page_title: Cremorne Theatre
section_title: The Second World War
hierarchical_section_title: Cremorne Theatre / History / The Second World War
caption_attribution_description: English: WWII poster from 1944 published by the Commonwealth of Australia publicising Will Mahoney's Troop, including Evie Hayes, Bob Geraghty and the Bridge Trio, for their performance at the Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane.
context_page_description: The Cremorne Theatre was a theatre in South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that operated, with interruptions, from 1911 to 1954. Although nothing remains of it today, the general location retains its cultural significance from the first half of the twentieth century as a theatre precinct, thanks to the nearby construction of Queensland Performing Arts Centre in 1985. Its name lives on in the new Cremorne Theatre, one of the venues within QPAC.
context_section_description: At the beginning of World War II, the theatre returned to the presentation of vaudeville, becoming the regular venue for Brisbane appearances by artists touring Australia for Tivoli Circuit, a national entertainment entrepreneur. The Cremorne Ballet, a female dance group who presented a slightly 'naughty' act, commanded a good following both with local and visiting men.
   Then in 1943, the management was taken over by Will Mahoney and his wife, American entertainer Evie Hayes, together with American businessman Bob Geraghty. During World War II the Cremorne became a popular entertainment venue for Australian and American servicemen on leave. Mahoney and Hayes appeared on stage regularly along with leading artists like comedian Roy Rene, actor and comedian George Wallace, actor, stuntman and circus performer Jim Gerald, singer Olga Vernon, comedian Buster Fiddess, vaudevillian Peggy Mortimer, actor and entertainer Morry Barling, Ron and Iris Shand – both were actors and versatile stage performers, and chatting cartoonist "Inky" Williams. Peggy Mortimer also appeared under her married name, Peggy Toppano, and was invited to perform at the Cremorne Theatre by Bob Geraghty.
caption: World War II poster from 1944 published by the Commonwealth of Australia publicising Will Mahoney's Troop, including Evie Hayes, Bob Geraghty and the Bridge Trio, for their performance at the Cremorne Theatre, Brisbane.
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