris Kilner, Victor Cross, Charles Steward.
- Maid of the Mountebacks was staged during the troupe's farewell week at the Arcadia. They followed this with a three-night 'Grand Request' season at the Melbourne Town Hall before continuing on to Tasmania and New Zealand.
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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 10:50:30
