You might have noticed in the last post, Bert & Albert being admitted to London’s Eccentric’s Club…. that below that entry in the Herald is a reference to the death of American comedian, female impersonator J. F Sheridan. Sheridan came to Australia to perform on stage and just so happens, Bert caught up with Johnny Sheridan at the Shamrock hotel in Bendigo, when Bert was Music & Drama Critic at the local affectionally known rag, ‘the Agoniser’, The Bendigo Advertiser in 1900.

(I transgress I know, but that is the beauty of a blog!)