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Uncle Tom's Cabin single work   musical theatre   burlesque   revue/revusical   humour  
Adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe , 1851 single work novel
Issue Details: First known date: 1914... 1914 Uncle Tom's Cabin
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Burlesque-style revusical.

Possibly one of the earliest attempts at the revusical genre, the format was likely influenced by the productions then being staged in Australia by the American Burlesque Company, starring Bert Le Blanc and Paul Stanhope among others.

Production Details

  • 1914: Crystal Gardens, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane, 1-10 January.

    • Director/Producer/Manager Post Mason.
    • Troupe Post Mason's Record Breakers.

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First known date: 1914
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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
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