Mrs J.H. Leffler - Revision history

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 Seems she may have been born  [[Ellen Prestwich]] in either England or Australia (she appears to have had family relations in the colony),
-She became a singer, ''inter alia'' working with the Mabel Mayes company, and billed as [[Mrs J.H. Leffler]] and hailed as "a member of the Royal Opera Company, London", when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], and his associates [[Henry Harper]] and miss [[Annette Hirst]] (the ensemble known as the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] (or the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between  5 August - 9 September 1868. The Lefflers settled in South Africa, working as performers,  and raising their children.
+She became a singer, ''inter alia'' working with the Mabel Mayes company and, having married fellow performer [[James Leffler]], was billed as [[Mrs J.H. Leffler]] and hailed as "a member of the Royal Opera Company, London", when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], and his associates [[Henry Harper]] and miss [[Annette Hirst]] (the ensemble known as the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] (or the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between  5 August - 9 September 1868. The Lefflers settled in South Africa, working as performers,  and raising their children.
 According to Du Toit (1988), a [[Harper-Leffler Company]] also performed as permanent "repertory" company active in Kimberley during the 1890s.

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-Born  [[Ellen Prestwich]] in England or Australia,
+Seems she may have been born  [[Ellen Prestwich]] in either England or Australia (she appears to have had family relations in the colony),
-She became a singer, ''inter alia'' working with the and billed as Mrs J.H. Leffler]] and hailed as "a member of the Royal Opera Company, London", when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], nad his associates [[Henry Harper]] and miss [[Annette Hirst]] (the ensemble known as the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] or the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between  5 August - 9 September 1868. The Lefflers settled in South Africa, working as performers,  and raising their children.
+She became a singer, ''inter alia'' working with the Mabel Mayes company, and billed as [[Mrs J.H. Leffler]] and hailed as "a member of the Royal Opera Company, London", when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], and his associates [[Henry Harper]] and miss [[Annette Hirst]] (the ensemble known as the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] (or the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between  5 August - 9 September 1868. The Lefflers settled in South Africa, working as performers,  and raising their children.
 According to Du Toit (1988), a [[Harper-Leffler Company]] also performed as permanent "repertory" company active in Kimberley during the 1890s.

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 Born  [[Ellen Prestwich]] in England or Australia,
-She became a singer, ''inter alia'' working with the and billed as a member of the Royal Opera Company, London, when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], [[Henry Harper]] and miss [[Annette Hirst]] (known as the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] or the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between  5 August - 9 September 1868. The Lefflers settled in South Africa, working as performers,  and raising their children.
+She became a singer, ''inter alia'' working with the and billed as Mrs J.H. Leffler]] and hailed as "a member of the Royal Opera Company, London", when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], nad his associates [[Henry Harper]] and miss [[Annette Hirst]] (the ensemble known as the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] or the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between  5 August - 9 September 1868. The Lefflers settled in South Africa, working as performers,  and raising their children.
 According to Du Toit (1988), a [[Harper-Leffler Company]] also performed as permanent "repertory" company active in Kimberley during the 1890s.

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−	Born [[Ellen Prestwich]] in England,	+	Born [[Ellen Prestwich]] in England or Australia,

	She became a singer, ''inter alia'' working with the and billed as a member of the Royal Opera Company, London, when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], [[Henry Harper]] and miss [[Annette Hirst]] (known as the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] or the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between 5 August - 9 September 1868. The Lefflers settled in South Africa, working as performers, and raising their children.		She became a singer, ''inter alia'' working with the and billed as a member of the Royal Opera Company, London, when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], [[Henry Harper]] and miss [[Annette Hirst]] (known as the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] or the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between 5 August - 9 September 1868. The Lefflers settled in South Africa, working as performers, and raising their children.

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 == Sources ==
-Blog by : ''Leffler Stories. Past and present for the future'' (Category: James Henry Leffler - ''Family History Letter from William Frederick Leffler to Bernard Leffler 1922''[https://lefflerstories.com/category/james-henry-leffler/]
+Blog by Bernard Meredith Leffler's granddaughter: ''Leffler Stories. Past and present for the future'' (Category: James Henry Leffler - ''Family History Letter from William Frederick Leffler to Bernard Leffler 1922''[https://lefflerstories.com/category/james-henry-leffler/]
 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: 243-9.

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 [[Mrs J.H. Leffler]] (fl. 1860s and 1870s) was a singer and actress.
 Also found as '''[[Mrs Leffler]]'''
-She was billed as a member of the Royal Opera Company, London, when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], [[Henry Harper]], and miss [[Annette Hirst]] in the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] (or sometimes referred to as the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between  5 August - 9 September 1868.
+She became a singer, ''inter alia'' working with the and billed as a member of the Royal Opera Company, London, when she came to South Africa with her husband, [[James Leffler]], [[Henry Harper]] and miss [[Annette Hirst]] (known as the [[The Harper-Leffler Opera Company]] or the [[Harper-Leffler Company]]), to perform six concerts of opera selections in the [[Commercial Exchange]] and the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town between  5 August - 9 September 1868. The Lefflers settled in South Africa, working as performers,  and raising their children.
 According to Du Toit (1988), a [[Harper-Leffler Company]] also performed as permanent "repertory" company active in Kimberley during the 1890s.
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 == Sources ==
 [[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1912''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: 243-9.

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−	She was the wife of [[~~Henry Harper~~]]	+	She was the wife of [[J.H. Leffler]] ([[James Leffler]]).

	Also found as '''[[Mrs Leffler]]'''		Also found as '''[[Mrs Leffler]]'''