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 They arrived at the Cape from Mauritius in , intending to merely stop over on their way to Australia, but ended up staying in South Africa for two years. According to their calculations (cited by Bosman, 1980: p.245) they travelled a total of 2300 miles by land and sea to perform to approximately 38 000 people. When they finally arrived back in Cape Town to present their 15th appearance there on 4 June, 1868, it was also to be their 130th performance in South Africa. At the end of their stay they had done a total of 150 concerts and shows, 28 in Cape Town (16 in the [[Commercial Exchange]], 7 in the [[New Market]], 2 in in the [[Mutual Hall]] and 3 in the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]]). Their total tally of appearances in all was 150 : 40 in various places in the [[Western Cape Province]] (including Cape Town),  81 in 17 places in the [[Eastern Cape Province]], 20 in 6 places in the [[Orange Free State]], 9 in 2 towns in [[Natal]] and even - against all advice - crossing the Vaal river and giving concerts in the [[Transvaal]]. They were the first concert company to do so.
-In November 1868 Smythe and Poussard left for England and France just after their 150th concert, while the two singers stayed at the Cape until June 1869, billed as [[Calzado-Bailey]] (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town),  before sailing directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].
+In November 1868 Smythe and Poussard left for England and France just after their 150th concert, while the two singers stayed at the Cape until June 1869, billed as '''[[Calzado-Bailey]]''' (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town),  before sailing directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].
 While in Cape Town the company also made use of the local accompanist and singer [[Florence Matthews]] and a [[Mr Hewitt]], who had apparently joined the company before they left for Europe.

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 They arrived at the Cape from Mauritius in , intending to merely stop over on their way to Australia, but ended up staying in South Africa for two years. According to their calculations (cited by Bosman, 1980: p.245) they travelled a total of 2300 miles by land and sea to perform to approximately 38 000 people. When they finally arrived back in Cape Town to present their 15th appearance there on 4 June, 1868, it was also to be their 130th performance in South Africa. At the end of their stay they had done a total of 150 concerts and shows, 28 in Cape Town (16 in the [[Commercial Exchange]], 7 in the [[New Market]], 2 in in the [[Mutual Hall]] and 3 in the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]]). Their total tally of appearances in all was 150 : 40 in various places in the [[Western Cape Province]] (including Cape Town),  81 in 17 places in the [[Eastern Cape Province]], 20 in 6 places in the [[Orange Free State]], 9 in 2 towns in [[Natal]] and even - against all advice - crossing the Vaal river and giving concerts in the [[Transvaal]]. They were the first concert company to do so.
-In November 1868 Smythe and Poussard left for England and France just after their 150th concert, while the two singers stayed at the Cape until June 1869, performing as the [[Calzado-Bailey Company]] (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town),  before sailing directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].
+In November 1868 Smythe and Poussard left for England and France just after their 150th concert, while the two singers stayed at the Cape until June 1869, billed as [[Calzado-Bailey]] (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town),  before sailing directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].
 While in Cape Town the company also made use of the local accompanist and singer [[Florence Matthews]] and a [[Mr Hewitt]], who had apparently joined the company before they left for Europe.

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 They arrived at the Cape from Mauritius in , intending to merely stop over on their way to Australia, but ended up staying in South Africa for two years. According to their calculations (cited by Bosman, 1980: p.245) they travelled a total of 2300 miles by land and sea to perform to approximately 38 000 people. When they finally arrived back in Cape Town to present their 15th appearance there on 4 June, 1868, it was also to be their 130th performance in South Africa. At the end of their stay they had done a total of 150 concerts and shows, 28 in Cape Town (16 in the [[Commercial Exchange]], 7 in the [[New Market]], 2 in in the [[Mutual Hall]] and 3 in the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]]). Their total tally of appearances in all was 150 : 40 in various places in the [[Western Cape Province]] (including Cape Town),  81 in 17 places in the [[Eastern Cape Province]], 20 in 6 places in the [[Orange Free State]], 9 in 2 towns in [[Natal]] and even - against all advice - crossing the Vaal river and giving concerts in the [[Transvaal]]. They were the first concert company to do so.
-In November 1868 Smythe and Poussard left for England and France just after their 150th concert, while the two singers stayed at the Cape until June 1869, performing as [[Calzado-Bailey]] (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town),  before sailing directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].
+In November 1868 Smythe and Poussard left for England and France just after their 150th concert, while the two singers stayed at the Cape until June 1869, performing as the [[Calzado-Bailey Company]] (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town),  before sailing directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].
 While in Cape Town the company also made use of the local accompanist and singer [[Florence Matthews]] and a [[Mr Hewitt]], who had apparently joined the company before they left for Europe.

