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Revusical.
In reporting on Jim Gerald's final revusical for the 1934 Melbourne Tivoli Theatre season (prior to the company staging the full musical comedy The Honeymoon Girl), the Age theatre critic writes, 'With a range limited to well-worn paths it is surprising that Jim Gerald and his company of artists manage to attract large audiences to the Tivoli. The explanation is that the various turns or acts produced by this tireless comedian invariably strike a fresh note. Saturday's production was well up to the high standard set some time ago. As the title suggests, the show is a bright musical comedy and practically every contribution to the programme by different players met with liberal rounds of applause' (8 August 1934, p.10). The Sydney Morning Herald critic described the show the previous year as being 'a joyous jamboree of jazzy jinks and jollity' (20 February 1933, p.4).
Production Details
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1933: Tivoli Theatre, Sydney, 17-23 February.
- Director Jim Gerald; Producer Con-Paul Theatres (Mike Connors and Queenie Paul).
- Troupe Jim Gerald's Musical Revue Company.
- 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 July.
- Director Jim Gerald; Producer Tivoli Circuit Australia.
- Troupe Jim Gerald's Musical Revue Company.
- Cast incl. Jim Gerald, Charles L. Sherman, Lou Cottam, Russell Callow, Catherine Neil, Edna Ralston, Lily Coburn, Thelma Duff, Tom Dale, Owen Laurence, Lance Vane, Frieda Bohning, Vilma Kaye, Bobbie Clifton, Will Perryman, Max Reddy, and the Six Twinklers.
- NB: Frieda Bohning's surname is sometimes given as 'Bonning.' It is unclear which is the correct name.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Works about this Work
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Tivoli Theatre - 'He's in Again'
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 August 1934; (p. 10)
— Review of He's in Again 1933 single work musical theatre -
New Tivoli Theatre : A Varied Programme
1933
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 February no. 29682 1933; (p. 4)
— Review of He's in Again 1933 single work musical theatre ; Happy Ideas 1929 single work musical theatre
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Tivoli Theatre - 'He's in Again'
1934
single work
review
— Appears in: The Age , 8 August 1934; (p. 10)
— Review of He's in Again 1933 single work musical theatre -
New Tivoli Theatre : A Varied Programme
1933
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 20 February no. 29682 1933; (p. 4)
— Review of He's in Again 1933 single work musical theatre ; Happy Ideas 1929 single work musical theatre
