Event |
Showman's Guild Ball
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| Venue |
Brisbane City Hall, Brisbane, QLD |
| First Date |
9 August 1940 |
| Dates Estimated |
No |
| Status |
Professional |
| World Premiere |
No |
| Description |
Inspired by a wish to do something to help patriotic funds, members of the Showmen's Guild of Australasia established a precedent with their first annual ball in the City Hall. Proceeds for Australian Comforts Fund. The Great South China Troupe performed at interval of the programme. Other acts included Tex Morton, Will Mahoney, Bonnie Barton, and Buddy Morley. |
| Primary Genre |
Other
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| Organisations |
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| Contributors |
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| Resources |
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| Event Status |
Completed
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| Data Source |
| Source |
Description |
| Newspaper |
The Courier-Mail, 10 August 1940, p. 9, digitised on Trove |
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| Data Set |
AusStage |
| Event Identifier |
168166 |
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