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Born: Established: 1913 ;
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1 1 Aladdin George Willoughby Ltd , A. E. Martin , 1913 single work musical theatre pantomime fantasy

This version of Aladdin reportedly stayed close to the 'Arabian Nights' tales, with the only radical change being a change of setting, from Tartary to China. Several reviews also suggest that the large number of specialty acts, many of whom were well-known vaudeville artists, gave the production an air of revue as much as that of pantomime.

Songs known to have been incorporated into the story were: "The Trail of the Lonesome Pine" and "Moon Song" (sung by Carrie Moore), "Whistle It" (Grace Palotta) and "Heart that's Free" (Mabel Batchelor).

[Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive]
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