Artistes Index


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Cameron, Doris
Also known as Paulette Karmi
Married to Frederick Hobbs
Was with the company from 1915 to 1919
Roles played: Plaintiff


Cammidge, George(Photos)
Was with the company from 1935 to 1936
Roles played: Cox and Antonio.


Carman, Vivian
Married Anthony Raffell (marriage dissolved)
Was with the company from 1963 to 1965
Chorister
She was later with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden


Cartier, John (1923 - 1997)
Born in London
Was with the company from 1961 to 1963
Frequently appeared with "G & S For All"
Roles played: Judge, Sir Joseph Porter, General Stanley, Major Murgatroyd, Lord Chancellor, Ko-Ko, 2nd Citizen, Antonio, Annibale and Duke of Plaza-Toro


Cecil, Sylvia(Photos)
Born in London
Was with the company from 1918 to 1921, 1930 and 1936 to 1937
Roles played: Plaintiff, Josephine, Mabel, Lady Ella, Patience, Princess Ida, Peep-Bo, Yum-Yum, Rose Maybud, Elsie Maynard, Fiametta, Casilda and Gianetta.


Cellier, Alfred (1844 - 1891)
Born in Hackney, London
Musical director from 1877 to 1875


Cellier, Francois Arsene (1849 - 1914)(Photos)
Born in London on 14th December
Musical director from 1878 to 1913
Died in Kingston on 5th January
Brother of Alfred Cellier
Wrote "Gilbert, Sullivan and D'Oyly Carte - Savoy Reminiscences


Chard, Kate (1861 - 1942)(Photos)
Married to Deane Brand
Was with the company from 1882 to 1884
Created the roles of Lady Psyche in "Princess Ida"


Clifford, Grahame(More)(Photos)
Born in Burnley
Was with the company from 1939 to 1946
Roles played:Sir Joseph Porter, General Stanley, Archibald Bunthorne, Lord Chancellor, Ko-Ko, Robin Oakapple, Jack Point, Duke of Plaza-Toro
Later sang with the Royal Opera, Covent Garden


Clifton, Fred (born 1844)
Was with the company from 1877 to 1880
Created the roles of Notary in "Patience" and Boatswain in "HMS Pinafore"
Other roles played: Usher, Sergeant of Police


Coates, John (1865 - 1941)(More)
Born in Bradford on 29th June
Was with the company from 1894 to 1895
Roles played: Mr Goldbury (Utopia)
Later became one of England's finest oratorio singers


Conroy-Ward, James(More)(Photos)
Born in Timperley, Cheshire
Was with the company from 1973 to 1982
Roles played: Foreman, J.W.Wells, Sir Joseph Porter, General Stanley, Major Murgatroyd, Lord Chancellor, Guron, Ko-Ko, Robin Oakapple, 1st Citizen, Antonio, Annibale, Duke of Plaza-Toro


Cook, George (died 1995)(More)(Photos)
Born in Coventry
Married to Marian Martin
Was with the company from 1954 to 1969
Roles played: Bouncer, Associate, Usher, Boatswain, Bob Becket, Samuel, Sergeant of Police, Private Willis, Scynthius, Go-To, Pooh-Bah, Old Adam, Sir Despard Murgatroyd, Wilfred Shadbolt, Giorgio and Don Alhambra
In his spare time he made and supplied fans for the use by D'Oyly Carte and amateur companies


Coomber, Lillian
Was with company from 1906 to 1907
Roles played: Elsie Maynard and Gianetta.


Court, Dorothy
born in Liverpool
Married to Haydn Wood (composer)
Was with company from 1908 to 1909
Roles played: Josephine, Mabel, Celia and Casilda.


Cowley, Will
Born in Douglas, Isle of Man
Chorus Master and Assistant Musical Director from 1963 to 1974


Cox-Ife, William (1903 - 1968)
Musical Director from 1950 to 1961
He was killed in a plane crash in the Irish sea on 24th March 1968


Crompton, Reginald (1870 - 1945)
Was with company from 1899 to 1903
Role played: Sergeant Willis


Cross, Emily (died 1904)(Photos)
Born in Newcastle-on-Tyne, Died in Barnstaple on January 4th
Was with the company from 1878 to 1881
Created the role of: Ruth (Pirates - London)
Other role played: Little Buttercup


Curtis, Josephine
Was with the company from 1933 to 1937
Roles played: Ruth (Pirates), Katisha and Inez

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