Susan Galton
{{Short description|English singer and actress (1849–1918)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Susan Galton
| image = Miss Susan Galton.jpg
| birth_date = 1849
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|1918|1849}}
| relatives = Blanche Whiffen (sister)
Louisa Pyne (aunt)
}}
Susan Galton (1849–1918) was a British actress and operatic soprano. She was the niece of fellow soprano Louisa Pyne.{{Cite news |date=December 12, 1864 |title=Her Majesty's Theatre |pages=6 |work=The Evening Herald}}{{clarify|date=December 2023|reason=The Irish paper?}}
Career
Galton made her stage debut in December 1864 at the age of sixteen as Amina in a production of the opera La sonnambula, which also included George Honey. A review of her performance in The Evening Herald questioned whether sixteen was too young for Galton to begin performing public, but stated that "nevertheless, Miss Susan Galton is possessed of a very rare ability, and promises to reach a high point, if not the highest, in her profession."
In September 1865, Galton appeared in a production of Castle Grim alongside George Honey and Fanny Reeves.{{Cite news |date=September 16, 1865 |title=Theatrical Lounger |pages=7 |work=Illustrated Times}}
In 1865, Galton performed as the lead soprano with a theatre company. The company performing various operas and ballets at the Theatre Royal in Leeds, including La sonnambula, Bohemian Girl, Satanella, Faust, and Maritana.{{Cite news |date=June 10, 1865 |title=Theatre Royal, Leeds |page=5 |work=Leeds Intelligencer}}
References
Further reading
- {{cite book |last1=Whiffen |first1=Mrs Thomas |title=Keeping Off The Shelf |date=1928 |publisher=E. P. Dutton & Co. Inc. |url=https://archive.org/details/keepingofftheshe010807mbp}} Galton's sister's autobiography, with information about Galton's childhood, career, and marriage: full text available online
External links
- {{IBDB name|433825}}
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Category:19th-century British women opera singers
Category:19th-century English actresses