THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

W. H. Montgomery (1881, 1887-89)

[Born 10 Jun]

W. H. Montgomery made his D'Oyly Carte debut in March 1881 on tour in North America as Sir Mincing Lane with Carte's Second Billee Taylor Company.

Six year later toured the British Isles with Mr. D'Oyly Carte's "D" Company as Archibald Grosvenor in Patience and Pish-Tush in The Mikado from September to November or December 1887. In February 1888 he joined Carte's "C" (Repertory) Company. The Company toured H.M.S. Pinafore, Patience, and The Mikado, but Montgomery initially had only Pish-Tush as a named part. When Pinafore was replaced by The Pirates of Penzance in July, however, Montgomery shared Samuel, as well as Pish-Tush, with Herbert Marchmont.

On November 1, 1888, "C" Company ceased to be a repertory troupe, giving instead Carte's first provincial tour of The Yeomen of the Guard. This time, Montgomery was relegated to the tiny role of Second Citizen, a part he appears to have played until the run ended in December 1889. His tenure with the D'Oyly appears to have ended at that point as well, although he would continue to tour in comic opera and musicals until at least 1904.

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