It's the final curtains for the Whyte Yarcowie Vaudeville Troupe. But not before 'plenty of beautiful costumes, old music, and making people laugh'.
For 40 years, a remote South Australian town has been brought to life with the local vaudeville troupe.
"There's a few that have gone on to perform in the sky. We've lost a few, a couple of pianists. We've lost our lighting man," she said. Ms Lewis said in 1984, the postmistress was organising an event for Heritage Week in nearby Terowie and asked her to put together a musical performance.
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