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 They arrived at the Cape from Mauritius in , intending to merely stop over on their way to Australia, but ended up staying in South Africa for two years. According to their calculations (cited by Bosman, 1980: p.245) they travelled a total of 2300 miles by land and sea to perform to approximately 38 000 people. When they finally arrived back in Cape Town to present their 15th appearance there on 4 June, 1868, it was also to be their 130th performance in South Africa. At the end of their stay they had done a total of 150 concerts and shows, 28 in Cape Town (16 in the [[Commercial Exchange]], 7 in the [[New Market]], 2 in in the [[Mutual Hall]] and 3 in the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]]). Their total tally of appearances in all was 150 : 40 in various places in the [[Western Cape Province]] (including Cape Town),  81 in 17 places in the [[Eastern Cape Province]], 20 in 6 places in the [[Orange Free State]], 9 in 2 towns in [[Natal]] and even - against all advice - crossing the Vaal river and giving concerts in the [[Transvaal]]. They were the first concert company to do so.
-In November 1868 Smythe and Poussard left for England and France just after their 150th concert, while the two singers stayed at the Cape until June 1869 (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town),  before sailing directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].
+In November 1868 Smythe and Poussard left for England and France just after their 150th concert, while the two singers stayed at the Cape until June 1869, performing as [[Calzado-Bailey]] (''inter alia'' presenting concerts in the [[Mutual Hall]], Cape Town),  before sailing directly back to Melbourne to rejoin the rest of the company and reconstitute the [[Poussard-Bailey Company]].
 While in Cape Town the company also made use of the local accompanist and singer [[Florence Matthews]] and a [[Mr Hewitt]], who had apparently joined the company before they left for Europe.

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 ==The company==
-This company was founded by and named after the violinist '''[[Horace Poussard]]''' (1829-1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Poussard] and the soprano '''[[Amelia Bailey]]''' (1842-1932)[https://peoplepill.com/people/amelia-bailey/], and the company also consisted of the "serio-comic vocalist" [[Florence Beverley]] (known professionally as '''[[Florence Calzado]]''', 1850-?)[http://outoftheinkbottle.blogspot.com/2009/06/calzado-who.html] and Bailey's husband, the manager '''[[Robert Sparrow Smythe]]''' (1833-1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sparrow_Smythe].
+This company was founded by and named after the violinist '''[[Horace Poussard]]''' (1829-1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Poussard] and the soprano '''[[Amelia Bailey]]''' (1842-1932)[https://peoplepill.com/people/amelia-bailey/], and the company also consisted of the "serio-comic vocalist" '''[[Florence Beverley]]''' (known professionally as '''[[Florence Calzado]]''', 1850-?)[http://outoftheinkbottle.blogspot.com/2009/06/calzado-who.html] and Bailey's husband, the manager '''[[Robert Sparrow Smythe]]''' (1833-1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sparrow_Smythe].
 The company had come into being to undertake a 4-year tour of India and South Africa. The [[Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]] went on to give more than 300 performances on this tour, coping with the innumerable difficulties of travel by land and sea.

