dancer

Looks like he signed a lot of these photos

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Here he is dancing in 1935 -
youtu.be/y5HkZC0MbCs?si=oXW8XrN9aFxBtjQF

And speaking -
youtu.be/owp5qhsJhvI?si=hgWZqaUAungBd27I

"Sir Anton Dolin (27 July 1904 – 25 November 1983) ... was born in Slinfold in Sussex as Sydney Francis Patrick Chippendall Healey-Kay (generally known as Patrick or Pat Kay to his friends). He was the second of three sons of Henry George Kay (1852-1922) and his wife, Helen Maude Chippendall Healey (1869-1960), from Dublin."
From - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Dolin_(ballet_dancer)

I wonder if his maternal Irish connection explains the inscription "God save Ireland".

beachcomber australia No, I think he had a stack of these photos, and signed them to suit the recipient.
Sort of like some Hollywood fan club

In 1926 he suffered temporary blindness. Newcastle Evening Chronicle - Monday 20 December 1926:

On Friday night, said the dancer's secretary, Mr. Dolin was dancing in a cabaret while the show was being filmed for a news picture. The glare of the lights so affected his eyes that early the following morning he woke up in agony and discovered that be was blind. He was taken to a specialist in Wimpole Street, who stated that the optic nerves were terribly bruised and burned.

I understand that in the early days of cinema, the film available was in today's terms very slow, necessitating very bright artificial lights. As a consequence, actors being filmed got into the habit of wearing dark glasses. So if you wanted to look like a film star, you'd wear dark glasses and they thus became a fashion accessory.

Javanese Dance Refined male character performing sembahan in the jengkeng position. Refined male character performing sembahan in the jengkeng position. Like the music of the Javanese gamelan which accompanies it, Javanese dance has Hindu-Buddhist influences seen in the use of stylised poses and intricate finger and hand positions. In the refined female and male styles, there is a slow and flowing meditative quality similar to that of tai chi which allows the movements and poses to be connected seamlessly. In stark contrast, the strong male style is bold and expansive demanding a high level of physical ability comparable to ballet. The rich colours and patterns of the costumes, sumptuous jewellery and detailed makeup only serve to beautify the movements of this ancient and highly complex dance form." Source: www.langensuka.asn.au/index.php/about/javanese-dance/

"The Modern European Dance was a novel feature of the Dance Entertainment presented at the Cremorne Theatre by the Marjorie Hollinshed -Phyllis Danaher Studio. Courtesy Brisbane Courier, 12 November 1931." Source: 80years.btq.com.au/articles/the-genesis-of-ballet-theatre...

"Te Cremorne Theatre was a theatre in South Brisbane (now part of South Bank), Brisbane, Queensland, Australia that operated, with interruptions, from 1911 to 1954. Although nothing remains of it today, the general location retains its cultural significance from the first half of the twentieth century as a theatre precinct, thanks to the nearby construction of Queensland Performing Arts Centre (QPAC) in 1985. Its name lives on in the new Cremorne Theatre, one of the venues within QPAC." Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cremorne_Theatre