Harry Jay, photographer. Taken at the Princess Theatre in Melbourne

One of Jandy's acts involved playing music on bottles filled with liquid. As the act proceeded, Arthur drank the contents of the bottles and became increasingly 'tipsy'. The act finished when all the bottles were drained and Arthur could play no more.
The Jandaschewsky family collection was kept together by the last remaining family member, Arthur also known as 'Jandy'. During the last years of his life 'Jandy' sold the collection to his friend John Anastasiadis. Mr Anastasiadis kept the collection for a 25 year period, having built a repository for housing and exhibiting it at his own home. In 1994 he sold the collection to the MAAS in order to keep it together, and in New South Wales, according to 'Jandy's' wishes.

Photographic print, gelatin print, black and white, Arthur Jandaschewsky as Jandy the clown, performing with trick bottles at the Princess Theatre, paper, Harry Jay, Melbourne, Australia, 1940-1955.
Black and white gelatin photographic print, landscape format, on gloss paper with white border, title and photographer on lower right of image. Photograph depicts a stage performance by Arthur as Jandy the clown. The act depicted is one where Jandy plays musical tunes on bottles filled with liquid. Jandy is in white faced makeup amd dressed in a clown suit. He is standing on the stage of the Princess Theatre, in front of a painted backdrop of archways and columns. He stands behind a cloth covered table containing a number of musical bottles. Jandy is raising one bottle to his mouth. A metal stand is located behind Jandy, hung with a velvet drape with "JANDY" applied in metallic letters.

Made: Harry Jay; Australia; 1940 - 1955

Made: Harry Jay; Melbourne, Victoria; 1940 - 1955


Used: Jandaschewsky, Arthur 'Jandy';

Used: Princess Theatre;

Owned: Jandaschewsky family;

Owned: Jandaschewsky, Arthur 'Jandy';

Owned: Anastasiadis, John;

Manufacturer's name and location of photograph, typed label printed with photograph, obverse, 'PRINCESS THEATRE/ PHOTO BY/ HARRY JAY", Manufacturer's name and details, reverse, stamped, "COPYRIGHT BY/ HARRY JAY P.S.A./ THE ARTIST AND THEATRE/ PHOTOGRAPHER/ .......MELBOURNE", reverse, pencil "A4".

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1940 - 1955

205 mm

255 mm