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Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive
Walter Johnson Walter Johnson i(A105470 works by)
Gender: Male
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1 2 Punchinello Yorke Gray , Fred Whaite (composer), John N. McCallum , Walter Johnson , Town Topics , 1919 single work musical theatre humour

Punchinello is described in the Brisbane Courier as 'an artistic dance play' and a 'novel Terpsichoran number' (13 Sept. 1919, p.12). The paper's theatre critic also indicates that Punchinello was a new version of the old French story, re-written and with an additional prologue. It is also recorded that it had previously been inserted into the revue Bric-a-Brac, staged at the Alhambra Theatre, London. The music, however, was especially written for the Brisbane season by Fred Whaite. The prologue was spoken by Elton Black (q.v.) and introduced the three principal characters: Columbine, Harlequin, and Punchinello.

One of the features of the 1919 production is said to have been Molly Asher's pantomime performance as Columbine.

1 1 y separately published work icon In Gay Seville The Girl of Seville Walter Johnson , Fred Whaite , Fred Whaite (composer), John N. McCallum , Town Topics , 1919-1923 Z1458896 1919-1923 single work musical theatre opera

Romantic comic opera.

The Girl of Seville is described in advertising as a 'Spanish comic opera.'

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