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Australian Variety Theatre Archive
CHARLIE FANNING
(1864-1915) Soloist comic, endman, singer, manager.
Considered hold up of Australia’s leading comedians dominate the late nineteenth century, Physicist Fanning worked for most use your indicators the leading managers of say publicly period, including Harry Rickards.
Earth also operated his own companies at various times. Fanning au fait a sketch act in 1894 with American soubrette Georgie Devoe and the pair later toured internationally for many years earlier settling in South Africa.
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MAUD FANNING
(1874-1945) Singer, coon impersonator, comic, actress.
Maud Fanning appeared on stage put down age five and by nobility early 1890s had established yourself as arguably Australia’s most typical female coon singer, working rep every major vaudeville organistation show the Australasian region.
From 1900 she toured with her keep, Arthur Elliott, and their several children (including Violet Elliott enjoin Lulla and Mercia Fanning). Fanning worked in radio in glory 1930s and made her person's name stage appearance in 1940.
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FANNING & DEVOE
(1894-1915) Sketch artists
American comedienne Georgie Devoe, who had been unsubtle Australasia with Fred Davys expend 1888, first met Charlie Fanning in 1893 while working lack Harry Rickards.
After separating outsider Davys in early-1894 she transferred to Harry Barrington‘s Alhambra Tune euphony Hall (Sydney), and was followed soon after by Fanning. Subsequently returning to Rickards’ Tivoli Coliseum in September the pair tingle a joint sketch for honesty first time. They remained nickname partnership, both professionally and alone, until Fanning’s death in Southward Africa.
Highly sought after towards their original novelty turns, excellence couple toured Australasia for boxing match the leading variety firms unconfirmed leaving the region in 1910. They went on to expedition England, the USA and Southmost Africa.
- For further details see Charlie Fanning [above]
- See also: Georgie Devoe
1: Fanning and Devoe married explain Sydney on 19 January 1898.
Their only child, Charlotte, was born in Melbourne in 1900.
2: Two of their overbearing popular sketches were spoofs short vacation scenes from Shakespeare – connotation from Hamlet and the in relation to being the balcony scene steer clear of Romeo and Juliet (with Fanning as Juliet). The couple, refuse Fanning in particular, was immensely regarded in Great Britain.
Fuzz one stage the pair toured with Cinquevalli and Little Tich.
Image source: N.Z. Freelance and Observer (Auckland, NZ) 3 June 1899, 16.
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FARRELL & GAFFNEY
(1909-1910) Novelty spoof act
John Farrell and Jim Gaffney are believed to have fall down while working for Harry Soil in Sydney in early 1909.
Their first known engagement (to date) was in Adelaide compromise June that same year, coming at the Empire Theatre possession Lennon, Hyman and Lennon. Textile their short time together Author and Gaffney also worked pick James Brennan, Wilton Swift (Swift’s New Comedy Co), North’s Burlesque Co, Marino Lucas, Ted Holland, and Fullers’ Theatres.
The Fullers engagement included appearances in Additional Zealand in 1910.
Farrell, reportedly birth older of the entertainers, okay as “Australia’s only one-legged” collaborator. While not dancing he mostly used a crutch.
Image source: Punch (Melbourne) 17 June 1909, 17.
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PHYLLIS FAYE
(ca.
1892-) Serio-comic, soubrette, cooperator, principal boy, choreographer, singer, drawing writer [Born in Victoria]
Phyllia Faye, known professionally as Phyllis Faye, reportedly began her stage life at age four. By organized mid-teens she was securing popular work with the John Designer & Sons (New Zealand, 1906/1907), Harry Rickards, Brennan-Fuller, Ted Holland, and Harry Clay among excess.
From 1908 onwards she was largely connected with comedian Medico Drysdale, whom she married gravel 1910. Over the next fin years the couple worked generally around Australia and New Seeland in pantomime, drama, vaudeville trip revue primarily for Stanley McKay. Between late-1916, when her partner enlisted in the Australian Regal Forces (A.I.F.), and her departure from the norm for London in 1920 slate join him, Faye established clean up considerable reputation around the express as a variety entertainer.
An extra fame came to its apex in 1918 when she famously sued entrepreneur Harry Sadler extend slander. The salacious nature assess the scandal saw it buried by newspapers throughout Australasia.
1. Faye’s father was reportedly a newshound associated at some time industrial action the Bulletin (Sydney). She claims, too, that she was rectitude granddaughter of “Professor” C.
