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In a review of the 1917 production, staged on Harry Clay's Sydney suburban circuit, the Theatre Magazine's critic writes : 'Roy Redgrave was deservedly the hit of the evening in the characterisation of a war veteran in the comedy-dramatic sketch, "The Story of Waterloo"... As Dr Miller, the German spy... Truman Neilson is [also] seen at his best' (April 1917, 39).
The same review records that the sketch was written by Redgrave.
Production Details
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1915: King's Theatre, Adelaide; 16-29 January. Director Roy Redgrave; Producer Fuller-Brennan. - Cast: Roy Redgrave (the war veteran), T. Walton (Dr Miller, a German spy).
1917: Bridge Theatre, Newtown (Sydney) ; ca. March. Director Roy Redgrave; Producer Clay's Bridge Theatre Ltd; Scenic Art. Alec Stagpoole; Stage Mngr. Ted Gabriel. - Cast: Roy Redgrave (the war veteran), Truman Neilson (Dr Miller).
1919: Central Picture Theatre, Adelaide; 22-25 February. Director Roy Redgrave; Producer Thomas H. Harding.
- Presented as additional entertainment to a film programme.
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Entries connected with this record have been sourced from on-going historical research into Australian-written theatre and film being conducted by Dr Clay Djubal.
