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The Cave Dwellers single work   musical theatre   revue/revusical   humour  
Issue Details: First known date: 1919... 1919 The Cave Dwellers
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Revusical.

One of the songs performed during the 1919 Princess Theatre season was 'Winter-time is the Time for Cuddling', which was sung by Olga Pennington dressed 'in a dainty Canadian bathing suit' (Theatre Magazine September 1919, p.28).

Notes

  • This one-act music comedy is likely to have been written (or adapted) by George Edwards in collaboration with one or more troupe members, notably principal comedians Ted Stanley and Arthur Elliott.

Production Details

  • 1919: Princess Theatre, Sydney, 22-28 August.

    • Director George Edwards; Producer Harry Clay (Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd).
    • Cast incl. Ted Stanley, George Edwards, Arthur Elliott, Olga Pennington, Elvie Stagpoole, Eileen and Bessie Phillips, the Harmony Four.

    1919: Harry Clay's suburban circuit (Sydney), ca. August/September.

    • Cast and production mostly as for previous Princess Theatre season.

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

Works about this Work

The Month in Vaudeville : Interviews and Impressions X-Ray , 1919 single work review
— Appears in: The Theatre Magazine , September 1919; (p. 28)

— Review of The Cave Dwellers George Edwards , 1919 single work musical theatre
The Month in Vaudeville : Interviews and Impressions X-Ray , 1919 single work review
— Appears in: The Theatre Magazine , September 1919; (p. 28)

— Review of The Cave Dwellers George Edwards , 1919 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 Jun 2014 07:09:40
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