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Advertised in the Brisbane Courier as 'an original, musical, operatic, fantastic, burlesque of du Maurier's great work... [with] new songs, dances, sketches, comedies etc,' the story is set in 'the studi-o for the nudey-oh in the very late-in quarter-oh!' The principal characters are Trilby ('plenty of sole has our heroine sweet, but alas she carries it all in her feet'); Sven-Garlic ('a strong character'); Jacko ('up to monkey tricks'); and Madame Vineyard ('good wine needs no push') (13 March 1897, p.2).
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Although a dramatic adaptation of Trilby had become a hit for Herbert Beerbohm Tree in London in 1895, this burlesque adapation was likely a spoof on the general story as published by du Maurier, and with a focus on the Trilby/Svengali relationship.
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1897: Gaiety Theatre, Brisbane, 13-19 March.
- Lessee/Producer Tom Delohery, Charles Bovis, and Sydney Deane; Tour Manager Henry Colley.
- Troupe Elite Burlesque, Comedy and Specialty Company.
- Cast incl. Will Bovis (Trill-B), Sydney Deane (Sven-Garlic), Ted Holland (Jacko), James Craydon (Taffee), Charles Bovis (The Laird), J. C. Bain (Little Bill), John D. Foley (Rev. Mr Bag-it), Edie Reeves (Mrs Bag- it), Miss B. Mayfield (Madame Vineyard), Miss B. Galletley (The Statue), Miss M. Lingrad (Lay Figure).
- Tom Delohery, James Craydon, and Ted Holland were partners in an Irish song-and-dance sketch team known as Delohery, Craydon and Holland aka 'the Australian team.'
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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
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