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Although described in advertising as a burlesque, this Orange Dandies production is more likely to have been staged in the revusical style.
Production Details
1916: Cremorne Garden Theatre, Brisbane, 29 September - 5 October.
DirectorWalter George; Producer/Proprietor John N. McCallum (Dandies Qld Ltd) in association with Edward Branscombe; Music Director Edgar Hulland.
Troupe: Orange Dandies Costume Comedy Company.
Cast incl. Walter George, Georgie Martin, Arthur Riscoe, Harry de Robeck, Miss Pop Batterby, Miss L. Knight, Kitty Morton, Robert Roper, Ernest Parkes, John Stewart.
Musician Edgar Hulland (piano).
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
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