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Dr Dippy's Asylum single work   musical theatre   revue/revusical   humour  
Alternative title: Dippy Dippy
Issue Details: First known date: 1918... 1918 Dr Dippy's Asylum
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Little is known about Dr Dippy's Asylum in terms of its characters and plot line. One of the feature songs for the 1919 Fuller's Theatre season was 'I Love the Jukelele' [sic], a duet performed by Bert Le Blanc and Jake Mack (Sydney Morning Herald 24 March 1919, n. pag.).

Notes

  • It is not clear whether this revusical shares any relationship with Dr Croker's Asylum, which was also staged in 1918 by Joe Rox's company.

Production Details

  • 1918: Empire Theatre, Brisbane, 14-20 December (return season: 18-24 Jan. 1919).

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
    • Troupe: Bert Le Blanc's Musical Travesty Stars.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc (Ike), Jake Mack (Morris), 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).
    • The return production was the final show for the Empire Theatre season.

    1919: Fullers' Theatre, Sydney, 22-28 March (as Dippy Dippy).

    • Director Bert Le Blanc; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd.
    • Troupe: Bert Le Blanc's Musical Travesty Stars.
    • Cast incl. Bert Le Blanc, Jake Mack, Mike Connors, Queenie Paul, Lance Vane, Jim Gerald, Essie Jennings, Lillian Colenzo, Nellie Fallon, Darcy Kellway, Winnie Knight [aka Mrs Bert Le Blanc], Neville Royal, and the Pony Ballet (Lucy Cliff, Annie Henry, Hilda Lynn, Rosie Downie, Thelma Gourley, Bertha Rush, Alma Hilson, Alice Lewis, Vera Tandy, Essie Davis).

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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 27 Jun 2014 07:43:06
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