Nellie Kolle

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Contributor Nellie Kolle
Other Names Nellie Frances Colley
Gender Female
Nationality English / Australian
Date of Birth 1891
Place Of Birth Sheffield
Date of Death 5 July 1971
Place Of Death Adelaide
Functions Actor, Comedian, Impersonator, Performer, Gender Cross-dresser
Notes Nellie Kolle's stylish male impersonations were extremely popular on the Fullers' vaudeville circuit, and she also appeared frequently as principal boy in Fullers' pantomimes, She wrote much of her own material, and several of her songs were published.She worked on the Tivoli circuit in the 1940s. She settled in Adelaide, and appeared regularly at the Olde King's Music Hall theatre-restaurant until shortly before her death at 80. (Van Straten, Frank in Parsons, Philip, 1926-1993 and Chance, Victoria Companion to theatre in Australia. Currency Press in association with Cambridge University Press, Sydney, 1995.)
Events

Actor

Gender Cross-dresser

Performer

Queenie Paul - Actor, Ballet Master/Mistress, Choreographer, Performer

Syd Beck - Comedian, Performer

  • Strip for Action, Tivoli Theatre (1932-1969), Sydney, NSW, 19 April 1943
  • Strip for Action, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 8 March 1943
  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Ronnie Hay - Actor, Choreographer, Performer

  • Strip for Action, Tivoli Theatre (1932-1969), Sydney, NSW, 19 April 1943
  • Strip for Action, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 8 March 1943
  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Ella Airlie - Actor, Composer, Musical Director, Writer

Rosie Bowen - Choreographer, Dancer

Phineas Cohn - Costume Maker

Vince Courtney - Actor

T Edwards - Costume Designer

Arthur Finn - Properties Master

Daisy Merritt - Actor

Dot O'Dea - Choreographer, Dancer

Nat Phillips - Actor, Producer, Writer

Belle Pollard - Actor

Charles Quealey - Set Designer

Roy Rene - Actor

Reg Robins - Scenic Artist

Phyllis Baker - Actor, Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Morry Barling - Comedian

Ted Beresford - Electrician

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Peter Brooks - Actor

Russell Callow - Actor, Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Les Cannis - Properties Master/Mistress

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Iris Cattach - Soubrette

Maurice Chenoweth - Administrator

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Mike Connors - Actor, Performer, Producer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Dan Dunbar - Actor, Stage Manager

Buster Fiddes - Comedian

Andrew Flanagan - Magician

Frank Forde - Actor

Walter George - Producer

Jim Gerald - Comedian

Eddie Gordon - Circus Style Performer

Pearl Ladd - Actor

Alta Lowe - Singer

Daphne Lowe - Vocalist

Horace Mann - Actor

Menzie-Smith - Scenic Artist

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

George Nichols - Illusionist

Wallace Parnell - Producer

Fred Parsons - Writer

Gwen Parsons - Singer, Singer: Soprano

Mascotte Powell - Soubrette

Reg Quartly - Comedian

Stella Ranger - Actor and Singer

Alec Rayne - Actor, Performer, Stage Manager

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Les Ritchie - Actor, Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Roach - Wardrobe Master/Mistress

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Terry Scanlon - Compere

Cecil Scott - Actor, Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Gladys Shaw - Actor, Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Ethel Smith - Actor and Singer

Bob Stevens - Actor, Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Radford Stuart - Singer: Baritone

Lyla Thompson - Actor and Singer

Athol Tier - Comedian

Doris Tindall - Actor and Singer

Olga Varona - Tight-rope Walker

Priscilla Verne - Actor and Singer

George Villiers Arnold - Actor

Harold Vincer - Musical Director

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Doris Whimp - Actor, Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Walter Whyte - Actor

Bertha Beaumont - Actor

Joy Berriman - Actor

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Rosie Boxie - Actor

Gracie Boyd - Singer

Sylvia Budgen - Actor

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Dawn Butler - Actor and Singer

