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One of several one act musical comedies staged by Walter Johnson's Town Topics company during its 1919 Cremorne Garden Theatre season, the story is set in the public room of the Inn Napoleon in a small village outside Ajacio, Corsica.
The musical numbers performed were : 'In Corsica' (sung by the company), 'The Garden of Gods' (Leslie Jephcott and chorus), 'Look! Look! Look!' (chorus), 'What I Know about the Girls' (Lou Vernon), 'You'll Have to Put Him to Sleep with the Marseillaise' (Alice Bennetto and chorus), 'Nobody's Baby' (Irene Barlee and chorus), 'Kiss Me' (Alice Bennetto and Elton Black), 'Strutter's Ball' (Dorothy Leigh and Girls) and 'Democracy' (Lou Vernon and ccompany).
Notes
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A cast list for Castles in Corsica and a running order sheet for the 22-28 August Cremorne Garden Theatre programme is held in the Nat Phillips Collection (q.v.), Fryer Library, The University of Queensland. See Box 7.
Production Details
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1919 : Cremorne Garden Theatre, Brisbane ; 22-28 August. Dir. Walter Johnson ; Prod. John N. McCallum (Dandies Qld Ltd) ; Cost. Mary Glynn. - Troupe: Walter Johnson's Town Topics Company. - Cast incl. Elton Black (Peitro Ambrosolli, a wealthy Corsican landlord), Lou Vernon (Felix McGiven, from Philadelphia - third or fourth cousin to Signor Sarsaroni by marriage), Alice Bennetto (Rosalinda Sarsaroni, in love with Peitro), Leslie Jephcott (Sergeant Jassaurd, a French soldier doing police duty in Corsica), Ford Waltham (Mick Fealy), Belle Millette (Signora Sarsaroni, a Corsican innkeeper), Yorke Gray (Giacomo Alligretti, a Corsican farmer), Irene Barlee, Dorothy Leigh and chorus (Corsican girls, peasants, soldiers etc).
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This entry has been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian-written music theatre being conducted by Dr Clay Djubal.
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