One for the mob

English: Detail of the Roy Rene statue in Hindley Street, Adelaide, created by Robert Hannaford. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

The memory of Roy Rene lives on in the Mo Awards, presented annually for excellence in live performance. The statuette presented to the recipients is in the form of Rene in his Mo McCackie persona.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Rene

Garry McDonald revived 'Mo' in Sydney in a live theatre production in the 1980s that I was lucky enough to see at the Belvoir Street Theater. Garry did the character very well and it was one of my best remembered moments of live theater.


Martin Sharp also did the iconic poster thanks to a commission from Richard Wherrett for the productions as well that is now in the National Potrait Gallery:
http://www.portrait.gov.au/site/collection_info.php?searchtype=advanced&searchstring=::::::&irn=6
http://www.portrait.gov.au/site/Young_Mo.php

But we are now lucky enough to hear an original recording of the Mo:
http://nfsa.gov.au/collection/sound/sounds-australia/

1927 The Sailors — Stiffy & Mo

Parlophone A2330

Comedians Nat Phillips (1883-1932) ‘Stiffy the Rabbit-o’ and Roy Rene (1891-1954) ‘Mo’ formed a comedy duo in 1916 which was highly successful on the vaudeville circuit until 1925. They were best known for their risqué or ‘blue’ comedy routines. They broke up in 1925, but reformed in 1927 for 18 months. In this period they recorded four record sides for Parlophone in June 1927, two of which were released as The Sailors, a comedy routine that carried across both sides of the disc. Rene went on to greater success on the stage, screen and radio with his character Mo McCackie.

http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-vn3106994