1932

Nat Phillips returned to the Grand Opera House (Sydney) in late January and presented three new revues and one old Stiffy

and Mo revusical (All Aboard) and three new revues Back Again, Headds Off and Joy Sports. Among the principal members of

the troupe were Joe Lawman, Les Warton, Dan Weldon, Keith Connelly and Stella Lamond.

Following the Grand Opera House season Nat Phillips joined Joe Lawman in The Follies of 1932, a "stars of the past" show

staged at Sydney's Theatre Royal (28 Mar). Lawman had been involved with the production since it opened on 11 March. Among

their fellow veterans were Minnie Love, Stan Foley, Maurice Barling (ex-Barling and Dale), Dan Weldon and Winnie Edgerton.

The show continued until 4 April. Melbourne also saw a Follies of 1932 show in March at the Tivoli (5 Mar.-). That production,

headed by Ellas Shields was produced by Frank Neil. The company also featured Hector St Clair, Robert Roberts, and the Harris

Sisters.

Sydney Morning Herald 28 Mar. (1932), 2.

A pageant-style "mystery play" entitled The Quest was staged by 300 members of the Girls Friendly Society of Queensland

at the Brisbane City Hall on 29 and 30 September. Although originally written for the 1925 G. F. S. Jubilee in England, the

Brisbane production was adapted by locals Rhoda Felgate and Hugh Brandon to better suit the Queensland celebrations. Among

the production's Australian "characters," for example, are "Queensland," who was then followed by the "Sister States" and some

"members of the G. F. S. of 1875." The musical programme includes songs (solos, duets and choruses etc) and a number of dances

(solo and group). The Brisbane Bach Society also contributed to the entertainment. The "dramatic action" of the pageant

essentially illustrates the meaning of friendship to a lonely girl. The young woman is encouraged by the spirits of "Friendship" and

"Girlhood" and a succession of famous women to make the right decision between taking the High Way or the Low Road.

Frank Neil's Musical Comedy Revue Company played a four week season in Brisbane beginning 22 October, with the lead

roles being taken by George Wallace and Ella Shields. The troupe's repertoire comprised the revues Pleasure Bound, Hello

Happiness, Whoopee Nights and Sunny Days. Other cast members included Marshall Crosby, Maurice Diamond, Miriam Lester,

Arthur Clarke, Billy Maloney, Maida Jones and Maggie Buckley.

Clem Dawe's musical revue company also played a brief season in Brisbane late in the year (5-25 Nov.). The revues staged

were Here's How, Strike Up the Band and Here and There. The troupe's members included Dawe's brother, Eric Edgely, Syd

Burchall, Dorothy White, Muriel O'Malley, Nell McGuire, Edna Moncrieff, Ann Luciano, and Ann and Edna Luscombe. The first

part entertainment staged during the first two weeks of Clem Dawe's Brisbane season at the Wintergarden was an 'old-time'

variety show, The Stars of Yesterday, which was headed by Ward Lear, Maud Fanning, Wally Ricado and Peggy Pride.

J. C. Williamson's staged Pantomime Frolics at Sydney's Criterion Theatre (beginning 17 Dec.). Although the title of the

show makes reference to pantomime, it was essentially a revue, staged without the traditional pantomime roles of demon,

principal boy and girl, dame and fairy godmother. The company comprised both children (approx. 40) and adult performers, and

included some 28 musical numbers, many of American origin. The show, which is believed to have been created by its directors,

Frances Scully and Chrissie Royal, was staged twice daily up until 31 December at which time it transferred to the Theatre Royal

for a series of special matinees (3, 5 and 6 Jan. 1933).

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BACK AGAIN: [revue] Txt. Nat Phillips; Mus. [n/e]

A revue with some sketches most likely written by Nat Phillips, and possibly in association with other members of the

company.

1932: Grand Opera House, Sydney; 23-29 Jan.

- Dir. Nat Phillips; Prod. George Marlow; M Dir. Tiny Douglas.

- Troupe: Nat Phillips' Revue Company.

- Cast incl. Nat Phillips (Stiffy), Stella Lamond, Joe Lawman, Les Warton, Daisy Merrirr, Betty Lambert, Dan Weldon,

Angela Parselles, Keith Connelly, Marie Marlow, Nita Carr, Lewola Brothers, Dick Ryan, Elsie Hosking; and the

Radio Six.

