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Musical scena.
Also known as A Day in a Village School, this humorous musical scena was played out during a day in an up-country village school. The Brisbane Courier writes of the 1919 Empire Theatre revival that the narrative revolved around 'a day in which the schoolmaster governed merely with the consent of the governed, and learnt more than he taught. Miss Edith Huxham, [was] the Belle of the Ballet' (25 August 1919, n. pag.).
Notes
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Possibly written by Hugh Huxham, in collaboration with other members of his troupe.
Production Details
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1918: Cremorne Garden Theatre, Brisbane, 15-21 November. Director Hugh Huxham ; Producer John N. McCallum (Dandies Qld Ltd) ; Troupe Huxham's Serenaders ; Cast incl. Hugh Huxham, Edith Huxham, Sydney Hollister, Reg Harrison, Fred Heraud, Miss Pop Batterbury, Dan Weldon, Olive Sneddon, Kitty Morton, Pearlie McKenzie.
1919: Cremorne Garden Theatre, Brisbane, 24-30 January (return season: 9-15 May). Cast and production as for previous Cremorne season.
The 9-15 May programme also included the revusical Squire Badlot.
1919: Empire Theatre, Brisbane, 23-29 August. Director Hugh Huxham ; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd ; Troupe Huxham's Serenaders ; Cast incl. Hugh Huxham, Edith Huxham, Dan Weldon, Lalla Ward, Reg Harrison, Sydney Hollister, Olive Sneddon, Fred Herand [sic], Kitty Morton, Enid Parker.
Huxham's Serenaders had ended their Cremorne engagement on 9 June (having been with McCallum continuously since August 1918), and transferred across to the Fullers' Empire Theatre in late June.
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This entry has been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian-written music theatre being conducted by Dr Clay Djubal.
