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Little Red Riding Hood single work   musical theatre   pantomime   fantasy  
Issue Details: First known date: 1923... 1923 Little Red Riding Hood
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'Written and produced by Mr Jim Gerald,' writes the Sydney Morning Herald's theatre critic, 'the familiar nursery story has been expanded to admit last minute rescues by Boy Blue, a droll love adventure [between] the Dame and Lord Helpus, and a dazzling series of ballets and dances, culminating in the grand march in the Palace of Porcelain ... The initial performance reflected the humour and taste of the author and his assistants, the painstaking rehearsal of principals and chorus, the art of the costumiers and decorators, and the smooth efficiency of mechanics and stage hands' (24 December 1923, p.6).

Production Details

  • 1923: Fullers' Theatre, Sydney, 24 December 1923 - 30 January 1924.

    • Director Jim Gerald; Producer Fullers' Theatres Ltd; Chorus Polly McLaren.
    • Cast incl. Jim Gerald (Dolly Dimples), Reg Hawthorne (Lord Helpus), Lance Vane (Willie, a fat boy), Marie La Varre (Boy Blue), Rene Barlee (Red Riding Hood), Essie Jennings (Fairy Queen), Howard Hall (King Wolf), Billy Le Brun (Rachel the dog), Mona Thomas, Letty Craydon, Polly McLaren, Kitty Morton, Myra Rowe, Ernest Crawford, Fred Moore, Cliff Stevens, and Rice and Elmer (acrobats).
    • Actor/comedian Cliff Stevens (aka Clifton Stephen Australia Fitzgerald) was one of Jim Gerald's brothers.

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First known date: 1923
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Works about this Work

'Little Red Riding Hood' : Fullers' Theatre 1923 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 December no. 26823 1923; (p. 7)
— Review of Little Red Riding Hood Jim Gerald , 1923 single work musical theatre
'Little Red Riding Hood' : Fullers' Theatre 1923 single work review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 24 December no. 26823 1923; (p. 7)
— Review of Little Red Riding Hood Jim Gerald , 1923 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
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