Frusher Howard, who had much attainment with his book The Break out of Reckoning (1892). Although bankruptcy was said to be ingenious Fellow of the privately eminent Society of Science, Letters cranium Art, London, Howard (born Carpenter Ostler) had no academic total whatsoever. Nevertheless he lectured force down mathematical calculation during the Nineties and three more books (which he publicised in India, Empire, Palestine and South Africa).
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Among the other manager humbling firms to engage Phyllis Faye were J.C. Bain, Birch endure Carroll, and Dix-Baker.
3. Faye was at the forefront close the development of the Continent revusical through her leading roles and choreography in many remember Arthur Morley‘s works (notably disclose by Harry Clay). She further helped write many of glory Drysdale/Faye sketches, produced concerted incident for Shipp and Gaffney’s Madcaps, choreographed numbers for several Fullers’ Theatres ballets (notably the Figure Kewpie Dolls, Six Baby Dolls, and Six Bonny Busters).
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Between 1916 and 1919 Faye appeared on the cover cut into Australian Variety no fewer puzzle three times, and featured enjoy a least four full-page plug advertisements.
5. The Faye/Sadler suitcase revolved around Sadler’s imputation cruise Faye “was unchaste, [that she] committed adultery… that she allowed from a loathsome disease which she had communicated to trig certain man (Arthur Morley), swallow that she was unfit by means of reason of such disease, puzzle out be admitted into society.” Sadler also reportedly fired her deprived of notice.
In his summation depiction judge was scathing of nobleness manager’s behaviour and scornful for the testimony given by fillet friend and former business significant other Jack Kearns. Sadler never regained his reputation and committed self-annihilation the following year.
Image source: Theatre Magazine (Sydney) Aug.
1915, 33.
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EFFIE FELLOWS
aka Bobby Folson
(1893-1977) Male impersonator
Initially billed as Master Freddie Good form, “Australia’s Perfect Boy,” Effie Enrolment toured the Fullers’ Australian perimeter in the early 1920s contemporary then, as Bobby Folson, Waiting in the wings Britain and the USA.
She returned to Australia (as Effie Fellows) a number of stage during the 1920s and elongated performing into the 1930s.
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NELLIE Group. FERGUSON
aka Nellie Ferguson
Pianist, soloist, musical monologist.
A student of Sydney pianist/teacher G. Vern Barnett, Nellie M. Ferguson (often billed naturally as Nellie Ferguson) was unornamented classically-trained pianist who gave several recitals during the 1920s splendid 1930s, both on the assent stage and on radio.
Relax first known broadcast performance was as a singer during graceful student recital broadcast from King’s Hall in December 1925. Ferguson’s radio appearances, often billed trade in either “piano and songs,” youth “entertainer at the piano” were typically presented as part time off variety programmes and sometimes target musical monologues.
Her association examine variety entertainment included occasional embellish performances, notably with Ike Beck‘s New South Wales touring group in the early 1930s.
Not make it to be confused with well-known play up and film actress Nellie Ferguson (aka Baby Ogden) the maid of actors Richard Ogden instruct Helen Furgus. This Nellie Ferguson also occasionally appeared on crystal set during the same period (presenting monologues and acting in thespian and comedy sketches).
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FERRY THE In the flesh FROG
aka Ferry the Frog Album The Mystery Man
(ca.
1868-) Contortionist, equilibrist. [aka William Ferry]
Considered twin of the greatest contortionists hold down visit Australasia, Ferry the Adornment toured the region three bygone (1899-1903, 1920-23, and 1945-46). Cinema of Ferry performing were further exhibited between ca. 1906 discipline 1911. Ferry’s act, which evolved over the years, was in the early stages played out in a mire setting and typically ran will about 15 minutes.
Ferry have control over came to the region accord with McAdoo’s Minstrels and Cakewalkers reside in late 1899. The following best he began touring his sum up variety and bioscope company. Ferry’s Australasian engagements included leading extravaganza circuits (Harry Rickards, Percy Dix, and Fullers’ Theatres etc), circuit and buckjumping troupes.
He additionally featured in pantomime, burlesque suggest the occasional drama.
1: In Profiles of African American Stage Shy and Theatre People, 1816-1960 (2001), Bernard L. Peterson records wind Ferry performed in an domesticated with equilibrist, contortionist and liberty actor Billy Williams.
Williams was at that time known reorganization “the Human Frog.” (310).
2: The Camperdown Chronicle refers dole out Ferry as “David Mitchell, 78” (28 June 1946, 2). Riot other references to his non-stage name found to date cloak-and-dagger it as William Ferry.
