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In Old Seville single work   musical theatre   revue/revusical   humour  
Alternative title: Central 3251
Issue Details: First known date: 1915... 1915 In Old Seville
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Revusical.

Set in Spain, but staged in 1915 under the cryptic title Central 3251, this one-act 'musical travesty' continues the adventures of Ike Cohen and Morris Levi amid 'a succession of laughable turns, merry dances and tuneful songs'. An Age critic further notes:

Messrs Bert Le Blanc and Jake Mack as Ike Cohen and Morris Levi [bear] the brunt of the travesty upon their shoulders ... Farcical interludes followed one another in rapid succession, [with] particular amusement being aroused by their fishing scene (12 July 1915, p.14).

The production was staged from 1916 onwards as the 'spicy, sparkling Spanish spree' In Old Seville (Brisbane Courier 5 January 1918, p.2). A Brisbane theatre critic indicates that Le Blanc (Ike) and his off-sider Jack Mack (Morris) play a pair of bullfighters. The review also refers to the production as a 'musical burlesque' (7 Jan. 1918, p.9).

The 1915 Melbourne production saw Carrie Moore garner much acclaim for 'My Bird of Paradise' (her 'latest song success') and the rousing patriotic ditty 'I Love You Australia' (performed as squadron after squadron of Light Horse marched across a cinematograph screen at the back of the stage). Along with Nellie Fallon's three well-received songs and dances and Carlton Chase's hit 'In the Heart of the City', the production's other musical sequences involved performances by the New York Comedy Four and the Pony Ballet's humorous 'Charlie Chaplin Ballet'. Four other ballets were staged by this troupe of dancers: 'The Quaint Pyjama Ballet', 'The Pretty Pierrot Ballet', 'The Novel Railroad Ballet', and 'The Clever Spanish Ballet' (Age 10 July 1915, p.16).

Production Details

  • 1915: Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, 10-23 July.

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
    • Troupe Bert Le Blanc's Travesty Stars.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc (Ike Cohen), Jake Mack (Morris Levi), Nellie Fallon (Senorita Richmond), Carlton Chase (Willie Collingwood), Carrie Moore (Lady Fitzroy), Maud Miles, Durham Marcel, the New York Comedy Four (Jack Quinlan, Glenmore Jones, Clym Edgares and Holly Leslie), and the Pony Ballet.
    • Advertised as being staged for the first time in Melbourne, this production (as with the other two shows staged during the season) ran for two weeks.

    1915: Melrose Theatre, Perth, ca. October/November.

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
    • Troupe Bert Le Blanc's Travesty Stars.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc, Jake Mack, Nellie Fallon (Senorita Richmond), Carlton Chase (Willie Collingwood), Maud Miles, Durham Marcel, the New York Comedy Four (Jack Quinlan, Glenmore Jones, Clym Edgares, and Holly Leslie), and the Pony Ballet.
    • Carrie Moore did not tour with the Travesty Stars after the debut season in Melbourne.

    1915: Kings Theatre, Adelaide, ca. December 1915.

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer John/Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
    • Troupe Bert Le Blanc's Travesty Stars.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc, Jake Mack, Nellie Fallon (Senorita Richmond), Carlton Chase (Willie Collingwood), Carrie Moore (Lady Fitzroy), Maud Miles, Durham Marcel, the New York Comedy Four (Jack Quinlan, Glenmore Jones, Clym Edgares, and Holly Leslie), and the Pony Ballet.

    1916: Empire Theatre, Brisbane, 18-24 March (return season: 19-21 April).

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer Holland and St John/Fullers Theatres' Ltd; Proprietor Holland and St John.
    • Troupe Bert Le Blanc's Musical Travesty Stars.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc, Jake Mack, Carlton Chase, Maud Miles, Nellie Fallon, Durham Marcel, the New York Comedy Four (Jack Quinlan, Glenmore Jones, Clym Edgares, and Holly Leslie), and the Pony Ballet (Gladys Nyhoym, Marie Lannan, Dot Bellion, Letty Patten, Violet De Lacy, Lily Clark).
    • Although In Old Seville was very likely staged in Adelaide (ca. April/May 1917), in Sydney at the Majestic Theatre (ca. June/July 1917), and at the National Theatre (ca. August/Sept), these season are yet to be confirmed.

