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Revue.
Described in the Sydney Morning Herald in 1932 as 'a musical comedy with an Eastern setting', Heads Off is said to have allowed Phillips 'full scope for his particular type of humour and together with with Messrs. Keith Connelly and Joe Lawman, provided a great deal of amusing farce' (1 February 1932, p.4).
Production Details
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1932: Grand Opera House, Sydney, 30 January - 5 February.
- Director Nat Phillips; Producer George Marlowe; Music Director Will Osborne.
- Troupe Nat Phillips Revue Co.
- Cast incl. Nat Phillips, Joe Lawman, Dan Weldon, Keith Connelly, Stella Lamond, Les Warton, Angela Parselles, Elsie Hoskins, Nita Carr, Marie Marlow, Master Dick Ryan, Betty Lambert, The Lewola Brothers.
- Musicians Will Osborne Orchestra.
- Heads Off was staged as the second-half entertainment, following on from the first-part revue Very Nice, Too.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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Grand Opera House
1932
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 February no. 29352 1932; (p. 4)
— Review of Heads Off 1932 single work musical theatre
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Grand Opera House
1932
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 1 February no. 29352 1932; (p. 4)
— Review of Heads Off 1932 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 5 Sep 2014 12:00:08
