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−	~~Miss~~ [[Leonora Braham]] (1853-1931)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonora_Braham] was a British singer and actress.	+	[[Leonora Braham]] (1853-1931)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonora_Braham] was a British singer and actress.

	''Not to be confused with [[L. Braham]], a British [[Christy's]] style singer and performer, who visited the country in 1862.''		''Not to be confused with [[L. Braham]], a British [[Christy's]] style singer and performer, who visited the country in 1862.''

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−	Miss [[Leonora Braham]] (18-19)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonora_Braham] was a British singer and actress.	+	Miss [[Leonora Braham]] (1853-1931)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonora_Braham] was a British singer and actress.

	''Not to be confused with [[L. Braham]], a British [[Christy's]] style singer and performer, who visited the country in 1862.''		''Not to be confused with [[L. Braham]], a British [[Christy's]] style singer and performer, who visited the country in 1862.''

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-Miss [[Leonora Braham]] (18**-19**) was a British singer and actress.
+Miss [[Leonora Braham]] (18**-19**)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonora_Braham] was a British singer and actress.
 ''Not to be confused with [[L. Braham]], a British [[Christy's]] style singer and performer, who visited the country in 1862.''
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 ==Biography==
-The Prima Donna of  London's Savoy Theatre, ''inter alia'' playing "Yum-Yum" in the original production of the ''[[The Mikado]]''.
+Born  Leonora Lucy Abraham in London on 3 February 1853, she began her stage career in 1870 with German Reed Entertainments in London, and in 1878 moved to Canada, where she continued to perform in comic opera. On her return to England, she was engaged by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, eventually creating five of the principal soprano roles in the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, among them the title role in ''[[Patience]]'' (1881), "Phyllis" in ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (1882), the title role in ''[[Princess Ida]]'' (1884), ''Yum-Yum'' in ''[[The Mikado]]'' (1885), and "Rose Maybud" in ''[[Ruddigore]]'' (1887).
 ==Contribution to South African theatre and performance==

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 == Sources ==
+https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonora_Braham
 [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)

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 ==Contribution to South African theatre and performance==
-She was the leading actress for the [[Lyric Company]] in Stephenson and Cellier’s musical ''[[ Dorothy]]'', when it opened Cape Town’s [[Opera House]] on 31 August 1893.
+She visited South Africa in 1893-4 as the leading actress for  [[Edgar Perkins]] and [[Arturo Bonamici]]'s [[Lyric Company]] while on tour in South Africa, including performances in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town.
-In 1893-4 she performed for the [[Lyric Opera Company]] under the management of [[Edgar Perkins]] and [[Arturo Bonamici]], while on tour in South Africa, including performances in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town.
+She had the distinction of playing the leading role of "Dorothy" in a performance of Stephenson and Cellier’s musical ''[[ Dorothy]]'', the opening production of the new Cape Town [[Opera House]] on 31 August 1893.
-She had the distinction of playing the leading role in the opening production at the Cape Town [[Opera House]] on 31 August 1893, a performance of Stephenson and Cellier’s musical ''[[ Dorothy]]''.
+Besides ''[[Dorothy]]'', the company's repertoire also included ''[[La Cigale]]'' ( Meilhac and Halevy), ''[[The Old Guard]]'' (Boucicault),  ''[[La Mascotte]]'' (Audran, Duru and Chivot), ''[[Maritana]]'' (Wallace and Fitzball), ''[[Haddon Hall]]'' (Grundy and Sullivan), ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (Planquette and Farnie), ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan), ''[[The Mikado]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan) and ''[[Princess Ida]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan).Other performances by the company included ''[[Faust]]'' (Gounod), ''[[La Traviata]]'' (Verdi), ''[[ I Pagliacci]]'' (Leoncavallo) and ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]'' (Mascagni) .
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 She had the distinction of playing the leading role in the opening production at the Cape Town [[Opera House]] on 31 August 1893, a performance of Stephenson and Cellier’s musical ''[[ Dorothy]]''.
-Other performances by the company included ''[[Faust]]'' (Gounod), ''[[La Traviata]]'' (Verdi), ''[[ I Pagliacci]]'' (Leoncavallo), ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]'' (Mascagni), .
+Besides ''[[Dorothy]]'', their repertoire of also included ''[[La Cigale]]'' ( Meilhac and Halevy), ''[[The Old Guard]]'' (Boucicault),  ''[[La Mascotte]]'' (Audran, Duru and Chivot), ''[[Maritana]]'' (Wallace and Fitzball), ''[[Haddon Hall]]'' (Grundy and Sullivan), ''[[Rip van Winkle]]'' (Planquette and Farnie), ''[[Iolanthe]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan), ''[[The Mikado]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan) and ''[[Princess Ida]]'' (Gilbert and Sullivan).Other performances by the company included ''[[Faust]]'' (Gounod), ''[[La Traviata]]'' (Verdi), ''[[ I Pagliacci]]'' (Leoncavallo) and ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]'' (Mascagni) .
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 ''Not to be confused with [[L. Braham]], a British [[Christy's]] style singer and performer, who visited the country in 1862.''
-The Prima Donna of  London's Savoy Theatre, she was the leading actress for the [[Lyric Company]] in Stephenson and Cellier’s musical ''[[ Dorothy]]'', when it opened Cape Town’s [[Opera House]] on 31 August 1893.
+==Biography==
-In 1893-4 she performed for the [[Lyric Opera Company]] while on tour in South Africa, including performances in the [[Opera House]], Cape Town, during October of 1894,  under the management of [[Edgar Perkins]] and [[Arturo Bonamici]], appearing in performances of inter alia  ''[[Faust]]'' (Gounod), ''[[La Traviata]]'' (Verdi), ''[[ I Pagliacci]]'' (Leoncavallo), ''[[Cavalleria Rusticana]]'' (Mascagni), with a company that also included [[Signor Verdi]] and [[Marguerite Macintyre]].
+==Contribution to South African theatre and performance==
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 [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
-[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.251, 382, 390, 397--8, 400.
+[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 382, 390, 397-8, 400.
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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-Go to [[South African Theatre/Bibliography]]
+[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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