Current Week Attractions in Australian Cities
Listings note Tivoli shows in Sydney and Melbourne including Follies Pred Bluett at Tivoli and Canary Cottage at Her Majesty's. Palace Turn to the Right and The House that Jack Built screen at Sydney venues, while Melbourne hosts Ada Reeve and Company and Very Good Eddie at Kings. Adelaide and Brisbane run Tivoli and vaudeville attractions with Robbery under Arms noted in Adelaide.
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Sydney
Her Majesty's
Jack
Criterion
Familiar Names Abroad In London Stage Scene
A collage of notes on performers and theatres abroad. May Erne and He at Glasgow Empire as mails depart, May Moore Duprez at London halls, late Thomas J. West of Wests Pictures with estate near £40,000, Nella Webr and Fred Lindsay at Shefield Hippodrome, Camille Clifford at Palladium, Eric Clifford in France with regiment, Mark Sheridan front-page drawing, George H. Foss sent to Capetown, Shepherd and Ray securing extended season, theatres loosening scenery rules prompting car use, appearances by Mrs Patrick Campbell and other stars, Sam Mayo and others at Holborn Empire, Paul Rubens engaged to Phyllis Dare before illness ends engagement.
Harry Clays Enterprises At The Bridge Theatre Newtown
Harry Clays Enterprises presents a busy week at the Bridge Theatre Newtown with Run For A Doctor company featuring Arthur Morley Lulu Eugene Ted Stanley Elsie Bates Will Rollow Edna Farrell and more. Also in vaudeville Farrell and Verrol Morley and Bates perform The Old Veteran while Fun At A Wedding and a Mix Up At Manly tour add to the circuit.
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Bridge Theatre
Newtown
Harry Clay i
Clay
Arthur Morley
Lulu Eugune
Ted Stanley
Elsie Bates
Will Rollow
Edna Farrell
Dudleys
Arthur Elliott
Amy Rochelle
Farrell
Verro
Morley
Bates
Jas
Croydon
Elosie Taylor
Walter Jamieson
Kitty Stanley
Will Kenny
Addie Barton
Dave Warne
Geo. Pagden
Daisy Sylvester
la Perle
Manly Company
John Cosgrove
Maud Staverdale
Two Gilberts
Lulu Ebstein
Sid Lumley
Raymond Duc
Fred Lyles
Harry Clay
Follies New Bill Dazzles Despite Absent Stars
The Follies unveil a radically refreshed program on Saturday with new costumes and novel ballets, lighting, and staging that excite audiences. Absentees Miss Vera Pearce and Miss Thelma Faye leave gaps, yet Peggy Peat steps up alongside Jack Cannot, Billy Rego, George Welch, and Daisy Yates in a lively, humorous, and well-sung show.
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Follies
Rickards
McIntosh
Vera Pearce
Jack Cannot
Cannot
Billy Rego
George Welch
Rego
Roor
Daisy Yates
Peggy Peat
Miss Pearce
Miss Raye
Chicago
Jean Keith
Sydney Yates
Fred Bluett
Bluett
Gwen Lewis
Jack Quinlan
Lonzo Cox
Wirths Circus Show Promises Allied Acts in Sydney
It is seventeen years since Wirths started their Australian circus and the current programme features star acts from Allied nations. The bill includes The Riogoku Royal Japanese Troupe Huling's Seals Bayley Bros Posing Horses and Dogs Rowland Family Society Circus Maximo the Marvel of the Wire Transfield and Freeman bounding jockeys The Dealmas French equestriennes Wirths Lions and Elephants horses ponies and a water spectacle. A matinee at 2.45 today. Box plan at Nicholson's.
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Wirth
Dealmas
Equestriennes
Nicholson's
Jinker Goes to the Royal Theatre Royal Melbourne Run
Jinker Goes to the Royal Jinker comedy at Theatre Royal Melbourne extends a week from next Saturday with a refreshed cast led by Fred Macdonald and Harry McDonna alongside a first class company. Marie Tempest continues to pack the Theatre Royal Melbourne as the New English Musical Comedy Company and the English comedienne chase box office records amid reminiscences of the venue’s golden days.