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  • 1918: Empire Theatre, Brisbane, 5-11 January.

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
    • Troupe Bert Le Blanc's Musical Travesty Stars.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc (Ike Cohen), Jake Mack (Morris Levi), Carlton Chase (Willie Hamilton), Lillian Colenzo, Olga Ray, Mike Connors, Queenie Paul, Senora Clayfield), Will Raynor, Nellie Fallon, Durham Marcel, Maud Miles, and the Pony Ballet.

    1918: Bijou Theatre, Melbourne, 23 February-1 March.

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
    • Troupe Bert Le Blanc's Musical Travesty Stars.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc, Jake Mack, Carlton Chase, Lillian Colenzo, Olga Ray, Mike Connors, Queenie Paul (Senora Clayfield), Winnie Knight [aka Mrs Bert le Blanc], Will Raynor, Nellie Fallon, Leslie Jephcott, Sid Garti, Harry McDonna, Durham Marcel, Maud Miles, and the Pony Ballet.

    1918: Empire Theatre, Brisbane, 21-27 December.

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
    • Troupe Bert Le Blanc's Travesty Stars.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc, Jake Mack, Mike Connors, Queenie Paul, Lillian Colenzo, Winnie Knight [aka Mrs Bert Le Blanc], Lance Vane, Will Raynor, and the Pony Ballet (Violet Penson, Rita Penson, Vera Tandy, Rose Brennan, Hilda Lynn, Annie Henry).

    1921: Harry Clay's Sydney and Wollongong circuits, ca. June/July.

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd.
    • Troupe Bert Le Blanc's Revue Company.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc, Ted Stanley.

    1921: Lyric Theatre, St Kilda (Melbourne), 12-17 November.

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer William Anderson; Lessee Fullers' Theatres Ltd; Music Director George Powell.
    • Troupe The Who's Who Costume Revue Entertainers (aka Travesty Stars).
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc, Jake Mack, Sydney Hollister, Dan Weldon, Frank Graham, Clarice Norman, Jean Maynard, Alice Walton, Winnie Knight, Fred Deal, Harry Vernon, Mary Anderson, Nora Marrs, Sylvie Millers, May Down.

    1924: Harry Clay's Sydney circuit, ca. March/April.

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First known date: 1915
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Works about this Work

The Empire 1918 single work review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 7 January 1918; (p. 9)
— Review of In Old Seville Bert Le Blanc , 1915 single work musical theatre
The Empire 1916 single work review
— Appears in: Truth , 19 March 1916; (p. 7)
— Review of In Old Seville Bert Le Blanc , 1915 single work musical theatre
Melbourne Notes - by SID : Bijou Theatre SID , 1915 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Variety , 28 July 1915; (p. 13)
— Review of In Old Seville Bert Le Blanc , 1915 single work musical theatre
Bijou Theatre 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 July 1915; (p. 14)
— Review of In Old Seville Bert Le Blanc , 1915 single work musical theatre This review reports on the production under its original title, Central 3251.
Bijou Theatre 1915 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 12 July 1915; (p. 14)
— Review of In Old Seville Bert Le Blanc , 1915 single work musical theatre This review reports on the production under its original title, Central 3251.
The Empire 1916 single work review
— Appears in: Truth , 19 March 1916; (p. 7)
— Review of In Old Seville Bert Le Blanc , 1915 single work musical theatre
Melbourne Notes - by SID : Bijou Theatre SID , 1915 single work review
— Appears in: Australian Variety , 28 July 1915; (p. 13)
— Review of In Old Seville Bert Le Blanc , 1915 single work musical theatre
The Empire 1918 single work review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 7 January 1918; (p. 9)
— Review of In Old Seville Bert Le Blanc , 1915 single work musical theatre
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Note:
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
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