THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

Kate Macfarren (1881, 1891)

[Born Worcester 21 Aug 1859]

Kate Macfarren (nee Kathleen Mason) was a touring chorister with Mr. D'Oyly Carte's "B" Company in April 1881. Her husband, James H. Macfarren, was a chorister with the Company in 1880-81. Mrs. Macfarren may well have used a stage name other than Macfarren, and Kate Grant, who played Isabel when "B" Company took up The Pirates of Penzance in November 1881 seems the most likely. She was again on tour in April 1891, this time with Carte's "E" Company.

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