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Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive
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Born: Established: 1911 Sydney, New South Wales, ; Died: Ceased: 1966 Sydney, New South Wales,
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1 The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1926 single work musical theatre pantomime fantasy
1 Puss in Boots Bert Desmond , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1926 single work musical theatre pantomime fantasy

Adapted from the French literary fairy tale about a cat who uses trickery and deceit to gain power and wealth, and in the process also wins the hand of a princess in marriage for his penniless and low-born master.

A critic writing for Just It 1926 records: 'Puss in Boots at the Gaiety, Oxford Street, does not contain one dull moment. It is a pantomime that does the Clay management infinite credit; and the story, a favourite yarn from the storehouse of French fairy lore, is faithfully followed, being of course punctuated at times with songs and dances and specialties, true to the tradition of pantomime. The principles are all well up to their work, and the ballet is another ad for the grace and ability of young Australian girls' (6 January 1927, p.28).

[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]
1 Oh Mr Kelly Billy Cass , Billy Cass Revue Company , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1926 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

'Oh Mr Kelly provides the usual amount of scope for the introduction of songs, dances, interludes, sketches and jokes that is allied more or less to this jolly type of entertainment' (Just It 1926 16 September 1926, p.29).
1 Actors' Troubles Reg Thornton , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1925 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour humour

Described in the Theatre Magazine as containing 'a novel plot'... which proposes that 'actors have more than their share of troubles' (July 1925, p.14).
1 Here Come the Yanks Reg Thornton , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1925 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour
1 So This is Manly Reg Thornton , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1925 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour
1 Mam'selle Armenteres Dan Thomas , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1925 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour The Theatre Magazine records that 'Dan Thomas as the Dame - a line of work in which he has long been recognised as having few equals - is the life and soul of the revue' (April 1925, p.15).
1 How to Train a Husband Dan Thomas , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1925 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour
1 Stunts Dan Thomas , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1925 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour Described in the Theatre Magazine as being 'rich in topical jokes and elaborate "business"' (March 1925, p.17).
1 The Wags Art Slavin , Art Slavin Revue Company , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1925 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour Revusical.
1 The Winning Ticket Art Slavin , Art Slavin Revue Company , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1924 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Step Lively Bert Le Blanc , Bert Le Blanc's Travesty Stars , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1924 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Out West George H. Ward , Charles L. Sherman , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1923 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.

In this western revusical, Little Hermie (aka George Ward) is the Sheriff of Lame Dog Gully (Sydney Morning Herald 19 May 1923, p.2). A review of the 1923 Sydney season notes:

The Ward and Sherman Company have ingeniously woven a wild west episode, with concomitant guns and violence, into their new revue, Out West... The stark verities of cowboy life hardly fit in with the idea of dainty ballet girls, soft romantic music, love, and love-making, but given a shoutingly funny sheriff like "Little Hermie Shultz" and an intermediate link of burlesque is supplied, which quite satisfactorily unites the contrasting elements of the story (Sydney Morning Herald 21 May 1923, p.5).

One of the scenes mentioned takes place in the Lame Dog Bar, complete with a 'handsome group of girls.'

A 1927 advertisement provides some conflicting information, however, when it indicates that 'Little Hermie the umbrella mender [met] heaps of trouble from the bold bad men' and that 'Bert Le Blanc [was] the valiant sheriff' (Argus 21 May 1927, n. pag.).
1 Over the Hills, Tally-Ho George Wallace , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1922 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 In a Ballroom George Wallace , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1922 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.

Billed as 'the Big Laugh Hit', the story is said to have included 'all the Leaders and Society Belles'.
1 Razzle Dazzle Bert Le Blanc , Bert Le Blanc's Travesty Stars , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1922 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Two Days Out George Wallace , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1921 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.

Described as a 'musical tabloid', this revusical was one of George Wallace's earliest attempts as writing in the one act-musical comedy genre.

1 Mulligan's Mix-up George Wallace , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1921 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.

Mulligan's Mix-Up was one of George Wallace's first attempts at writing in the revusical genre.
1 1 The Cave Dwellers George Edwards , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1919 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.

One of the songs performed during the 1919 Princess Theatre season was 'Winter-time is the Time for Cuddling', which was sung by Olga Pennington dressed 'in a dainty Canadian bathing suit' (Theatre Magazine September 1919, p.28).
1 1 Grubb's Night Out George Edwards , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1919 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
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