 Event |
The Cheerful Entertainer
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| Venue |
Burnie Theatre, Burnie, TAS |
| First Date |
23 January 1937 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Unknown |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
“Known as the "Blind Entertainer-Composer, Mr. Roy Kendrick, of Sydney, after being blind for 10 years, has regained his sight. He is touring Tasmania, and will appear on the stage at the Burnie Theatre talkie entertainment to-morrow night.”
This event is tagged with Artist/s with disability due to Kendrick's lived experience of disability, that is, 10 years of blindness. His blindness became part of his brand as a performer. |
| Description Source |
Article |
| Primary Genre |
Music
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| Secondary Genre |
Artist(s) with disability
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| Contributors |
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| Further Information |
No author. 1937. “‘The Vogue,’ Burnie. To-morrow, Monday and Tuesday.” Advocate, 22 January, page 6.
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
146249 |
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