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Jinker
Theatre Royal
Fred Macdonald
Harry McDonna
Junker
Marie Tempest
Theatre Royal Melbourne
Comedienne
Melbourne
Theatrical lineup at Theatre Royal in 1917 season
The program advertises matinees and evenings featuring DADDY LONG LEGS and THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT. Notable cast includes KATHLENE MACDONELL and CHARLES WALDRON. Additional titles referenced include WILLIAMSON'S pantomime and various local showings with times and venues.
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Daddy Long Legs
Kathlene Macdonell
Charles Waldron
Turn to the Right Turns Australia into a Crowd-Puller
The Sydney stage scene applauds Turn to the Right at the Paisce Theatre where J Jant J. J. Jait and company deliver a witty moral comedy. Welton Richardson John Junior and Stapleiny Wert star in a deft cast with robust comic timing and polished stagecraft that delights local audiences.
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Meters
N Tait
Australia
Revie
Sydney
Peach
Paisce
Ivery
Weltoy
Richardson
John Junior
Stapleiny
Messrs
Kent
deAnite
Ada Reeve Opens in Melbourne at the Tivoli
World famed comedienne Ada Reeve returns to Australia after over two years with a sold out Melbourne Tivoli show. She salutes returning soldiers, praises Australian welcome, and features a strong supporting cast including Talleur Andrews and George's Hall performers.
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Ada Reeve
Melbournne Tivoli
Reeve
Calcutta
Tennessee
Ada Reeve Triumphs in Australian Stage Return
Ada Reeve receives wild applause and a five minute ovation after a long, acclaimed performance in Australia. The star sang forte numbers including I'm So Lonely and The Long Long Trial, while yarns of her career and a brace of floral tributes from fans and dignitaries underscore her enduring appeal in Melbourne and beyond.
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Misa Reeve
Baby Jin
Tennessee
Ada Reeve
Janet Achurch Actress Remembered in Australian Theatre
Obituary tribute reviews Janet Achurch journalist and ex actress who died in England aged 52. Traces career from Melbourne 1890 Sydney Criterion Ibsen Doll's House and later Lady Macbeth. notes temperance linked Charrington and Co. and stage tours with Williamson Garner Musgrove. Mentions Canary Cottage dance and Canaries stay at Her Majesty's Melbourne.
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Janet Achurch
Actrer
England
Melbourne
Sydney
Charrington and Co
Australia
George Rignold
Williamson
Garner and Musgrove
The
Criterion
Brough
Roucicault
Herbert Flemming
Charrington
Miss Achurch
Adrienne Lecouvreur
Fedora
G. F. Titheradge
Her Majesty's
Lady Macbeth
Marie Brooke
Manchester
Eng
Tom Curran
Pfahlert
House of Common
Garrick
Tivoli
Camille
Sara Bernhardt
Melbourne Princess Theatre
Flemming
Emma Bronton
Harry Leston
Charlie Westmacott
Four Lights
Alice May
Sunday Times
Meta Pelham
Harold Ashton Dead A longtime Williamson man dies in Melbourne
Harold Ashton aka William Jordan a trusted J C Williamson associate director died at his Melbourne home after months of illness. Beginning as a reporter in Adelaide he rose through theatre management in Australia New Zealand South Africa and the United States before returning to lead roles with the firm. His funeral was private.
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J. C Williamson
William Jordan
New Zealand
Harold Ashton
St. Kilda Road
Melbourne
J.C. Wiliamson
Ashton
J. Jordan
Burwood
The
Adelaide Register
Williamson
Dominion
Hugo
Buffalo Minstrels
South Africa
Australia
United States
Melbourne crowd packs King's Theatre for Very Good Eddie
The Melbourne King's Theatre drew a crowded opening of Very Good Eddie by J and W N Taits Musical Comedy Company. Barry Lupino as Eddie drew big applause, with Andrew Higginson also warmly received and other Sydney cast members repeating successes. Canary Cottage remains busy at Her Majesty's, while Marriage of Kitty with Marie Tempest and Grahame Browne continues to attract patrons at the Theatre Royal. Many could not gain admission.
