A comedy sketch comprising lots of physical slapstick, the story revolves around Chic and Joe meeting Joe's girl and her family.
The Pat Hanna Collection manuscript indicates the following cast/character list: G. P. Hanna (Chic), Joe Valli (Joe), Stan Lawson (Mum), Bob Purdie (Dad), Ern Kopke (Bert), Jessie Meadows (Joe's Girl), Iza Crossley (Her Sister).
Joe's Girl is one of several sketches played out between Chic and Joe (previously Chic and Bert) that form an on-going series based on the experiences of Australian and New Zealand soldiers during the First World War and as they try to return to 'normal' civilian life after the Armistice.
1926: Theatre Royal, Brisbane, 11-17 June. Director/Producer Pat Hanna. Troupe Pat Hanna's Famous Diggers.
Cast incl. Pat Hanna (Chic), Joe Valli (Joe).
This entry has been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian popular theatre being conducted by Professor Richard Fotheringham and Dr Clay Djubal.
Civvies
Pat Hanna
,
The Famous Diggers
,
1921
(Manuscript version)x401897
Z1438216
1921
single work
drama
sketch (theatrical)
humour
Bert and Chic, two returned servicemen, go to a draper's shop to buy civilian clothes ('civvies'). They meet a former fellow digger, Bob, who now works in the store. When Chic tells Bob that Bert now has a tabby (a girlfriend), it emerges that he is jealous of the girl, because she has come between him and his mate. Although this leads to an argument between Chic and Bert, they soon reconcile and agree to go to a party together. Other characters include a lady customer and a shopwalker.
