A Night in Uncle Tom's Cabin

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Event A Night in Uncle Tom's Cabin
Venue Tivoli Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW
First Date 21 July 1942
Opening Date 21 July 1942
Last Date 22 July 1942
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Some of the characters and backgrounds from the famous book will be used as a setting for some bright entertaining acts, which will feature famous coon songs and popular old songs. There is a good deal of humor in the script, and Bob McNamara will be a guarantee of good fun in his role as Topsy.
Description Source Article
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Revue
Minstrelsy
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Peter Edwards Actor Mr Shelby, owner of the plantation
Joy Gillespie Actor Sonny Boy
Bob McNamara Actor Topsy, the girl who was never born
Sil Williams Conductor
Mary Evans Dancer
Dan Collins Musician: Pianist
Chas Kitchen Musician: Violinist
Sil Williams Producer
Betty Aldridge Singer
Ron Byrne Singer
Nellie Delbridge Singer
J Dulfer Singer
John Hardy Singer
Cliff Harris Singer
Gordon Harton Singer
Rose Hooker Singer
Jack Lyons Singer
Cliff Neate Singer
Rol Neilsen Singer
Audrey Potter Singer
Clive Rawling Singer
Harold Reed Singer
Isabel Reich Singer
Ida Semmens Singer
Shelby Singer
Valerie Tompkins Singer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality United States of America
Production Nationality Australia
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper Barrier Miner, 11 July 1942, p. 6; 16 July 1942, p. 4
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 101622