'Tabby' is a slang word popularly used in Australia during the 1910s and 1920s to refer to an unmarried woman or girlfriend.
Chic's Tabby is one of several sketches played out between Chic and Bert (later Chic and Joe) that forms an on-going series based on the experiences of Australian and New Zealand soldiers both during the First World War and as they try to return to 'normal' civilian life.
1922: Esplanade, St Kilda (Melbourne), 4-10 February. Director/Producer Pat Hanna ; Troupe The Famous Diggers.
Cast incl. Pat Hanna.