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Tivoli
Ada Reeve and Company
Her Majesty's
Canary Cottage
Royal
Kitty
King’s
Eddie
Melbourne
King’s Theatre
WN. Taits
Sydney
Barry Lupino
Andrew Higginson
Fayette Perry
Emily Fitsroy
Daisy Revette
John Beck
Theatre Royal
Marie Tempest
Grahame-Browne
Anne
Ada Reeve
the Tivoli
Vaudeville Week Opens at Tivoli With M'Eachern
Brisbane patrons enjoy a strong vaudeville run at the Tivoli led by Malcolm M'Eachern in fine voice. The Late Player and other favorites receive warm receptions each night as the week of shows progresses, closing Friday.
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Brisbane
Tivoli
Malcolm M’eachern
the Tivoli
Malcolm M'Eachern
Anderson's Dramatic Company at Tivoli in Adelaide
Adelaide's Anderson's Dramatic Company continues to draw crowds at the Tivoli with popular revivals. On Saturday the play Robbery Under Arms was staged and drew a big house.
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Anderson
Dramatic Company
Tivoli
Wellington Arts News and Soldier Fund Drive
Wellington figures Robert Greiz and Beatrice Holloway support returned soldiers with a signed Union Jack auctioned by J C Williamson at Grand Opera House raising £20. Death of Henry D Adams noted. Florence Rockwell Company tours Christchurch and Dunedin with A Pair of Sixes. Robert Greig and Beatrice Holloway group perform. Christchurch opening April 23, Dunedin May 2 to 7. Australian revue by Walter Johnstone greets Dunedin audience.
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Wellington
Robert Greiz
Beatrice Halloway
J. C. Williamson
Grand Opera House
Henry D. Adams
Manners Street
Florence Rockwell
Christchurch
Dunedin
Robert Greig
Beatrice Holloway
John Farrell
Farrell
Tivoli Theatre Sydney Nightbill Follies Act Highlights
The Tivoli Theatre in Sydney presents a varied page with Billy Rego Silence in The Tivoli Follies and Joking and Jesting by Charlie Vaude and Verne Billy. Hugh D. McIntosh directs the Tivoli program featuring performances and novelty acts in Melbourne and Sydney venues.
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Billy Rego
Charlie—Vaude & Verne
Billy
Tivoli Theatre
Melbourne
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Girl of the Future
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Eric Clifford
Sheerness
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Ray
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Victor Kelly
King and Benson
Sam Stern
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Falmouth
Phyllis Dare
Mr. Rubens
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Lith
M’carthy
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Wilson Barrett
Lillah M'Carthy
Rita Nugent
Maggie Dickenson
London Pride
General du Maurier
East End
LA Krey
Debh Wetett Ye Wey
Wirth's Circus
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Baturday
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Berrie
Williameon, Ltd
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Mewar
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Tait
Miss Reeve
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Iitola, Billed As A Unique Mystery Tan George's Hall
Mae
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Alou
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Idate Yuy
Hoge
Neusre
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Seven Keys
Baldgate
Madge Elliott
Jack Hooker
Her Majesty’s
Co-operative Film Exchange, Ltd
Toto Play House
Interstate News
Canary
City
Capaci
Her Majesty's Theatre
Miller's Feather Shop
Strand
Pit Street
Palace Theatre
Boa
Sk Helen
Wirth Bros., Ltd
Colossal Circus
Larth
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ER Majesty's Theatre
Williams
Wellermorn
Aline
Dinection
Wlleamson
Aktinn Thiewhi
Erie
Lerand
Ovidence
King's
Sew Musica! Omiriy Company
Barry Djent
Prines
Queen OF the Tivoli Follies
Daily—Yates
Sidney Tivoli Follies Sydney
Frank Marckley
Hugh D. Mcintosh
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