A Bunch of Frivolity single work   musical theatre   sketch (theatrical)   humour   - 1 act.
Alternative title: A Bunch of Nonsense; A Conglomeration of Frivolity
Issue Details: First known date: 1910... 1910 A Bunch of Frivolity
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Notes

  • Tom Armstrong likely staged this in America prior to his return to Australia in 1910 with Priscilla Verne. After 1912, he would have worked it with Mabs Howarth.

Production Details

  • 1910: National Amphitheatre, Sydney, 22-28 October. Producer James Brennan ; Cast Tom Armstrong and Priscilla Verne.

    1910: Criterion Theatre, Sydney, 15 November (as 'A Bunch of Nonsense'). Cast Tom Armstrong and Priscilla Verne.

    • This performance was part of a benefit matinee presented in aid of the Distress and Funeral Fund of the Sydney Stage Employees Association. The theatre was lent by Rupert Clarke, Clyde Meynell, and lessee Frank Musgrove.

    1910: Gaiety Theatre, Melbourne, 2-8 July (as 'A Conglomeration of Frivolity'). Producer James Brennan ; Cast Tom Armstrong and Priscilla Verne.

  • This entry has been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian-written music theatre being conducted by Dr Clay Djubal.

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