Brother of Les White, Eric Edgley and Clem Dawe, and of their sister Dorothy with whom Richard and Les danced as the Dick and Dorothy Trio. In 1923 the White family assembled in Perth to launch The Midnight Frolics. The company consisted of the four brothers and one sister, plus Leslie's wife, Nell McGuire; and violinist Gregory Ivanoff, Dorothy's husband (Information retrieved 30 November 2011 from http://www.liveperformance.com.au/halloffame/ericedgley1.html).
White, Richard, active 1910-1920s
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[Programmes collected by Charles Cabot, for pantomimes performed in New Zealand and Aus...
Date: 1920 - 1939
From: Cabot, Charles Henry, 1890-1978: [Collection of ephemera, posters and programmes. 1900-1976]
Reference: Eph-A-CABOT-Pantomime-1920/1939
Description: Includes: 1923: Tano Fama presents "Ye olde English pantomime", "Dick Whittington" and his cat. A beautiful array of gorgeous effects... Fairlie, Monday December 10 [1923]. Excel Press, Auckland (postcard addressed to The Householder) Tano Fama presents "Ye olde English pantomime", "Dick Whittington" and his cat. A beautiful array of gorgeous effects... Hokitika, Wed & Thurs., Dec 19 & 20 [1923]. Excell Press, Auckland (postcard addressed to The Householder) Tano Fama presents "Ye olde English pantomime", "Dick Whittington" and his cat. A beautiful array of gorgeous effects... Pukekohe, 25 September [1923]. Excel Press, Auckland (flyer in envelope addressed to The Householder) 1928: Richard White and Eric Edgeley [Edgley] in conjunction with J L Asprey present "Mother Goose Pantomime". Cremorne [Theatre, Brisbane], 22 December 1928. Programme 1933: Frank Neil's gorgeous Drury Lane pantomime "Cinderella" (With George Wallace, Josie Melville, Syd Beck). Country tour [1933] Frank Neil's gorgeous Drury Lane pantomime "Cinderella" (With George Wallace, Josie Melville, Syd Beck). Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 30 May 1933. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes or fliers, under 250 mm.