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On July 23, 1918, a charity gala night was held at His Majesty’s Theatre in Brisbane. The Red Cross “Carry On” Night was in aid of the Queensland Special Red Cross Appeal.

The program was described as a “Grand Orchestral Recital and Grand Pageant Play: Advance Australia”. Months of preparations were rewarded as a large Brisbane audience settled in for a night of entertainment.

The first part of the evening featured musical performances, including the prologue from Pagliacci sung by bass-baritone Private Peter Dawson, and a recitation of Carillon, a war poem by mile Cammaerts, accompanied by music by Elgar. Before the interval, a unique Red Cross silk flag donated by Messrs Finney, Isles & Co was auctioned. - This was the 4th year of the great war.

Contributed by Greg Lynch -