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Issue Details: First known date: 1918... 1918 Loo from Woolloomooloo
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Incorporated in to the Babes in the Wood pantimime, where it was performed by Nat Phillips in his role as Stiffy.

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  • The 1918 published score includes the lyrics to four additional stanzas. Each stanza refers to a different girl from a different inner-city suburb of Sydney: Summer Hill, Balmain, Glebe, and Elizabeth Bay.

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The Babes in the Wood Nat Phillips , Fullers' Theatres , 1918 single work musical theatre pantomime fantasy

An adaptation by Nat Phillips of the popular pantomime story that sees two young children kidnapped by robbers and taken into a forest. As with many previous versions, much of the story is played out in Sherwood Forest, and introduces various characters from the Robin Hood legend. The production also saw Nat Phillips and Roy Rene (as Stiffy and Mo) play the thieves employed (by Horace Mann's character) to steal the babes.

One of the highlights of the pantomime was a tableau tribute to the Anzacs, titled 'The Glory of Australia'. In the march of the battalions, the various colours of troops and places the Australians fought were also depicted. A painting (by Lieutenant G. P. Hoskins) of Gallipoli under fire was also presented. Other scenic highlights were said to be Rose Petals (aka Rose Land) and Sherwood Forest.

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Subjects:
  • Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Summer Hill, Ashfield - Burwood area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Balmain, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Glebe, Glebe - Leichhardt - Balmain area, Sydney Inner West, Sydney, New South Wales,
  • Elizabeth Bay, Kings Cross area, Inner Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales,
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