- Musicians: Tiny's Varsity Boys; incl. Tiny Douglas (violin), Art Dewar (banjo/guitar), Don Bennett (piano).

- This was the first show in a four week return season at Grand Opera House.

- NB: Elsie Hoskins name is sometimes referred to as Hopkins

VERY NICE, TOO: [revue] Txt. Nat Phillips; Mus. [n/e]

A revue with some sketches most likely written by Nat Phillips, and possibly in association with other members of the

company.

1932: Grand Opera House, Sydney; 30 Jan. - 5 Feb.

- Dir. Nat Phillips; Prod. George Marlow; M Dir. Tiny Douglas.

- Troupe: Nat Phillips' Revue Company.

- Cast incl. Nat Phillips (Stiffy), Stella Lamond, Joe Lawman, Les Warton, Daisy Merrirr, Betty Lambert, Dan Weldon,

Angela Parselles, Keith Connelly, Marie Marlow, Nita Carr, Lewola Brothers, Dick Ryan, Elsie Hosking; and the

Radio Six.

- Musicians: Tiny's Varsity Boys; incl. Tiny Douglas (violin), Art Dewar (banjo/guitar), Don Bennett (piano).

HEADS OFF: [revue] Txt. Nat Phillips; Mus. [n/e]

A revue with an Eastern setting, it included some sketches most likely written by Nat Phillips, and possibly in association

with other members of the company.

1932: Grand Opera House, Sydney; 6-12 Feb.

- Dir. Nat Phillips; Prod. George Marlow; M Dir. Tiny Douglas.

- Troupe: Nat Phillips' Revue Company.

- Cast incl. Nat Phillips (Stiffy), Stella Lamond, Joe Lawman, Les Warton, Daisy Merrirr, Betty Lambert, Dan Weldon,

Angela Parselles, Keith Connelly, Marie Marlow, Nita Carr, Lewola Brothers, Dick Ryan, Elsie Hosking; and the

Radio Six.

- Musicians: Tiny's Varsity Boys; incl. Tiny Douglas (violin), Art Dewar (banjo/guitar), Don Bennett (piano).

JOY SPOTS: [revue] Txt. Nat Phillips; Mus. [n/e]

A revue with an Eastern setting, it included some sketches most likely written by Nat Phillips, and possibly in association

with other members of the company.

1932: Grand Opera House, Sydney; 13-19 Feb.

- Dir. Nat Phillips; Prod. George Marlow; M Dir. Tiny Douglas.

- Troupe: Nat Phillips' Revue Company.

- Cast incl. Nat Phillips (Stiffy), Stella Lamond, Joe Lawman, Les Warton, Daisy Merrirr, Betty Lambert, Dan Weldon,

Angela Parselles, Keith Connelly, Marie Marlow, Nita Carr, Lewola Brothers, Dick Ryan, Elsie Hosking; and the

Radio Six.

- Musicians: Tiny's Varsity Boys; incl. Tiny Douglas (violin), Art Dewar (banjo/guitar), Don Bennett (piano).

- The final show in the four week Grand Opera House season, although the company did play one last night on the 20th

(with a best of/requests night called Au Revoir).

HELLO, PRINCESS: [musical comedy] Lib. A.E. Balnaves; Mus. [n/e]

A three act musical comedy set aboard a ship during the first act and in the palace of the King of Retenda in the second. The

Yorketown Pioneer records that Balnaves wrote the work to especially suit the performance skills of the local actors, a factor

which may well have contributed to it being acclaimed as the best of the three he created for the town's Comedy Company. The

storyline appears to revolve around a real princess, who hopes to regain Retenda, and a stowaway who is later assumed to be a

princess.

Pioneer (Yorketown, SA) 15 Apr. (1932), 3.

Assorted characters include sailors, soldiers, tourists, ladies-in-waiting, guests etc.

Balnaves had come from Adelaide in 1930 to work for the Yorketown branch of the Commercial Bank of Australasia. Hello

Princess was the third and final show he created for the local community during his tenure there.

1932: Town Hall, Yorketown (South Australia); 19, 22 Apr., 5 May

- Dir. A. E. Balnaves; Prod. Yorketown Comedy Company; M Dir. Horace Jordan, L.A.B.; Cost. Mrs S.W. Grabia and

Audrey Friebe; Secretary E. E. Lloyd (Yorketown Comedy Company secretary); S Art. Messrs W. Hirthe, H.

