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Musical scena.
The Brisbane Courier records:
'Mr Huxham with comrades attired as diggers appeared in [this] picturesque camp fire scena... and provided most effective harmony - a sweetness of sound which was later reproduced when the entire company joined in "Old Songs Up-to-Date" and selections from Il Trovatore' (8 March 1919, p.6).
Production Details
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1919: Cremorne Garden Theatre, Brisbane, 7-13 March. Director Hugh Huxham ; Producer John N. McCallum (Dandies Qld Ltd) ; Music Director Les Richmond ; Costumes Mary Glynn ; Troupe Hugh Huxham's Serenaders.
Cast incl. Hugh Huxham, Edith Huxham, Reg Harrison, Sydney Hollister, Reg Harrison, Fred Heraud, Miss Pop Batterbury, Dan Weldon, Olive Sneddon, Kitty Morton, Pearlie McKenzie.
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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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