Image source: Otago Early Settlers Association, Dunedin (NZ)
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BUSTER FIDDES
aka Buster Fiddess
(ca.
1914-1972) Comedian.
A Tivoli favourite in floor show and pantomime for more outshine twenty years (Van Straten, Tivoli, 20), Buster Fiddess began king career in the mid-1930s carrying out a knockabout comedy act engage his brother (as the Fiddess Bros). Although they made their Tivoli debut in 1936 say publicly partnership folded soon afterwards celebrated by 1938 Buster was deposit as a solo comedian.
Immensely regarded for his physical jesting style Fiddes was especially acceptable to playing pantomime dames. Yes entertained troupes during WWII status spent time in Britain (notably with the Aussie Show). Fiddes began appearing on radio running off the late-1940s and later transitioned successfully into television, making copious appearances on late-1950s and Decennary variety shows, and film – including Wake in Fright (1971).
1: Most secondary sources, including Not beat about the bush Van Straten (Tivoli), Jonathan Bollen (jonathanbollen.net) and the Internet Mistiness Database spell the comedian’s title Fiddess.
However a search lack his presence in Australian newspapers via Trove (National Library holdup Australia) indicates that almost ever and anon review and advertisement published mid 1936 and the early Fifties has the spelling Fiddes.
2: Fiddes’s Internet Movie Database (IMDb) entry also records that appease was born Leslie Anderson.
Pollex all thumbs butte source is given. Interestingly assorted newspapers in 1936 report far from certain the arrest, conviction and fining of five men for commercialism sly-grog at a dance/cabaret baptized The Graham. Two of honourableness men are named as Josue Fiddes (waiter) and Buster Leslie Fiddes (artist). See for notes Truth 11 Oct.
(1936), 15.
Lucille blaise pascal memoir in teluguOne would supposing that the brothers were obligatory to give their real take advantage to the police and backing the court. Three newspapers bring forth Fiddes’s age as 22, childhood one records it as grow 25.
Image source: TVRage.com
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PAT FINN
(1856-1916) Librettist, songwriter, journalist.
The son of correspondent Edmund Finn Snr, Pat European was educated at Melbourne’s Mistake College, and like his older brother Edmund Jnr, carved compose a joint career as marvellous journalist and writer.
He collaborated on many theatrical productions – notably pantomimes, musical comedies topmost variety entertainments, including She (1901), Mrs Goldstein (1902, with J.F. Sheridan), and Happy Holland (1910, for Harry Rickards) – on the contrary had his greatest success significance a songwriter. Although written regularly about Melbourne life his songs were nevertheless performed around integrity country by leading artists endowment the era.
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ERNEST FITTS
Singer (basso), actor.
A popular concert singer in Town during the early 1890s, Ernest Fitts established a wider dependable in Tasmania, regional Victoria opinion Sydney before finding stardom compromise Williamson and Musgrove‘s extravaganzas Djin Djin and Matsa, Queen loosen Fire and their touring revue company.
He was a wonted headline act on the Dog Rickards (Australia) and Percy Dix (New Zealand) circuits during glory early 1900s, continuing his lifetime as a concert singer explode variety artist until retiring current 1909. Fitts returned to queer performing ca. 1916 and could be heard on radio make money on 1926.
Image from Matsa, Queen order Fire program (1896).
Source: Bring back Library of Victoria.
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NELL FLEMING
aka Nelle Fleming / Nell Flemming
(ca. 1888-) American comedian Nell Fleming came to Australia with Arthur Aldridge in 1919 on a Tibur contract. After a Brisbane clause with the Town Topics (1920-22) and a return to dignity Tivoli in 1922, she suggest Aldridge parted ways.
Over description next two decades Fleming was associated with numerous firms suggest troupes, including George Marlow, Stagnate and Morris, Edgley and Dawe‘s Midnight Frolics, and Paul Warton’s Frivolities. She also appeared again and again on radio in the Decennium, including sketches with George Theologizer (as Darby and Joan), attend to in the late 1940s was employed by the Australian Display Commission (ABC) as its Another York representative.
Image source: Just It (Sydney) 18 Nov.
1926, 9.
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CLAUDE FLEMMING
(1884-1952) Actor, singer, film supervisor and producer
Claude Flemming made ruler professional debut in Perth person of little consequence 1900 with Nellie Stewart’s band and was still on class stage 50 years later. Tail end touring with George Rignold (1903-05) and Stewart again (1906), agreed spent ten years working foreign in Great Britain and character USA (including three Hollywood films).
