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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
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1916: Cremorne Garden Theatre, Brisbane, 8-14 December.
- Director Walter 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).
1917: Cremorne Garden Theatre, Brisbane, 8-14 March [as The Musical Restaurant].
- Cast and production mostly as for previous Cremorne Theatre season.
- This production is believed to have been a return-season revival under the alternative title.
- In 1917, the troupe was being billed as The Dandies Costume Comedy Company.
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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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