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Revue
Comprising a mix of sketches, skits, scenas, songs, comedy routines, and ballets sourced from international revues, and from local writers (including members of the company), Fiddle De Dee included the highly popular 'Potty Pantomime,' reportedly a hit at the London Palladium in 1933. The 1934 Brisbane season also included several songs performed the previous week in Flying Colours 1933. (1933). Among the items recorded as being in the production were: 'Darkness in the Delta' (Lulla Fanning), 'A Beach Ball' (Sunkist Ballet), 'Laugh Clown Laugh' and 'Georgia' (Russell Callow), 'A Little Street Where Old Friends Meet' (Tom Collins), and 'Strike Me Pink' (Ronnie Hay and Doris Whimp).
Production Details
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1934: Theatre Royal, Brisbane; 5-11 January.
- Director Mike Connors; Producer Con-Paul Theatres; Choreographer Queenie Paul.
- Cast incl. Mike Connors, Queenie Paul, Stan "Stud" Foley, Nick Morton, Russell Callow, Lulla Fanning, Tom Collins, Ronnie Hay, Doris Whimp, Vi Jagelman, the Ritchie Bros (Archie and Les), Edna Hardy, Alec Raine, the Lorraines (Adahio dancers); and the Sunkist Ballet.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Theatre Royal
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 January no. 113 1934; (p. 14)
— Review of Fiddle De Dee 1934 single work musical theatre
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Theatre Royal
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: The Courier-Mail , 6 January no. 113 1934; (p. 14)
— Review of Fiddle De Dee 1934 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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