Thomas and T. Quick; Lig. A. B. Limb.

- Cast (in order of appearance) incl. R.H.C. Wiltshire

(Captain Mathews, of the S.S. Valida), Audrey Friebe

(Tony Ridings, a stowaway), L.H. Beeton (Jack Reid (of

the S.S. Valida), Kathleen Farrow (Madame Chambers (a

Modiste), Mrs B, Thiele (Gertude, her assistant), E.E.

Lloyd (Lord Geoffrey Averston, arrached to the Princess

Julia), Mrs E. Kildea (Mrs Mary Widow (a social

reporter), Ettie V. Rechner (Princess Julia, who hopes to

regain Retenda), O.H. Jaehne (Bill, the Bosun), L.A.

Clutterback (Oliver Orange, domectic bound for Retenda),

A. E. Balnaves (Lennie Lemon, domestic bound for

Retenda), Rev. A.R. Thrush (King Clemence, of Retenda),

Fred Holmes (Prince Alister, his son), Ferdie Pascall (Miss

O.U. Stepper, premiere danseuse), Eileen Kildea (train

bearer).

- Ballet: Esme Grabia, Mollie Eichner, Jean Simon, Gwen

Ebert, Betty Eichner, Mavis Limb, Agnes Forshaw, Isabel

Grabia, Enid Shakes, Biddy Wood, Gwen Friebe, Nancy

Johnson, Rene Millar, Joan Davis.

- Ensemble: Olga Friebe, Jean Wilkinson, Thelma Heusler,

Nance Wilkinson, Marion Giles, Hilda Charlton, Annie

Davis, Molly Lloyd, Mary Wiltshire, Annie Peterson,

Harold Heuslar, George Dunbar, Ken Eichner, Claude

Riddle, Bill Hirthe, Reg Heusler.

- Musicians incl. Horace Jordan (piano), Ben Thiele

(violin).

1932: Minlaton Institute, Minlaton (South Australia); 26 Apr.

- Cast and production as for previous Yorketown season.

1932: Maitland Institute, Maitland (South Australia); 28 Apr.

- Cast and production as for previous Yorketown season.

1932: Memorial Hall, Warooka South Australia; 3 May

- Cast and production as for previous Yorketown season.

"Hello Princess." Pioneer (Yorketown, SA) 22 Apr. (1932), 3.

"Hello Princess a Great Success at Maitland." Pioneer (Yorketown, SA) 6 May (1932), 3.

"Hello, Princess: New Play by Mr. A. E. Balnaves." Pioneer (Yorketown, SA) 15 Jan. (1932), 2.

"Hello Princess to be Staged in April." Pioneer (Yorketown, SA) 4 Mar. (1932), 3.

"Hello Princess to Visit Minlaton, April 26." Pioneer (Yorketown, SA) 15 Apr. (1932), 3.

THE BIG SHOW: [revue] Txt/Lyr/Mus. Ernest C. Rolls and Alf J. Lawrance; Add Mus. Ted Henkel

Ernest C. Rolls follow-up production to Venus Ltd

(which starred Ella Shields and Gus Bluett), The Big Show

received a mixed critical review from the Sydney Morning

Herald, with some sections being seen as dull while others

were regarded as "bright" and "highly entertaining" ("Big

Show," 5).

1932: Theatre Royal, Sydney; 25 June - 30 July.

- Prod/Dir. Ernest C. Rolls; Mus Dir/Cond.

Fred Quintrell. Chor. Marjorie Bray.

- Cast incl. Jennie Benson, Don Nicol, Mae Baird,

Archie Thomson, Nick Morton, Mabel Gibson,

Nellie Barnes, Billy Kershaw, Harry Simmons,

Charles Stevens, Russell Callow, Thelma Trott,

Bex and Bex, Frank Perrin.

- Musicians: Ted Henkel and His Band.

"Big Show: Revue at Theatyre Royal, The." Sydney

Morning Herald 27 June (1932), 5.

Sydney Morning Herald 25 June (1932), 2.

Pioneer (Yorketown, SA) 1 Apr. (1932), 4.

LONDON TO BAGHDAD: [revusical] Txt/Mus. [n/e]

Described as "mainly a dancing show, with some acrobatics and wire walking, and with a number of songs and a little

dialogue" ("London," 16), this revusical was presented in aid of the Returned Limbless Sailors and Soldiers Association of

Queensland by Brisbane-based dance/theatre pedagogues, Netta Preston and Jack Rivkin. While the authorship has not been

determined, it was likely put together by Preston and Rivkin, possibly in collaboration with one or more other local practitioners.