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	The company had come into being to undertake a 4-year tour of India and South Africa. The [[Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]] went on to give more than 300 performances on this tour, coping with the innumerable difficulties of travel by land and sea.		The company had come into being to undertake a 4-year tour of India and South Africa. The [[Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]] went on to give more than 300 performances on this tour, coping with the innumerable difficulties of travel by land and sea.
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		+	==Contribution to theatre and performance in South Africa==

	They arrived at the Cape from Mauritius in , intending to merely stop over on their way to Australia, but ended up staying in South Africa for two years. According to their calculations (cited by Bosman, 1980: p.245) they travelled a total of 2300 miles by land and sea to perform to approximately 38 000 people. When they finally arrived back in Cape Town to present their 15th appearance there on 4 June, 1868, it was also to be their 130th performance in South Africa. At the end of their stay they had done a total of 150 concerts and shows, 28 in Cape Town (16 in the [[Commercial Exchange]], 7 in the [[New Market]], 2 in in the [[Mutual Hall]] and 3 in the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]]). Their total tally of appearances in all was 150 : 40 in various places in the [[Western Cape Province]] (including Cape Town), 81 in 17 places in the [[Eastern Cape Province]], 20 in 6 places in the [[Orange Free State]], 9 in 2 towns in [[Natal]] and even - against all advice - crossing the Vaal river and giving concerts in the [[Transvaal]]. They were the first concert company to do so.		They arrived at the Cape from Mauritius in , intending to merely stop over on their way to Australia, but ended up staying in South Africa for two years. According to their calculations (cited by Bosman, 1980: p.245) they travelled a total of 2300 miles by land and sea to perform to approximately 38 000 people. When they finally arrived back in Cape Town to present their 15th appearance there on 4 June, 1868, it was also to be their 130th performance in South Africa. At the end of their stay they had done a total of 150 concerts and shows, 28 in Cape Town (16 in the [[Commercial Exchange]], 7 in the [[New Market]], 2 in in the [[Mutual Hall]] and 3 in the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]]). Their total tally of appearances in all was 150 : 40 in various places in the [[Western Cape Province]] (including Cape Town), 81 in 17 places in the [[Eastern Cape Province]], 20 in 6 places in the [[Orange Free State]], 9 in 2 towns in [[Natal]] and even - against all advice - crossing the Vaal river and giving concerts in the [[Transvaal]]. They were the first concert company to do so.

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 ==The company==
-The company came into being when  the violinist [[Horace Poussard]] (1829-1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Poussard] and the "serio-comic vocalist" [[Florence Beverley]] (known professionally as [[Florence Calzado]], 1850-?)[http://outoftheinkbottle.blogspot.com/2009/06/calzado-who.html] set out to undertake a 4-year tour of India and South Africa, with a team that also included Poussard's wife,  the soprano [[Amelia Bailey]] (1842-1932)[https://peoplepill.com/people/amelia-bailey/] and her husband, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] (1833-1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sparrow_Smythe].
+This company was founded by and named after the violinist [[Horace Poussard]] (1829-1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Poussard] and the soprano [[Amelia Bailey]] (1842-1932)[https://peoplepill.com/people/amelia-bailey/], and the company also consisted of the "serio-comic vocalist" [[Florence Beverley]] (known professionally as [[Florence Calzado]], 1850-?)[http://outoftheinkbottle.blogspot.com/2009/06/calzado-who.html] and Bailey's husband, the manager [[Robert Sparrow Smythe]] (1833-1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sparrow_Smythe].
-The [[Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]] went on to give more than 300 performances in this period as well as coping with the difficulties of travel by land and sea.
+The company had come into being to undertake a 4-year tour of India and South Africa. The [[Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]] went on to give more than 300 performances on this tour, coping with the innumerable difficulties of travel by land and sea.
 They arrived at the Cape from Mauritius in , intending to merely stop over on their way to Australia, but ended up staying in South Africa for two years. According to their calculations (cited by Bosman, 1980: p.245) they travelled a total of 2300 miles by land and sea to perform to approximately 38 000 people. When they finally arrived back in Cape Town to present their 15th appearance there on 4 June, 1868, it was also to be their 130th performance in South Africa. At the end of their stay they had done a total of 150 concerts and shows, 28 in Cape Town (16 in the [[Commercial Exchange]], 7 in the [[New Market]], 2 in in the [[Mutual Hall]] and 3 in the [[Cape Town Institute and Club]]). Their total tally of appearances in all was 150 : 40 in various places in the [[Western Cape Province]] (including Cape Town),  81 in 17 places in the [[Eastern Cape Province]], 20 in 6 places in the [[Orange Free State]], 9 in 2 towns in [[Natal]] and even - against all advice - crossing the Vaal river and giving concerts in the [[Transvaal]]. They were the first concert company to do so.