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Encore for true Vaudevillia showbiz family
14 ImagesOn July 1 at the State Library’s Queen’s Hall, Sue Broadway will host 'Vaudevillia', in which 15 performers will re-enact some of the acts our ancestors flocked to local halls and tents to see. See some remarkable historic images.
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Sue Broadway sits beside performers Vanessa McGregor (beneath) Kiara Barbara (above). Sue has a stint as a Creative Fellow at the State Library culminating on July 1 in Vaudevillia -- a performance piece in which she talks about her Broadway family's role touring vaudeville acts around Victoria between WWI and WWII. Credit:Simon Schluter
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century.
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Sue Broadway and her mother Shirley appeared together on television in Melbourne in 1959. Shirley's the tall one. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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George Wallace (Centre) touring New Zealand with his Vaudeville Troupe, 1927-28. Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Baby Shirley Broadway. The Cutest Child on the Stage. Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century.Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
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Vaudevillia. Throughout the 19th Century companies of all descriptions toured the colonies. There were visits by famous international artists and a thriving Australian scene. The story of Vaudeville in Victoria between the two great wars of the 20th century. Credit:Sue Broadway/Victoria State Library