The cast comprised mostly students from the Preston-Rivkin Studio.

The story concerns the matrimonial intentions of Olga Solomonstein and Errol Hemsley and the opposition of Olga's father.

Olga turns to Mr Solomonstein's friend, Mr Cohen, for help and he stages a mock kidnapping. She and her young husband are

subsequently married in Paris but find themselves penniless. Cohen, who runs a variety show, attempts to help them out but

struggles due to the fact that he has lost his fortune. As luck would have it Hemsely is told of an inheritance - property in

Baghdad, which comes to him courtesy of a recently deceased uncle. The young couple set out henceforth the East accompanied

by Cohen, and the review ends with their arrival in the famous oriental city.

1932: Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane; 24-26 Nov.

- Dir. Jack Rivkin; Prod. Netta Preston and Jack Rivkin; S Art. R. Hewett.

- Troupe: Preston-Rivkin Studio

- Cast incl. Maisie Junmer (Olga Solemonstein), Bill Turnbull (Mr Solomonstein), Leo Crump (Errol Hemsley), Eileen

Richards (Sally), Les Drought (Pimple), Bob Mathews (Mr Cohen), J. Brett and L. Langley (society entertainers), Babe

Burton (Fifi), Leo Downs (Amos), Lorna Downs (a gold digger), J. Greenfield and W. Churchill (the kidnappers),

Sneddon Stack (a waif), Una Norris (the King Master); Specialty dancers - The Tapperettes, The High Steppers,

Daphne Morse, Joe Greenfield, Rita Wilson, Ken Brodribb, Campbell Brodribb, Vic Willis, Vi Brown, Sneddon Stack,

Vi McGuire, Ron Cousins, Les Drought, Eileen Richards; Acrobats - The Flying Stokes, Vi McGuire and Rhoda

Kitchner.

- Musicians incl. G. Cousins, E. Cousins, Norman Crampton, Iris Ackworth.

"London to Baghdad." Brisbane Courier 25 Nov. (1932), 16.

COLLITS' INN: [musical] Lib. T. Stuart Gurr; Add Lib/Lyr. George Wallace (1933); Mus. Varney Monk; Add Mus.

Harry Jacobs (1933); Add Lyr. Charles Zwar and Jock McLeod (1933).

# Currency, 1990

A romantic and historical musical set at foot of the Blue Mountains west of Sydney, the story revolves around Mary Collits

(the daughter of the inn's proprietor, Pierce Collits) who falls in love with Captain John Lake, the commander in charge of a gang

of convicts building a road across the mountains. The situation is complicated by Robert Keane, a hard-done-by outlaw, who is

himself in love with Mary. Keane is supported by Mary's father, who not only shares a similar hatred of the red-coated soldiers,

but is also under obligation to the bushranger. The story culminates in a duel between the two suitors, leaving Keane to die a noble

death in a fair fight. The love affair is put on hold, however, when Lake is recalled to England and Mary's memory of him is

erased through an accident. When the hero returns three years later to claim his true love her memory is restored amidst great

rejoicing and happily-ever-afters.

Collits Inn (restored) Image courtesy of Megalong Australian Heritage Centre website

The origins of Collits' Inn came about following the announcement in 1930 of an operetta competition sponsored by Sydney

singing teacher, Miss Nathalie Rosenwax. Determined to enter, Mrs Varney Monk told her neighbour, newspaper editor T. Stuart

Gurr, the bare bones of a legend she had once heard while on holiday in the Blue Mountains, and he proceeded to write the

libretto. Although their entry came second (to the Island of the Palms by Arnold R. Mote and Margery Browne), it was deemed

more ready for performance and was subsequently staged by Miss Rosenwax's students at the Savoy Theatre (Sydney) in 1932.

This production, which starred well-known professional Rene Maxwell as Mary Collits, was conducted by Howard Carr (once

associated with George Edwardes' musicals in London). The orchestra leader was Varney Monk's husband, Cyril Monk.

Following the initial production Carr, on the urging of the composer, approached producer Frank Thring about the show. Monk

was subsequently invited to see Thring in Melbourne, and according to her he accepted the musical on the spot.

