The Silent Showman: Sir George Tallis, the man behind the world's largest entertainment organisation of the 1920s by Tallis, Michael & Tallis, John:

(South Australia), Wakefield Press, (2006). 4to; pp. xii 370; frontispiece, profusely illustrated throughout, bibliography, photograph acknowledgements, index; original cloth, dustjacket; a fine copy.

Wakefield Press, Adelaide 1999. 24.0 x 16.0cms, 370pp, b/w illusts, very good+ hardback & dustwrapper Tallis worked for J C Williamson's theatrical concerns from 1996 to 1941. He became the chairman of directors and expanded and modernised its operations.

Adelaide, Wakefield Press 1999.. xii+370pp. 8vo. Original boards in pictorial dustwrapper. Black and white illustrations throughout. A near fine copy.. First edition.

Wakefield Press, Kent town, Adelaide, 2006. Revised Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Profusely illustrated with black and white photographs, and playbills. Colour illustrated dustwrapper. By the mid- 1920s Tallis, as one of the first "media giants", was of the head of the largest entertainment organisation in the world. By any measure George Tallis's achievements were large, yet his story lies buried. In part, this can be attributed to his own personality: he was a quiet man, not given to self-promotion. This book gives this enigmatic man his place in the Australian entertainment. the book is in giftgiving condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. XII, 372 pages with bibliography & index, and list of productions at the Princess Theatre, And Her Majesty's Theatre and Theatre Royal. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Biography & Autobiography;… Read More

Wakefield Press, Kent Town SA, 1999. 370 pp including index, b&w photographic plates and illustrations, b&w illustrations, fine copy in like, illustrated d/j.

Adelaide, Wakefield Press 2006.. xii+370pp. 8vo. Original boards in pictorial dustwrapper. Black and white illustrations throughout. A near fine copy.. Revised edition.

Wakefield Press, South Australia. 1999. 8vo, 370pp, black and white illustrations. A very good hardback copy in like dust jacket.

Kent Town: Wakefield Press, 2006. Revised edition. hard cover with dust jacket. VG/VG. Very good book in very good dust jacket with light shelf wear and edge wear./Very Good. Illustrated with black and white photographs. 25 cm.

Wakefield Press, Kent Town, South Australia, 1999. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/Very Good. Illustrator: Photographic and Illustrated. Foreword by Katherine Brisbane, is by authors, notes, bibliography, photograph acknowledgements and index. Throughout the book there are historical black-and-white photographs (from various productions and personalities, and reproductions of theatre programmes of the time. Blue coloured boards with gilt coloured titles to the backstrip. Photographic dustwrapper with gilt and white coloured titles to the front panel and backstrip. A biography of Sir George Tallis, who, upon the death of J. C. Williamson in 1913 became chairman of directors of the JC Williamson Ltd, and, until the early 1940s remained involved in the business. But it is the period from 1913 to the and of the 1920s in which he oversaw the expansion, consolidation and modernisation of the JC Williamson's theatre company to the point where it was the largest entertainment… Read More

Kent Town, SA, Australia: Wakefield Press, 2006. xi, 370pp., intext b/white illustrations throughout: candid halftones, plus sketch-art and poster facsimiles. Book clean. Bright gilt title over mildly canted spine. Plain black boards negligibly edge-bumped. Leaves clean and unmarked. Pictorially-illustrated dustjacket mimimally scuffed and edgeworn. An interesting biography of George Tallis, who arrived in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia as a 17-year-old Irish migrant. He secured a job with the expanding James Cassius Williamson theatrical concern, remaining involved with the organisation until the early 1940s . . . Contents include: Prelims., 19 chapters, Running Order of Shows in Melbourne Theatres under the Firm's Management 1886-1931, Notes, Bibliography, Photo Acks., Index. Book weight approx. 960g. * Buyers outside Australia - This item will incur extra postage charges as it will weigh over 1KG. with packing. Please email for quote. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Revised… Read More