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| − | Founded by and named after the violinist [[Horace Poussard]] (1829-1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Poussard], soprano [[Amelia Bailey]], the company also consisted of the "serio-comic vocalist" [[Florence Beverley]] (known professionally as [[Florence Calzado]]) and Bailey's husband, the manager [[Robert Smythe]]. | + | Founded by and named after the violinist [[Horace Poussard]] (1829-1898)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Poussard], soprano [[Amelia Bailey]] (1842-1932)[https://peoplepill.com/people/amelia-bailey/], the company also consisted of the "serio-comic vocalist" [[Florence Beverley]] (known professionally as [[Florence Calzado]]) and Bailey's husband, the manager [[Robert Smythe]] (1833-1917)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Sparrow_Smythe]. |
The company came into being when Poussard and Calzado set out to undertake a 4-year tour of India and South Africa, linking up with Robert Smythe (a manager) and his wife Amelia Bailey (soprano) to form the [[Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]], going on to give more than 300 performances in this period as well as coping with the difficulties of travel by land and sea. They finally left for Europe from Cape Town on 3 November, 1868. | The company came into being when Poussard and Calzado set out to undertake a 4-year tour of India and South Africa, linking up with Robert Smythe (a manager) and his wife Amelia Bailey (soprano) to form the [[Poussard-Bailey Opera Company]], going on to give more than 300 performances in this period as well as coping with the difficulties of travel by land and sea. They finally left for Europe from Cape Town on 3 November, 1868. | ||
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The Poussard-Bailey Company is an operatic company active in South Africa in 1867-8.
The company
Founded by and named after the violinist Horace Poussard (1829-1898)[1], soprano Amelia Bailey (1842-1932)[2], the company also consisted of the "serio-comic vocalist" Florence Beverley (known professionally as Florence Calzado) and Bailey's husband, the manager Robert Smythe (1833-1917)[3].
The company came into being when Poussard and Calzado set out to undertake a 4-year tour of India and South Africa, linking up with Robert Smythe (a manager) and his wife Amelia Bailey (soprano) to form the Poussard-Bailey Opera Company, going on to give more than 300 performances in this period as well as coping with the difficulties of travel by land and sea. They finally left for Europe from Cape Town on 3 November, 1868.
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.
Sources
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Poussard
F.C.L. Bosman, 1980. Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916. Pretoria: J.L. van Schaik: pp.223, 243-6,
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