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[[Emilie Melville]] () was an American soprano, actress and company manager.
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[[Emilie Melville]] ((1851?-1932) was an American soprano, actress and company manager.
  
 
Also known as [[Emilie Melville Verdi]] or [[Mrs Verdi]] in some sources.  
 
Also known as [[Emilie Melville Verdi]] or [[Mrs Verdi]] in some sources.  
  
'''''Not to be confused with the San Francisco based American actress [[Emilie Melville]] (1851-1932)[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0578470/]'''''
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First appeared at the Melbourne Opera House on 6th October 1875, then formed her own opera company in 1880, and toured the empire, returning to Australia in 1882, and also visiting  South Africa.
  
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She was married to the actor, baritone and company manager [[Guglielmo Verdi]] (1854-), who had toured with her company.
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Emilie Melville was born on January 19, 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Emily Tretheway, the daughter of actorand playwright and director Robert Jones (Robert Jones Trethway) and actressand singer Julia Miles.  
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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142938956
 
 
She was also an actress, known for the films ''Illusion'' (1929) and ''The White Sister'' (1915).  
 
 
 
She was married to the actor, baritone and company manager [[Guglielmo Verdi]] (1854-), with whom she toured.
 
 
First appeared at the Melbourne Opera House on 6th October 1875, then formed her own opera company in 1880, and toured the empire, visiting  Australia and South Africa.
 

Revision as of 06:49, 2 December 2019

Emilie Melville ((1851?-1932) was an American soprano, actress and company manager.

Also known as Emilie Melville Verdi or Mrs Verdi in some sources.

First appeared at the Melbourne Opera House on 6th October 1875, then formed her own opera company in 1880, and toured the empire, returning to Australia in 1882, and also visiting South Africa.

She was married to the actor, baritone and company manager Guglielmo Verdi (1854-), who had toured with her company.


https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142938956