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Issue Details: First known date: 1933... 1933 The Gink from Georgia
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Revusical.

Jim Gerald played Silas Hawke, a bogus millionaire (aka the gink from Georgia), who frequently refers to his 'yat' (yacht).

Among the feature songs and scenes in the 1933 production were 'Paddy McGinty's Goat' (Jim Gerald), 'Roses of Picardy' (Frieda Bohning), 'Rock a Bye Baby' (Jim Gerald and Lily Coburn), 'When the Sun Comes Over the Hill' (Heather Jones and chorus), and 'Home to Our Mountains' (Will Perryman and Frieda Bohning).

Production Details

  • 1933: Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, 24-30 March.

    • Director Jim Gerald; Producer Con-Paul Theatres (Mike Connors and Queenie Paul).
    • Cast incl. Jim Gerald, Lily Coburn, Reg Hawthorne, Frieda Bohning, Howard Hall, Thelma Duff, Will Perryman, Lou Cottam, Tom Dale, Heather Jones, Thelma Bryce, Jess Gillam, Vilma Kaye, and the Twelve Twinklers.

    1934: Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, 14-20 April.

    • Director Jim Gerald; Producer Con-Paul Theatres (Mike Connors and Queenie Paul).
    • Troupe Jim Gerald's Musical Revue Company.
    • Cast incl. Jim Gerald, Lou Cottam, Edna Ralston, Lily Coburn, Thelma Duff, Tom Dale, Lance Vane, Frieda Bohning, George Moon Jnr, Vilma Kaye, Robbie Clifton, Will Perryman, Max Reddy, and the Twinklers.
    • NB: Frieda Bohning's surname is sometimes given as 'Bonning.' It is unclear which is the correct name.

    1934: Tivoli Theatre, Adelaide; 27 October - 2 November

    • Director Jim Gerald; Producer Con-Paul Theatres (Mike Connors and Queenie Paul).
    • Troupe: Jim Gerald's Musical Revue Company.
    • Cast incl. Jim Gerald, Charles Sherman, Edna Ralston, Thelma Duff, Max Reddy, Russell Callow, L'Etoile and Laurence; and the Six Twinklers.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

Tivoli Theatre - Jim Gerald Co 1934 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 April 1934; (p. 14)

— Review of The Gink from Georgia Jim Gerald , 1933 single work musical theatre
New Tivoli Theatre : 'The Gink From Georgia' 1933 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 March no. 29712 1933; (p. 5)

— Review of The Gink from Georgia Jim Gerald , 1933 single work musical theatre
Tivoli Theatre - Jim Gerald Co 1934 single work review
— Appears in: The Age , 16 April 1934; (p. 14)

— Review of The Gink from Georgia Jim Gerald , 1933 single work musical theatre
New Tivoli Theatre : 'The Gink From Georgia' 1933 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 27 March no. 29712 1933; (p. 5)

— Review of The Gink from Georgia Jim Gerald , 1933 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
Last amended 23 Oct 2014 07:22:26
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