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Organisation	Sorlie's Revue
Other Names	Sorlies, Sorlie's Tent Show, Sorlie's Musical Revue
Address	NSW Australia
Functions	Presenting Company, Production Company
Notes	Led by George Sorlie from 1917 to 1945, toured variety, revue and tent shows, to country towns in New South Wales and Queensland. Revived in 1949 by widow, Grace Sorlie and Bobby Le Brun, ceased 1961.
Events	Date Contributor Organisation Venue
	Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 Sorlies, Causeway Hall, Kingston, ACT, 7 October 1953 Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948
	Charles Sleet Orchestra Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Cusko's Circus Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 Leo Bassi and June Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Margaret and Maurice Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 The Canine Wonder Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 The Flying Warrens Sorlies, Causeway Hall, Kingston, ACT, 7 October 1953 The Merenos Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 The Sadler Twins Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 The Three Brittons Sorlies, Causeway Hall, Kingston, ACT, 7 October 1953 The Two Randows Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960
	Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW Dick Whittington and his Cat, 1948 Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, 1948 Causeway Hall, Kingston, ACT Sorlies, 7 October 1953 Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, 13 October 1954 Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, 13 September 1960
	Bobby Le Brun - Comedian, Gender Cross-dresser, Performer, Producer Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 Sorlies, Causeway Hall, Kingston, ACT, 7 October 1953 Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Neil O'Brien - Comedian, Singer Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Gracie Boyd - Singer Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Clarissa - Circus Style Performer Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Frank Cleary - Circus Style Performer Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Gloria Dawn - Singer Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Chung Doo - Singer: Tenor Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 Sorlies, Causeway Hall, Kingston, ACT, 7 October 1953 Ernie Kelroy - Circus Style Performer Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Ivy Kelroy - Circus Style Performer Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Joan Kelroy - Circus Style Performer Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Tommy Richard - Singer Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Royston - Ventriloquist Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 Grace Sorlie - Producer Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Sorlies, Causeway Hall, Kingston, ACT, 7 October 1953 Valento - Circus Style Performer Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 June - Circus Style Performer Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Robyn - Contortionist Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Marie Armstrong - Singer Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 Leo Bassi - Circus Style Performer Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Doreen Buckland - Performer Dick Whittington and his Cat, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Peter Colville - Comedian Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Peter Crago - Contortionist Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 June Daunt - Musician: Saxophonist Sorlies, Causeway Hall, Kingston, ACT, 7 October 1953 Maurie Fields - Singer Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Vic Gordon - Comedian Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Lucky Grills - Comedian Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 Vikki Hammond - Performer Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Jenny Howard - Comedian Sorlies, Causeway Hall, Kingston, ACT, 7 October 1953 Val Jellay - Ballet Master/Mistress Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Nellie Kolle - Performer Sorlie's Revue: Red, Bright and New, Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, 1948 Hal Lennon - Comedian, Producer Wot A Nite / Then and Now / Hi Giggle Giggle / Shower of Stars, Near the Turf Oval, Broken Hill, NSW, 13 September 1960 Gene Pingitore - Musician Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954 Peter the Cockatoo - Animal Performer Sorlie's Travelling Revue and Variety Company, Near the Civic Centre, Canberra, ACT, 13 October 1954
Resources	Article: Charles Grahame, Le Brun, Bobby (1910–1985), Australian Dictionary of Biography Online, 2012 Article: Denis Melksham, The good old day's of Sorlie's, On Stage, 11, 2, 2010, 42 Article: Sorlies Open Carnival Season, The Morning Bulletin, 12 June 1954, 4 Article: Theatre in a Tent. Mrs. Sorlie's Twenty Years on Tour, Sydney Morning Herald, 11 December 1939, 9 Series: Sorlie's Travelling Vaudeville Show, Broken Hill, 1957-1962 [photographs], National Library of Australia, 1957 Series: Sorlies Musical Revue: programs and related material collected by the National Library of Australia, National Library of Australia
Data Set	AusStage
Organisation Identifier	30065

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