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[[Emilie Melville]] (1850/1852?-1932) 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.
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== Biography ==
  
Emilie Melville was born on January 19, 1851 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA as Emily Tretheway. She was also an actress, known for the films ''Illusion'' (1929) and ''The White Sister'' (1915).  
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She was married to the American actor, baritone and company manager [[Guglielmo Verdi]] (1854-??), generally referred to as [[Signor Verdi]] or [[William Verdi]] in South African press releases), who toured with her company in the second half of the 19th century, and she is therefore also referred to as [[Emilie Melville Verdi]] or [[Mrs Verdi]] in some sources.  
  
She was (later?) married to Thomas Derby and died on May 20, 1932 in San Francisco, California, USA.
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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.  
  
She was at one time  married to the actor and baritone [[Guglielmo Verdi]] (1854-), and the couple had one son, Reginald Westgate Verdi[https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/emily-melville-verdi-australia/141258737]
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==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
  
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She visited  South Africa with what was billed the [[Verdi Opera Company]] in 1890, where they opened with ''[[Faust]]'' during August.
  
Emilie Melville . formed her own opera company in 1880, and toured the empire, visiting  Australia and South Africa.  
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According to Boonzaier (1923), though the opera production was not popular with the public, Melville did apparently give a remarkable performance in the play ''[[Fanchon]]'' (Himmel) during this time.
  
First appeared at the Melbourne Opera House on 6th October 1875
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== Sources ==
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https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/142938956
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[[D.C. Boonzaier]], 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage",  in ''SA Review'', 9 March and 24 August 1932. (Reprinted in [[F.C.L. Bosman|Bosman]] 1980: pp. 374-439.)
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[[F.C.L. Bosman]]. 1980. ''Drama en Toneel in Suid-Afrika, Deel II, 1856-1916''. Pretoria: [[J.L. van Schaik]]: pp.301, 391
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Latest revision as of 06:32, 10 July 2021

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

Biography

She was married to the American actor, baritone and company manager Guglielmo Verdi (1854-??), generally referred to as Signor Verdi or William Verdi in South African press releases), who toured with her company in the second half of the 19th century, and she is therefore also referred to 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.

Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance

She visited South Africa with what was billed the Verdi Opera Company in 1890, where they opened with Faust during August.

According to Boonzaier (1923), though the opera production was not popular with the public, Melville did apparently give a remarkable performance in the play Fanchon (Himmel) during this time.

Sources

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

D.C. Boonzaier, 1923. "My playgoing days – 30 years in the history of the Cape Town stage", in SA Review, 9 March and 24 August 1932. (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.301, 391

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