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Vaudeville promoter

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Vaudeville promoter

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Dampier, Alfred

Fuller, John junior

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Vaudeville promoter

Clay, Harry

Entrepreneur and singer who took theatre to Sydney's suburbs in the early twentieth century, with theatres in Newtown, North Sydney, Parramatta and elsewhere.

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Dampier, Alfred

Theatre manager and Shakepearian actor who by necessity also became adept at melodrama, often with Australian themes.

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Fuller, John junior

Theatre entrepreneur, performer and producer who with his brother Benjamin, moved from vaudeville to moving pictures and musical comedy.

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Smith, Frank

Publican and entrepreneur who transformed the amenities at the Sir Joseph Banks Hotel into a major tourist attraction.

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