"ACHI BAB A AND THE THIEVES."
Divisional Concert In 1917.
How many Diggers remember the Christmas pantomime presented by the New Zealand Divisional concert party on December 26, 1917? Memories of Gallipoli were probably responsible for the title, "Achi Baba and the Forty Thieves." The characters, more or less, in order of their appearance were interpreted by the following: —Private J. l e Comte, Spr. G. Lyttelton, Spr. T. Trezise, Gnr. C. S. Nelson, L.-Cpl. F. Nation. Dvr C. Richardson, Pte. A. Green, Sgt. W. E. McKinlay (well known to-day for his einging of Maori songs), Pte. C. Tidy, Cpl. R. S. Moloney, Lieut. D. A. Kennv, f?* tS' t Pm £ hes > Cpl. N. L. Martin, Sgt. N. Isaac, Pte. A. Syme, Pte. C. R. Matthews. The orchestra comprised Sergt-Major C. Cimino, Sergt. G. Jackson, Cpl. N. L. Martin, Ptes. S. J. Anderson, H. Baxter, R. Booth, H. V. Cross, P. Dimery, R. Goodison, C. Howard, W. King H B Lange, F Pound, T. Neighbours,' L. Probe rt, C- White, H. Wright, Spr. H. Baxter. Lieutenant-Colonel J. Hardie Neil was director of the production.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 303, 23 December 1939, Page 8 (Supplement)
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