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Source: Australian Variety Theatre Archive
George H. Ward George H. Ward i(A105615 works by) (birth name: George Peter Jacob) (a.k.a. "Hermie" Ward)
Born: Established: ca. 1893 New Jersey,
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United States of America (USA),
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Americas, ; Died: Ceased: 27 Nov 1944 Hobart, Southeast Tasmania, Tasmania,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1920
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1 The Babes in the Wood George H. Ward , F. Gayle Wyer , 1929 single work musical theatre

Reportedly 'told by Mr Ward in a straightforward manner, without undue exaggeration' (Brisbane Courier 23 December 1929, p.16). Songs and other musical numbers included: 'Duck and Drake' (dance), 'Breakaway' (sung by Miss THommas), 'Wood Nymphs Ballet' (composed by Steve Grice), and the 'Flower Ballet.'
1 A Trip to Morrocco George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 In Mexico George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Hotel Topsy Turvey George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Variety Isle George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Oh Boy George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 My Boy Johnny George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 The Suffragettes George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Social Climbers Social Vamps George H. Ward , Charles L. Sherman , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.

Described as 'a social splash in society' (Sydney Morning Herald 9 June 1923, p.2). One of the songs incorporated into the 1923 production was 'Mother in Ireland,' sung by Les Warton.
1 Ku-Klux-Klan George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical

Revusical.

Set in America, where George H. Ward's alter ego, 'Little Hermie', is the world's greatest detective.
1 Cohen's Vacation George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Keeping Fit George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 The Lure of the Ring George H. Ward , Bert Le Blanc , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1927 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Whose Wife? George H. Ward , Charles L. Sherman , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , 1923 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.
1 Out West George H. Ward , Charles L. Sherman , Snapshot Revue Company , Fullers' Theatres , Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd , 1923 single work musical theatre revue/revusical humour

Revusical.

In this western revusical, Little Hermie (aka George Ward) is the Sheriff of Lame Dog Gully (Sydney Morning Herald 19 May 1923, p.2). A review of the 1923 Sydney season notes:

The Ward and Sherman Company have ingeniously woven a wild west episode, with concomitant guns and violence, into their new revue, Out West... The stark verities of cowboy life hardly fit in with the idea of dainty ballet girls, soft romantic music, love, and love-making, but given a shoutingly funny sheriff like "Little Hermie Shultz" and an intermediate link of burlesque is supplied, which quite satisfactorily unites the contrasting elements of the story (Sydney Morning Herald 21 May 1923, p.5).

One of the scenes mentioned takes place in the Lame Dog Bar, complete with a 'handsome group of girls.'

A 1927 advertisement provides some conflicting information, however, when it indicates that 'Little Hermie the umbrella mender [met] heaps of trouble from the bold bad men' and that 'Bert Le Blanc [was] the valiant sheriff' (Argus 21 May 1927, n. pag.).
1 2 The Babes in the Wood George H. Ward , Fullers' Theatres , 1921 single work musical theatre pantomime fantasy

This adaptation of the well-known children's story utilised the Robin Hood/Sherwood Forest setting popularised in many previous pantomime productions.

The scenes staged were:

Act 1Scene 1. The Cave of the Witches;

Scene 2. The Village of Sherwood;

Scene 3. On the Road to Sherwood Forest;

Scene 4. Sherwood Forest;

Scene 5. Outside Dragon Palace;

Scene 6. Cloudland Cabaret and The Beautiful Illuminated Aeroplane.

Act 2. Scene 1. Sherwood Railway Station;

Scene 2. Near Flower Land;

Scene 3. Rose Land;

Scene 4. Once Again Outside Dragon Palace;

Scene 5. A Street in the U.S.A.;

Scene 6. Windmill Land.
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