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A small-scale pantomime, the storyline rests largely on Widow Bunce, who becomes the tenth wife of Bluebeard after a mix-up over a love potion. The potion had been intended for her daughter, Fatima. Widow Bounce gathers the other hard-done-by wives together and they give Bluebeard a very bad time.
Songs incorporated into the 1917 production included 'Bright Eyes' and 'Over the Garden' (sung by Mattie Jansen) and 'Memories' and 'Sweetheart (sung by Emili Dani).
Notes
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Edward Jasper's Pantomime Company toured the pantomime over 1913 and 1914 (billed under the alternate title, Bluebeard ). Reviews and advertising also indicate that Taylor had revised and updated the production.
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Taylor and Coleman's 1917 version (sometimes referred to as Bluebeard's Harum), was described as a small-scale production, with the storyline resting largely on Widow Bunce, who becomes the tenth wife of Bluebeard after a mix-up over a love potion. The potion had been intended for her daughter, Fatima. Widow Bounce gathers the other hard-done-by wives together and they give Bluebeard a very bad time. Songs incorporated into the 1917 production included: "Bright Eyes" and "Over the Garden" (sung by Mattie Jansen) and "Memories" and "Sweetheart" (Emili Dani).
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Stanley McKay is known to have toured the pantomime in 1923.
Production Details
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The first established staging of Bluebeard (as Modern Bluebeard) was at the Royal Standard Theatre, Sydney, in 1910. It was subsequently toured throughout Australia and New Zealand up until at least the early 1920s by several other companies.
For an extensive and inclusive inventory of producation dates see the Australian Variety Theatre Archive - 'Works: 1910' (sighted 22/04/2014).
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Works about this Work
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Pantomime Under Canvas
1923
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— Appears in: Everyone's , 24 January 1923; (p. 33) A brief article on Stanley McKay's recent theatrical operations, including his association with Alf Coleman in forming the 'Aldwych' company for a Northern NSW tour. -
Alhambra Theatre
1919
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 June 1919; (p. 7)
— Review of Modern Bluebeard 1910 single work musical theatre -
'Bluebeard'
1917
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 27 December 1917; (p. 6)
— Review of Modern Bluebeard 1910 single work musical theatre -
'The Modern Bluebeard'
1910
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 September 1910; (p. 12)
— Review of Modern Bluebeard 1910 single work musical theatre
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Alhambra Theatre
1919
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 16 June 1919; (p. 7)
— Review of Modern Bluebeard 1910 single work musical theatre -
'Bluebeard'
1917
single work
review
— Appears in: The Brisbane Courier , 27 December 1917; (p. 6)
— Review of Modern Bluebeard 1910 single work musical theatre -
'The Modern Bluebeard'
1910
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 22 September 1910; (p. 12)
— Review of Modern Bluebeard 1910 single work musical theatre -
Pantomime Under Canvas
1923
single work
column
— Appears in: Everyone's , 24 January 1923; (p. 33) A brief article on Stanley McKay's recent theatrical operations, including his association with Alf Coleman in forming the 'Aldwych' company for a Northern NSW tour.
