Harper-Leffler Company

There are three references to a company by (variations of) this name.

See also the Miranda-Harper Company.

The Harper-Leffler Opera Company

Henry Harper, miss Annette Hirst and Mrs J.H. Leffler from the Royal Opera House, London performed six concerts of opera selections in the Commercial Exchange and the Mutual Hall, Cape Town from 5 August - 9 September 1868. They also performed in Grahamstown and Port Elizabeth, and were sometimes billed as the [[Harper-Leffler-Hirst Company. They were not the first to perform opera in SA, but the first opera company to do so for an entire season.

The Miranda-Harper Company

From December 1868 to January 1869 the Harper-Leffler Company was back for a new season, now with the addition of David Miranda (the husband of Miss Hirst ), hence the company became known as the Miranda-Harper Company. New concerts were performed during August 1869.

Their repertoire for the 1869 season included performances of La Somnambula (Belini), The Bohemian Girl (Balfe), Il Trovatore (Verdi),

The Harper-Leffler Repertory Company, Kimberley

According to Du Toit (1988), a Harper-Leffler Company also performed as permanent ‘repertory’ company, and was active in Kimberley during the 1890s.

Sources

Bosman, 1980: 248 – 249; Du Toit, 1988

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