The Girls of Gottenberg

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Event The Girls of Gottenberg
Venue Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, VIC
First Date 26 October 1907
Last Date 14 December 1907
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere No
Description An Edwardian musical comedy. A group of Germanic soldiers, the Blue Hussars, leave their barracks in a town lacking in young women, and take up new billets in Gottenberg where there is a shortage of young men. This results in 2 or 3 romances, mistaken identities, and a good deal of clowning around.
Primary Genre Music Theatre
Secondary Genre Comedy
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
C R Bantock Actor and Singer Burgomaster
Jessie Brown Actor and Singer Lucille - Maid to Elsa
Lybus Caffyn Actor and Singer Lina - Head of the Borussia Corps
Lila Carmichael Actor and Singer Betti Berncastler -the Doctor's Daughter
Clara Clifton Actor and Singer Clementine - the Burgomaster's daughter
Rene Connelly Actor and Singer Barbara Briefmark
Arthur Crane Actor and Singer Albrecht - Captain of Dragoons
Fanny Dango Actor and Singer Mitzi - the Innkeeper's Daughter
Birdie Gross Actor and Singer Anna - Head of the Pomerania Corps
Arthur Hunter Actor and Singer Kannenbier - an Innkeeper
George Lauri Actor and Singer Mr Moddelkopf
Fred Leslie Actor and Singer Brittlbottl - Sergeant of Hussars
Gordon Macintosh Actor and Singer Colonel Finkhausen
E Middlin Actor and Singer Corporal Reithen
Georgie Musgrove Actor and Singer Freda, Head of the Alemannia Corps
Robert Needham Actor and Singer Karl
D O'Connor Actor and Singer Hermann - Officer of the Blue Hussars
William Passmore Actor and Singer Waiter
W S Percy Actor and Singer Adolf - Town Clerk
Pressy Preston Actor and Singer Katrina - the only Girl in Rottenberg
Syd Relfe Actor and Singer Franz - Officer of the Blue Hussars
Reginald Roberts Actor and Singer Otto - Prince of Saze-Hildesheim
Arthur Spence Actor and Singer Policeman
William Stafford Actor and Singer Waiter
J Testro Actor and Singer Fritz - Officer of the Blue Hussars
Nellie Wilson Actor and Singer Minna - Captain of College
Tilly Woodlock Actor and Singer Kathie
Florence Young Actor and Singer Elsa - The General's Daughter
Gladys Young Actor and Singer Eva - Head of the Saxonia Corps
Ivan Caryll Composer
Lionel Monckton Composer
Basil Hood Librettist
Adrian Ross Librettist
L E Berman Playwright
George Grossmith Playwright
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information 50 performances, including one matinee.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme
Book Tallis, Silent Showman
Book Irvin, Eric, 1985, Dictionary of the Australian theatre 1788-1914 / Eric Irvin Hale & Iremonger, Sydney
Event Identifier 101128
Dataset AusStage