Image courtesy of Clive and Gai Muchamore

Described in the Age as a "sensational triumph" and "universally

acclaimed as one of the greatest ever productions ever staged in Australia"

(26 Dec. 1933, 12), Collits' Inn was scheduled to be turned into a cinematic

release by Frank Thring's EFFTEE Film Productions, but this eventually fell

through. The venture only proceeded as far as screen tests for the roles of

Mary and Lake. Negotiations with British entrepreneur, Charles B. Cochran

were also started but Thring's death in 1936 saw this opportunity shelved

indefinitely. Aside from two truncated ABC broadcast in 1943 and 1951, all

other revivals have been amateur performances, with the exclusion of the

2007 concert version. These amateur productions include: the Ballet and

Theatre Club (Sydney) in 1946, which presented extracts only; the Mosman

Musical Society (Sydney) and Sydney Boys High School, both presented as

part of the Jubilee celebrations in 1951; the Nepean Musical Society (New

South Wales) in 1963. There is also believed to have been a performance

staged by the St Alban's Dramatic and Musical Society (Sydney) in the late

1950s or early 1960s.

Bronwyn Arthur's claim in "The Pub with no Peer" (1995) that Collits'

Inn holds its place in Australian music theatre history as the first occasion on

which Australian audiences were offered their own history and idiosyncratic

characters on the professional stage (133), indicates a unawareness of

Australian popular culture theatrical production over the previous five or

more decades. As this chronology demonstrates, while Collits' Inn may have

been the first attempt in this country to provide an all-Australian musical in

the new Broadway tradition, Australian characters, situations and history had

been the thematic focus of pantomimes, burlesques, musical comedies and

revusicals long before 1932.

1932: Sayoy Theatre, Sydney; 5 Dec.

- Cond. Howard Carr; Orch Ldr. Cyril Monk.

- Cast incl. Rene Maxwell (Mary Collits), Robert Gemmell (Pierce),

Norman Barnes (Ensign Lake), Donald McNiven (Robert Keane),

Alwyn Porter (Dandy Dick), and Ann Stuart Gurr (Mistress Dale).

1933: Princess Theatre, Melbourne; 23 Dec.1933 - 7 Apr. 1934 (approx 100 pfm)

- Dir. Claude Fleming; Prod. F. W. Thring (Efftee Productions);

M Dir. Fred Quintrell; Chor. Jennie Brennan and Margaret Berry; S Mngr.

Claude Flemming; S Art/Des. W. R. Coleman, George Kenyon and Rupert

Brown; Vocal Ensemble Arr. Howard Carr.

- Cast incl. Gladys Moncrieff (Mary Collits), Robert Chisolm (Ensign Lake),

Claude Flemming (Robert Keane), George Wallace (Dandy Dick), Marshall

Crosbie (Pierce Collits), Bryl Walkley (Mistress Dale), Russell Scott (Capt.

Burnley), Ron Riley (Gov. Darling), Phyllis Baker (Sally), Norman Shepherd

(Carthew), Ashton Jarry (Courtney), D'Arcy Kelway (Evans), John Dobbie

(Toby), Les King (Charlie), Ron Riley (Banks), Chas. Davis (Brown), Phillip

Peake (Sergeant).

- The production utilized the first revolving stage in Australia, and comprised

64 cast members. The premiere also involved a live "descriptive broadcast"

by Station 3KZ of the audience arriving at the theatre and the complete

broadcast of Act 1. This was then relayed to other states.

1934: New Tivoli, Sydney 22 June - 23 Aug.

- Cast and Production mostly as for Melbourne season.

1933: Princess Theatre, Melbourne; 13 Oct. - 1 Nov. [return season]

- Cast and Production mostly as for previous Sydney and Melbourne seasons.

1943: ABC Radio broadcast (truncated version)

1951: ABC Radio broadcast (truncated version)

1970: Campbelltown High School, Sydney; 15-17 Apr.

- Prod. Theatre Group

- Produced as part of the Cambelltown City Sesqui Centenary Celebrations

2007: Army Drill Hall, 239 A'Beckett St, Melbourne; 25 Mar. [1 pfm]

- Prod. Jonathon Harvey, Arts Victoria and Warner Chappell; M Dir/Cond. Johannes Roose.

- Cast incl. Charles Tingwell, Jane O'Toole, Sue Braatvedt, Matthew Davine, Ian Cousins.

- Musicians: Victorian Concert Orchestra.

