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Faust Up-to-Date was presented as the second part entertainment by Dan Tracey at the School of Arts, and adapted from the G. R. Sims and Henry Pettit burlesque (the original score was written by Meyer Lutz). As with two earlier School of Arts burlesques (Black-Eyed Susan and Cinderella), it was likely to have been adapted by Percy St John, possibly with contributions from other senior members of the company.
One of the highlights of the production was said to have been the Sherwood Sisters 'sensational skirt dance' (Sydney Morning Herald 28 December 1891, p6).
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The London Gaiety Burlesque Company, who toured Australia during 1892/3, presented a similarly titled burlesque as the opening production of their Sydney season. Advertising in the Sydney Morning Herald promoted the company's version as being 'presented for the first time in Sydney, the most successful of all the Gaiety Theatre productions' (10 September 1892, p2).
Production Details
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1891 : School of Arts, Sydney ; 26 December 1891 - 8 January 1892.
- Director/Producer/Lessee Dan Tracey.
- Troupe: Dan Tracey's Vaudeville Minstrel and Specialty Company.
- Cast incl. Lucy Fraser, Percy St John, J. S. Whitworth, Frank York, Eddie Sampson, Alf M. Hazlewood, Emma Markham, Annette Bodin, Florrie Summers, Amy Kennedy, Sherwood Sisters.
- Director/Producer/Lessee Dan Tracey.
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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.
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School of Arts
1891
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 December 1891; (p. 6)
— Review of Faust Up-to-Date 1891 single work musical theatre
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School of Arts
1891
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28 December 1891; (p. 6)
— Review of Faust Up-to-Date 1891 single work musical theatre
