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Revusical.
Albert Bletsoe played Dusty Roads, an Irish-American tourist, in this one-act musical comedy. Maud Bletsoe was cast as Violet Asterbilt, a seaside belle, and Roy Rene as Garibaldi Isaacs, a Hebrew buyer and seller. Rene's specialty in the production was a performance of the Yiddisher Wedding.
Production Details
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1915: Victoria Theatre, Newcastle (NSW), ca. March/April.
- Director Albert Bletsoe; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
- Troupe Bletsoes' Musical Comedy Revue Company.
- Cast incl. Albert Bletsoe (Dusty), Maud Bletsoe (Violet), Roy Rene (Garibaldi), George Melrose, Jolly Marie, Biddie Hawthorne, Eileen Barnsley, Freda Helston, May Sharpe, Rosie Bowie, May Foy, Bess Blackwell, Charles Callow, Charlie Melvin, Harry Kenny, Jack Nicholson.
1915: Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, ca. May/June.
- Cast and production mostly as for previous Newcastle season.
1915: National Theatre, Sydney, 20-26 November.
- Cast and production mostly as for previous Newcastle season.
1916: Empire Theatre, Brisbane, 20-26 May.
- Cast and production mostly as for previous Newcastle season.
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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
Last amended 19 May 2014 13:26:16