Dick Butler - Comedian

  • Step Lively, Tivoli Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW, 5 August 1933

Jack Carroll - Actor

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Judith Chambers - Actor

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Clarissa - Circus Style Performer

Jimmy Clark - Performer

Frank Cleary - Circus Style Performer

Celestine Connors - Actor

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Ollie Crockett - Actor

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Sheila Cruze - Actor

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Ivy Davis - Actor

Gloria Dawn - Singer

Rene Dixon - Actor

Barry Eggington - Adaptor, Producer

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Freda Elroy - Contortionist

J Gardner - Musician: Xylophonist

  • Step Lively, Tivoli Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW, 5 August 1933

George Gibson - Lighting Designer

  • The Bunyip, Grand Opera House (1916-1932), Sydney, NSW, 22 December 1916

Max Height - Actor

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Ron Hillinga - Set Designer

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

William Innes - Actor

Verna James - Actor

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Phyllis Jamison - Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933

Frank Karno - Actor

Jack Kearns - Actor

Alec Kelly - Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933

Ernie Kelroy - Circus Style Performer

Ivy Kelroy - Circus Style Performer

Joan Kelroy - Circus Style Performer

Maimie Kendle - Dancer

  • Step Lively, Tivoli Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW, 5 August 1933

Tom King - Composer

Pauline Knight - Soubrette

  • Step Lively, Tivoli Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW, 5 August 1933

June Kuester - Performer

Bobby Le Brun - Performer, Producer

Jack Leyton - Singer: Tenor

  • Step Lively, Tivoli Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW, 5 August 1933

Lucy Mace - Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933

Nellie Marper - Actor

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Marie Maxwell - Vocalist

  • Step Lively, Tivoli Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW, 5 August 1933

Polly McLaren - Actor

Alec McPherson - Actor

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Alec Muir - Mechanist

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Vera Nicholson - Actor

Hazel Nutt - Actor

Neil O'Brien - Singer

W Osborne - Orchestral Leader

  • Step Lively, Tivoli Theatre, Broken Hill, NSW, 5 August 1933

Norman Patten - Actor

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Shirley Polglase - Actor

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Gordon Poole - Actor

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Stan Porter - Conductor

Bert Ray - Actor

Ginger Reynolds - Performer

Tommy Richard - Singer

Tom Richards - Singer

Arch Ritchie - Performer

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933

Lyn St Louis - Actor

Lily Strange - Costume Designer

Harry Taylor - Actor

Mary Taylor - Actor

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Violet Trevenyon - Actor

  • The Bunyip, Grand Opera House (1916-1932), Sydney, NSW, 22 December 1916

Valento - Circus Style Performer

Hal Vincer - Conductor

Joe Wetless - Lighting Designer

Irene White - Actor

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Tivoli Orchestra

  • Strip for Action, Tivoli Theatre (1932-1969), Sydney, NSW, 19 April 1943
  • Strip for Action, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 8 March 1943
  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Ben and John Fuller Limited

Con-Paul Boys

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Connors and Paul Theatres Pty. Ltd.

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Daredevil Durkins

June & Jeanette

Sunshine Players

The Flying Kelroys

The Ritchie Bros

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Tivoli Ballet

Tivoli Circuit (Australia) Pty Ltd

Tivoli Exquisite Eight

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933
  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

Tivoli Swing Sisters

Big Revue Company

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933

Charles Sleet Orchestra

Mack's Vaudeville Company

O'Donnell and Ray

Olde Kings Music Hall Restaurant

  • East Lynne, Olde King's Music Hall Restaurant (1967-1975), Adelaide, SA, 5 July 1967

Rebounding Ridgeways

Sorlie's Revue

The Flying Delmars

The Four Diabolos

The Great South China Troupe

The Lampinos

  • Sunny Smiles, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 27 January 1933

The Marvellos

  • Aladdin, Tivoli Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 23 December 1932

The Ridgeways

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