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A revue company operating under the auspices of Tivoli Theatres Ltd during the early to mid-1920s, the Tivoli Frolics also compised a ballet/chorus billed as the Tivoli Eight. In 1922, the company was under the direction of English singer/comedian James Goold-Taylor, who wrote a number of sketches and a pantomime, Babes in the Woods.

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Notes

  • 1. HISTORICAL NOTES AND CORRECTIONS:

    In the majority of instances, the Frolics' revues were not presented under an umbrella theme. Although advertising invariably highlighted the forthcoming week's entertainment as revue, these advertisements generally included the titles of two or three of the sketches rather than an overall production name. For the week 15-21 December 1922, the feature sketches advertised in the Brisbane Courier were, for example, 'The Stage Rehearsal,' 'April Showers', and 'A La Militaire' (15 December 1922, p.2). A review in the following day's edition indicates that the show also included the sketch 'Taxi' and the farce 'Here's Luck' (16 December 1922, p.10).

  • 2. TIVOLI FROLICS PERSONNEL:

    All dates shown below are established years only. In some instances, people may have been associated with the company prior to or after the dates shown, but these years have not yet been identified.

    1. Principal troupe members included Wally Anderson (1922), Vera Benson (1922), May Geary (1922), James Goold-Taylor (1922, also writer/director), Alma Gumbley (1922), Glenmore Jones (1922), Richard McClelland (1922), Percy McKay (1922), Eric Masters (1922), Moon and Morris (1922), Milton Owen (1922), Lena Ryan (1922), Madeline Rossiter (1922), Hector St Clair (1922), Dorothy Summers (1922), Dorothy Taylor (1922).

    2. Additional notes and/or historical clarification:

    • Percy McKay's surname is sometimes spelled Mackay.


  • 3. ENGAGEMENTS CHRONOLOGY:

    1922: 3 November - 31 December ; Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane.

    1923: 1-18 January ; Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane.

  • Entries connected with this record have been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian-written music theatre and film being conducted by Dr Clay Djubal.
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