Wonder Show of World Stars

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Event Wonder Show of World Stars
Venue Tivoli Theatre (1932-1969), Sydney, NSW
First Date 3 March 1938
Opening Date 3 March 1938
Last Date 6 April 1938
Dates Estimated Yes
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description Variety! The Great North China Troupe appearing at the Tivoli in the "Wonder Show of World Stars" is one of the biggest and best vaudeville acts to play in Australia for 10 years. The Chinese company and Alec Halls, the trombone-playing comedian, are the very stuff of vaudeville. The Chinese troupe includes jugglers, acrobats, fire-eater and sword swallowers, and horizontal-bar athletes. Also performing are: Sid Grauman and dancers; Billy Rays, juggling comedian; Eddie Rickard, shadowgraphs; and Joey Porter maintains his popularity as principal comedian.
Description Source Programme
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Comedy
Dance
Music
Revue
Vaudeville
Juggling
Acrobatics
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Maurice Diamond Choreographer
Billy Rayes Circus Style Performer
Jay Morris Comedian
Joey Porter Comedian
Hal Vincer Conductor
Eileen Bourke Dancer
Ted Day Dancer
Betty Lambert Dancer
Joe Lewis Dancer
Jay Morris Dancer
Natascha Dancer
Alex Halls Musician: Comic Instrumentalist
Eddie Rickard Performer
Frank Neil Presenter
Wallace Parnell Producer
Danny Malone Singer: Tenor
Resources
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Newspaper The Sun, 6 March 1938, p. 13, digitised on Trove.
Programme PROMPT Collection, National Library of Australia
Data Set AusStage
Event Identifier 120448