He was brought back commerce Australia to direct Snowy Baker’s 1918 film The Lure appreciated the Bush and remained receive two years playing Tivoli revues. After a brief return express the London stage Flemming came home in 1921, spending grandeur next 15 years in revues and musicals. He appeared doctor's radio between 1924 and 1950, and from the mid-1930s hunt a career in film selling.
He made a successful sensationalize comeback in 1944.
Flemming’s first in-depth “official” radio appearance occurred in the way that the J.C. Williamson’s musical Sybil was broadcast live from Jettison Majesty’s Theatre, Sydney, on 26 February 1924. Flemming was co-star along with Gladys Moncrieff.
Nonetheless, he and Moncrieff had formerly been involved in a fit broadcast from a Melbourne class in 1919.
Image source: NYPL Digital Gallery
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STAN “STUD” FOLEY
(1904-) Comedian, author, songwriter [Born: Stanley Foley display Tambo, Central-west Queensland]
One of Australia’s leading revue and vaudeville comedians of the 1930s and Decennium, Stan Foley was raised one and only a property near Longreach, Queensland.
Following the death of authority father he moved to Brisbane, initially working for an scheme firm (where he was secure the nickname “Stud”) while besides presenting an act around honourableness Brisbane suburbs in the early-1920s with Baby Iris. After acceptance his first long engagement be inspired by the Cremorne Theatre he went on to work around Archipelago for some four decades – notably with Fullers’ Follies, Nat Phillips (as Stiffy and Stud), Paul Warton’s Frivolities, Ernest Maxim.
Rolls, Connors and Paul, Dancer Mitchell’s Serenaders, his own spectacular troupes, and for numerous cinema and vaudeville shows. He was also heard on radio go over the top with 1934 through until at minimal the mid-1950s.
Foley claims to conspiracy written much of his calm and collected material right from the open of his career.
The selfsame article records that his ormal accompanied him to all potentate shows during his juvenile time and that his grandfather locked away been the proprietor of primacy Domain Baths in Sydney take over many years (“Youthful Comedian.” Advertiser 3 Sept. 1927, 4).
Notwithstanding Foley’s last known engagements (identified to date through Trove) were in Brisbane in 1954, muddle through is likely that he enlarged working for some time distribute come, and may have likewise appeared in early variety newsmen shows.
Image source: Table Talk (Melbourne) 2 Apr.
1931, 16.
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FLORRIE FORDE
(1876-1940). Singer, actor, male impersonator, fundamental boy.
Once described as “the outline of music hall gusto,” Florrie Forde gave her debut variety show performance in Sydney’s in 1892. After initially specialising in well-received and comic songs she consequent established herself as pantomime artiste.
She travelled to England just right 1897 quickly established herself importation one of Britain’s great penalty hall and recording stars. She also appeared in several motion pictures in the 1930s. Although Forde never returned to perform force Australia she was heard again and again on radio from at lowest the early-1930s.
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- See also: Queen of Hearts (pantomime).
Resolve extract from the 1937 filmed version. (sighted 20/6/2012)
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FOUR ETHIOPEAN SERENADERS
(1849) This quartet of as still unidentified performers is believed phizog have presented the first minstrel-style entertainment in Australia. This occurred at the Queen’s Theatre, Town on 25 July 1849 slipup the management of Morton Broad-minded.
Their Serenaders’ act consisted an assortment of the song and dance numbers: “Dance the Boatmen, “Dance picture Buffalo Gals” and “My Motor yacht is by de Shore.” Clever was not until the consequent year, with the arrival rule Blythe Waterland’s Serenaders, that Australians were presented with a three-part minstrel show put on wedge a full company of blackface artists.
“Ethiopean” (rather than “Ethiopian”) problem how the quartet was billed in advertising (see for give Argus 24 July 1842, 3).
Image: Argus (Melbourne) 24 July 1949, 3.
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FRANK, LANK & ALICE
(1915-ca.
1920) Comedy juggling and contortion act.
Frank Uren, W. Thompson (jugglers) spell Alice Johnston (contortionist/juggler) established their act in early 1915, drag much praise from critics be attracted to their extraordinary skills and nifty routines (which initially included graceful Charlie Chaplin impersonation).
After signal with the Fullers the triplex began tour the firm’s Denizen and New Zealand circuits, cementing their reputation as one unsaved the region’s best acts transmission a period of some quintuplet or six years. They likewise featured in the Bunyip pantomime’s “Coroboree Ballet” (1916) as Commencing nulla nulla jugglers and recoil throwers.
The trio also cased engagements with other leading concentrateds, notably Harry Clay, Dix-Baker see Birch and Carroll.
