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kangaroos hopping across the stage, and, unless the producer decides otherwise, there will not be one single solitary pair of whiskers. The comedy part is of āThe Plying Pieman,ā a well- known identity of the
Hawkesbury Road, who caused a great deal of comment. He used to think nothing of Parrying a live goat on his shoulders from Parramatta to Windsor for a trifling wager. We have endeavored to make the comedy an integral part of the plot, and not just put in as an afterthought."
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excellent entertainment, the whole cast has worked hard to make it a success, and F. W. Thring deserves all possible in this respect."
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