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−	[[Amelia Bailey]] (1842-1932) was a operatic singer and company manager.	+	[[Amelia Bailey]] (1842-1932) was a operatic singer, actress and company manager.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	She spent two years working in South Africa, having arrived at the Cape from Mauritius with the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]]. In that time they toured most of the country, making 150 appearances in all.		She spent two years working in South Africa, having arrived at the Cape from Mauritius with the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]]. In that time they toured most of the country, making 150 appearances in all.
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		+	She also appeared as a comic actress for their company when they did the occasional theatrical piece. She and [[Florence Calzado]] were apparently adept at transformation roles, and this talent seems to have been exploited in productions of pieces like ''[[In Love with a Waltz]]'' (Moriot), ''[[The Painter and his Model]]'' (Anon.) and ''[[The Fancy Ball]]'' (Anon).

	In November 1868, the company temporarily broke up when the two men, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and the violinist [[Horace Poussard]] left for England and France, while two singers, Amelia and [[Florence Calzado]], stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town), now billed as [[Calzado-Bailey]].		In November 1868, the company temporarily broke up when the two men, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and the violinist [[Horace Poussard]] left for England and France, while two singers, Amelia and [[Florence Calzado]], stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town), now billed as [[Calzado-Bailey]].

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 She spent two years working in South Africa, having arrived at the Cape from Mauritius with the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]]. In that time they toured most of the country, making 150 appearances in all.
-In November 1868, the company temporarily broke up when the two men, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and the violinist [[Horace Poussard]]  left for England and France, while two singers,  Amelia and  [[Florence Calzado]], stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town)
+In November 1868, the company temporarily broke up when the two men, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and the violinist [[Horace Poussard]]  left for England and France, while two singers,  Amelia and  [[Florence Calzado]], stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town), now billed as [[Calzado-Bailey]].
 Thereafter they sailed directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].

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 She spent two years working in South Africa, having arrived at the Cape from Mauritius with the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]]. In that time they toured most of the country, making 150 appearances in all.
-In November 1868, the company temporarily broke up when the two men, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and the [[Horace Poussard]],  left for England and France, while two singers,  Amelia and  [[Florence Calzado]], stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town)
+In November 1868, the company temporarily broke up when the two men, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and the violinist [[Horace Poussard]]  left for England and France, while two singers,  Amelia and  [[Florence Calzado]], stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town)
 Thereafter they sailed directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].

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 She spent two years working in South Africa, having arrived at the Cape from Mauritius with the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]]. In that time they toured most of the country, making 150 appearances in all.
-In November 1868, the company temporarily broke up when the two men, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and [[Horace Poussard]],  left for England and France, while two singers,  Amelia and  [[Florence Calzado]], stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town)
+In November 1868, the company temporarily broke up when the two men, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and the [[Horace Poussard]],  left for England and France, while two singers,  Amelia and  [[Florence Calzado]], stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town)
 Thereafter they sailed directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].

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	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==		==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

		+	She spent two years working in South Africa, having arrived at the Cape from Mauritius with the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]]. In that time they toured most of the country, making 150 appearances in all.

		+	In November 1868, the company temporarily broke up when the two men, the manager Smythe and Poussard, left for England and France, while the Amelia and stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town)

		+	Thereafter they sailed directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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	She passed away on 29 July 1932 (aged 89 years)		She passed away on 29 July 1932 (aged 89 years)
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−	~~== Biography ==~~

	==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==		==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 ==Biography==
-Born Amelia Elizabeth Bailey in London on 5 November 1842, she was married to the theatrical manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and was the founder and co-manager of the [[ Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]]
+Born Amelia Elizabeth Bailey in London on 5 November 1842, she was married to the theatrical manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and was the founder and co-manager of the '''[[ Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]]'''
 She passed away on 29 July 1932 (aged 89 years)

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 [[Amelia Bailey]] (1842-1932) was a operatic singer and company manager.
-Born Amelia Elizabeth Bailey in London on 5 November 1842.
+Born Amelia Elizabeth Bailey in London on 5 November 1842, she was married to the theatrical manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] and was the founder and co-manager of the [[ Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]]
 She passed away on 29 July 1932 (aged 89 years)
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 https://peoplepill.com/people/amelia-bailey/
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 223, 244, 246, 288, 294
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 223, 244, 246, 283, 288, 294
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