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[[Pollard's Opera Company]] was an Australian Operatic company | [[Pollard's Opera Company]] was an Australian Operatic company | ||
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| + | A compny of young performers, originally founded by James Joseph Pollard as '''[[Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company]]''' in Launceston, Tasmania, in May 1880, the business expanded, over the next thirty years as several members of the Pollard family operated troupes under the same or similar names, travelling through Australia and New Zealand, the British Colonies and later the Orient and North America. | ||
==On tour in South Africa== | ==On tour in South Africa== | ||
| − | The company toured South Africa from May to October 1903 under the | + | According to Boonzaier (1923) the youth company first toured South Africa as [[Pollard's Liliputian Opera Company]] [sic] (or "[[The Liliputians]]" as they were sometimes referred to) in 1898, appearing in the [[Opera House]] in Cape Town. Apparently [[D.C. Boonzaier]] (1923) was not impressed by their repertoire, referring to their performances of the various pieces as "mere travesties of pieces in themselves little above travesty". |
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| + | The company toured South Africa once more from May to October 1903, under the management of the [[Wheeler Company]], now billed as the '''[[Royal Australian Opera Company]]''' with [[Gertie Campion]] and [[Dan O'Connor]] as members of the ensemble. The itinerary included the [[Good Hope Theatre]], Cape Town and [[His Majesty's Theatre]], Johannesburg, from 11 July to some time in October) | ||
The repertoire consisted of ''[[Djin Djin]]'' (Royle and Williamson), ''[[The Gay Parisienne]]'' (Dance), ''[[La Fille du Tambour Major]]'' (Offenbach), ''[[The Casino Girl]]'' (Smith) and ''[[La Mascotte]]'' (). | The repertoire consisted of ''[[Djin Djin]]'' (Royle and Williamson), ''[[The Gay Parisienne]]'' (Dance), ''[[La Fille du Tambour Major]]'' (Offenbach), ''[[The Casino Girl]]'' (Smith) and ''[[La Mascotte]]'' (). | ||
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''[[Djin Djin]]'' was performed as the opening production for the newly built [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg. | ''[[Djin Djin]]'' was performed as the opening production for the newly built [[His Majesty's Theatre]] in Johannesburg. | ||
| − | At the start of 1904 they also did ''[[The Geisha]]'' in Cape Town. | + | At the start of 1904 they also did ''[[The Geisha]]'' in Cape Town. |
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_Lilliputian_Opera_Company | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_Lilliputian_Opera_Company | ||
| − | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August | + | [[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.) |
| − | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 414, 417 | + | [[F.C.L. Bosman]], 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp. 406, 407, 414, 417 |
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Latest revision as of 05:42, 5 March 2021
Pollard's Opera Company was an Australian Operatic company
The company
A compny of young performers, originally founded by James Joseph Pollard as Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company in Launceston, Tasmania, in May 1880, the business expanded, over the next thirty years as several members of the Pollard family operated troupes under the same or similar names, travelling through Australia and New Zealand, the British Colonies and later the Orient and North America.
On tour in South Africa
According to Boonzaier (1923) the youth company first toured South Africa as Pollard's Liliputian Opera Company [sic] (or "The Liliputians" as they were sometimes referred to) in 1898, appearing in the Opera House in Cape Town. Apparently D.C. Boonzaier (1923) was not impressed by their repertoire, referring to their performances of the various pieces as "mere travesties of pieces in themselves little above travesty".
The company toured South Africa once more from May to October 1903, under the management of the Wheeler Company, now billed as the Royal Australian Opera Company with Gertie Campion and Dan O'Connor as members of the ensemble. The itinerary included the Good Hope Theatre, Cape Town and His Majesty's Theatre, Johannesburg, from 11 July to some time in October)
The repertoire consisted of Djin Djin (Royle and Williamson), The Gay Parisienne (Dance), La Fille du Tambour Major (Offenbach), The Casino Girl (Smith) and La Mascotte ().
Djin Djin was performed as the opening production for the newly built His Majesty's Theatre in Johannesburg.
At the start of 1904 they also did The Geisha in Cape Town.
Sources
https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/C399925
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollard%27s_Lilliputian_Opera_Company
D.C. Boonzaier, 1980. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1923. (Reprinted in Bosman 1980: pp. 374-439.)
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp. 406, 407, 414, 417
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