English actress. Née Mary Frances Siddons. Born c.1840, Calcutta, India. Daughter of William Young Siddons (Captain in British Military service and possibly eldest son of famed English actress Sarah Siddons). Married Lt Scott-Chanter (naval officer), 1862, Winchester, England. Died 19 November 1896, Paris, France.

On stage in England, USA, Australia and New Zealand from 1866. Toured Australia 1878-1879 playing mainly Shakespeare heroines Juliet and Rosalind.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 122.

English operatic vocalist (baritone). Né Robert Henry Kennerley Rumford. Born 2 September 1870, London, England. Son of Joseph Kennerley Rumford. Married (1) Clara Butt (vocalist), 26 June 1900, (2) Dorothy Jane Elwin, 1941. Died 9 March 1957, North Stoke, Oxfordshire, England.

On stage in England and Australia. With Clara Butt, toured Australia in 1914 for J&N Tait.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 245.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 230.

Actor.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 235.

English actor, manager & playwright. Né George Curtis Rowe. Born 24 July 1832, Exeter, Devon, England. Son of George Rowe (artist). Married (1) Kate Girard (actress), (2) Adelaide Arthur. Died 29 August 1889, New York City, New York, USA.

On stage in Australia, New Zealand and USA from 1853. Managed Princess Theatre and wrote 15 plays.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, pages 32, 225.

Italian operatic vocalist (tenor). Married Augusta Cortesi (vocalist), 1871.

On stage in India and Australia during the 1870s with the Cagli-Pompei Opera Company.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 233.

English actor. Né George Herbert Rogers. Born 1812, Rochester, Kent, England. Married Emma Young (actress), 1844. Died 1872, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

On stage in Australia from 1839 performing in a wide range of roles, from burlesque to Shakespeare.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, pages 32, 225.

Australian vocalist (contralto). Born Bendigo, VIC, Australia. Married John Bell (humourist). Mother of Graeme Bell (jazz musician).

Performing in oratorio and on the concert platform in Australia from 1898. Studied under Madame Weidermann at the Albert Street Conservatorium and toured with Melba.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 251.

English actor & vocalist (tenor). Né Robert Reginald Halford. Born 1874, London, England. Son of Robert Halford (Hal Forde) and Emily Packer. Married (1) Madge -- , 1895, London, England, (2) Florence Young (de facto), (3) Emily -- , 1950. Died 24 April 1965, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, aged 91.

On stage in England and America from 1889. Australia from 1902 as leading man in musical comedies with Florence Young.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page 222.

Actor and circus performer. Married. Died 17 December 1911, Old Colonists’ Homes, North Fitzroy, Melbourne, Australia, aged 92.

In Australia from 1849. Member of Radford’s Circus, the first circus troupe to visit Australia. Compiler of Riley/Hailes Scrapbook.

Riley/Hailes Scrapbook, page [iii].