Florence Perry

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As Lisa in The Grand Duke, Act I

Florence Perry (13 July 1869 – 19 December 1949) was an English opera singer and actress best known for her performances with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company.

Biography

Florence Julia Perry was born in London in 1869. Her first professional appearance was in 1887 as Phyllis Tuppitt in

Prince of Wales's Theatre. She then toured in The Red Hussar and Doris. Shortly after her return to London, she was hired by the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. Perry toured with the company from 1890 to 1893, appearing as Yum-Yum in The Mikado, Gianetta in The Gondoliers, Phyllis in Iolanthe, Winifred in The Vicar of Bray and Phoebe Fairleigh in Billee Taylor. Her elder sister, Beatrice (1865-1944), also performed with the company beginning in 1892.[1]

Lisa, Act II

Perry then joined the London company in 1893 to create the role of Milly (later taking over the role of Bab) in

Lyric Theatre
during the summer of 1895.

Perry with Emmie Owen in Utopia, Limited
Perry and Passmore in The Chieftain

Perry returned to the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in London in 1895 and stayed for the next three years. During this time, she appeared as Yum Yum in a revival of The Mikado, she created the role of Lisa in

The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein.[n 1]

In 1898, Perry appeared as The Plaintiff in the Nellie Farren Benefit performance of Trial by Jury. At the end of that year and into 1899, Perry traveled to Australia, playing Iolanthe in Sydney, among other roles on tour. She made her final London stage appearances in 1901 in The Thirty Thieves at Terry's Theatre and H.M.S. Irresponsible at the Globe Theatre.

Perry died in Durban, South Africa at the age of 80.

Notes

  1. ^ The production was variously billed as The Grand Duchess of Gerolstein or just The Grand Duchess.[2]

References

  1. ^ Stone, David. Beatrice Perry (1891–98), Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company, 6 July 2020, accessed 26 July 2020
  2. ^ "Savoy", The Times, 1 December 1897, p. 8, and "Savoy" (column 5) and "Savoy Theatre" (column 6), The Times 6 December 1897, p. 10

Sources

  • Joseph, Tony (2005). Emmie Owen and Florence Perry: Maidenly Perfection (D'Oyly Carte Personalities). London: Bunthorne Books.
    ISBN 0-9507992-7-0
  • Ayre, Leslie (1972). The Gilbert & Sullivan Companion. London: W.H. Allen & Co Ltd. Introduction by Martyn Green.
  • Florence Perry at Who Was Who in the D'Oyly Carte

External links

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