- A concert performance of selected scenes, presented as a celebration of the musical's 75th

Anniversary.

L-R: George Wallace, Robert Chisolm, Gladys Moncrieff,

Claude Flemming Source: www.australianmusicals.com

Arthur, Bronwyn. "The Pub with no Peer." One Hand on the Manuscript: Music in

Australian Cultural History (1995), 128-140.

--- Oxford Companion to Australian Music (1997), 134.

"Collits' Inn - A Splendid Production." Sydney Morning Herald 23 June (1934), 19.

"Collits' Inn - A Splendid Success." Age 26 Dec.(1933), 9.

"Collits' Inn - It's Australian and it's Good." Smith's Weekly 30 June (1934), 26.

Fotheringham, Richard. Companion to Theatre in Australia (1995), 155.

Gluck, George. "George Gluck Collection." VPAM Archives. [D662] Re: score and libretto

Muchamore, Clive and Gai. "Collits Inn: The Play." Muchamore.id.au – online [sighted

18 Jan. 2011]

"Musical Play by Sydney Residents." Sydney Morning Herald 26 Dec. (1933), 7.

"Sundry Shows." Bulletin 27 Dec. (1933), 19.

"Theatre and Its People: The New Christmas Shows, The." Table Talk (Melbourne)

28 Dec. (1933), 14.

"Theatrical Plays: Mr F.W. Thring's Projects." Sydney Morning Herald 21 June

(1934), 14.

West, John. Theatre in Australia (1978), 148-150.

ROBIN HOOD: [pantomime] Li/Mus. [n/e]

With a cast 70 children, aged between four and 16 years of age, the pantomime was presented under the banner of "The Stars

of Tomorrow." The Brisbane Courier critic records that the musical numbers were particularly well rendered, while the stage

equipment and costumes were attended to with artistic care ("Theatre Royal," 8).

1932: Theatre Royal, Brisbane; 17 Dec. - [amateur]

- Dir. Walter Pym.

- Cast incl. Minnie Haase, Norma Clelland, Edna Kelly, Mervyn Cross, Russell Tyson, Joan Brewer, Eileen Lynch,

Joyce Durkin, Dawn Place, Jacky Shannon, Joyce Guerney, Margaret Langford, Bernice Kavanagh.

- Presented in aid of the 4BH Christmas Fund.

"Theatre Royal." Brisbane Courier 17 Dec. (1932), 8.

THE CHARM: [pantomime] Lib. Winifred Carmichael; Mus. [n/e]

1932: Killara, Sydney; 17 Dec. - [am]

- Dir. Nest Tait-Hall; M Dir. Gladys Pollard; Chor. Sybil Beaston.

- Cast incl. Kathleen Ashton, Nancy Upward, betty Upward, Nancy Russell, Betty Thompson, Peggy Thompson,

Rosemary Clerk, Joan Pollard, Jim Martin, Geoffrey Martin, Phillipa Day, Brian Tait, Peter Banks, Valerie

Hildebrand, Paul Hammond.

- Presented in aid of the Children's Hospital, along with Mother Hubbard's Christmas Party.

"Christmas Pantomimes at Killara." Sydney Morning Herald 19 Dec. (1932), 4.

MOTHER HUBBARD'S CHRISTMAS PARTY: [pantomime] Lib. J. S. Heron; Mus. [n/e]

1932: Killara, Sydney; 17 Dec. - [am]

- Dir. Nest Tait-Hall; M Dir. Gladys Pollard; Chor. Sybil Beaston.

- Cast incl. Felicity Heron, Dick Upward, Hazel Bromley, Nancy Balderick, Peter Banks, Rosemary Heron, Joan

Brennan, Pat Johnston, Gwillian Gale, Geoff Martin, Lindsay Bromley, Jean Hildebrand, Jim Martin, Janet Foxall,

Ronny Thompson, Patty Thompson, Nancy Hall, Valerie Hildebrand, Mariette Dietrich, David Chrystal, Helen Crystal;

Dancers: Joy Peterson, Jean Adamson, Naomi Rowe.

- Presented in aid of the Children's Hospital, along with Mother Hubbard's Christmas Party.

"Christmas Pantomimes at Killara." Sydney Morning Herald 19 Dec. (1932), 4.

Last updated: 8/05/2017 Expanded and updated from Clay Djubal, "What Oh Tonight" Ph D Diss (2005) U of Qld, Appendix C.

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