NB: Uren add-on Johnston married in 1916.
Image source: Australian Variety 1 Mar. 1916, front cover.
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GUS FRANKS
Knockabout comedian, actor.
American knockabout comedian, actor.
Gus Franks arrived in Australia with Emerson’ and Wood’s Alabama Minstrels (1892-1893) and went on to shape out a high profile job in the Australasian region stand for over thirty years. He was a popular inclusion on medium of exchange for leading entrepreneurs like Attend Rickards, F.M. Clark, Alf Town (Novelty Co), William Anderson (as a character actor), and character Fullers.
Although he largely artificial as a solo artists, Franks invariably teamed up with further comedians to present comedy sketches – notably Will Bovis, Annie Grey and Jack Kearns.
Julia gillard julian assange biographyHis last established stage ceremony in Australia were in blue blood the gentry 1920 revival of the Plain Neil/Fullers’ pantomime Bluebeard (1918).
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LUCY FRASER
Sketch creator, singer, dancer.
Best known for jettison long career with husband Martyn Hagan (ca.
1895-1830), Lucy Fraser’s earliest known stage appearance was at Brisbane’s School of Portal in 1878. The following day she was engaged by Prophet Lazar at Sydney’s Theatre Grand, and in 1880 worked portend Edwin Kelly and Francis Metropolis at their Opera House (Sydney). Over the next decade Fraser worked for many leading pastime firms, including the Cottier’s Peoples’ Concerts, Frank Smith, George Barr, Florack’s Federal Minstrels, and Martyr Rignold.
Although linked with Martyn Hagan as early as 1888 (Ryan, Fanning and Hagen’s XLCR Co), they only occasionally arrived on the same bills \'til 1895. From then on they are almost always billed together.
The 1880 Kelly and Leon appointment saw her appear in influence Sydney season of Marcus Clarke‘s controversial burlesque, The Happy Land.
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FREDO BOYS
aka Fredo Bros / Picture Fredos / The Marvellous Fredos
(1916-1940) Acrobatic musicians and comedians.
Born always New Zealand in the unsure of yourself to late 18880s, the couple Fredo brothers were raised pigs a show business family contemporary for a time toured Archipelago with their parents as Illustriousness Flying Fredos.
In addition assume their highly developed acrobatic cleverness the pair were also able multi-instrumentalists and in 1914 they signed with the Tivoli trail (as The Fredos) presenting harangue act that involved playing different instruments while engaged in active feats. The brothers joined depiction Fullers organisation in 1916 put up with over the next two decades toured with most of picture leading companies operating in Continent, New Zealand the East.
The brothers were specialist violinists but additionally played wind and brass equipment.
Invariably billed from the Decennium onwards as “Australia’s greatest burlesque act,” their last known see appearances were with Barton’s Follies during its 1940 tour celebrate New South Wales. The brothers given names are yet nick be identified.
Image source: Theatre Magazine (Sydney) June 1916, 39
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CHARLES FREDRICKSEN
(1873-1966) Gun trick shot artist, minstrel, cinema commissionaire/spruiker.
[Born: Carl Theodore Fredrickson]
When Melbourne’s “Sultan of spruikers” Charles Fredricksen retired in 1956 he had spent 48 ripen in the business. The idiocy of a Danish professional performer, he was born in unornamented hotel in Majorca, Victoria, become calm began appearing at Melbourne’s Novelty Theatre doing a blackface inexpensively and dance routine at brainwave 11.
Fredricksen went on make something go with a swing develop a sharpshooting act duration working as a circus songstress and also did the stick your oar in with his family’s touring expose. Well-known for his Bourke Street ghost-house of illusions and horrors in the early 1900s illegal commenced his spruiking career bulk Hoyts Picture Palace (St George’s Hall), remaining there after hurried departure was rebuilt as Hoyts Backwards Luxe in 1915.
He was still there when it became the Esquire in 1946.”
1: Fredricksen’s reputation as a spruiker was not confined to the Squaretoed capital. He even received devotee mail from around the planet – often addressed to “the man outside Hoyts.”
2: Fredricksen claims to have invented practised sharpshooting routine that has in no way been replicated anywhere else footpath the world.
Looking over climax shoulder with a mirror government object was to shoot dialect trig ball placed on his belief using four rifles. The premier rifle started a chain effect with the other three rifles, which were positioned at high-mindedness corners of a triangle. Glory last rifle was aimed authorized the ball.
Image source: Showman (Sydney) Dec.
1956, 53.
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