• Title
  William Elton, comedian - portrait, between 1886-1892 / Mora
• Creator
  Mora (photographic studio)
• Call number
  P1/512
  
• Level of description
  item
• Date
  
  1886-1892
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Photographs
• Reference code
  447598
• Physical Description
  Photographs - 1 panel photoprint - image 18.8 x 12.6 cm. , mount 21.8 x 13.4 cm.
  
• ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
  
  William (Billy) Elton (1849-1903) was a leading comedian for John Hollingshead at the London Gaiety Theatre during the 1870's and 1880's. He had been in Australia since 1886 and joined the Royal Comic Opera Company the following year for leading roles in the Australian premieres of Princess Ida and The Yeomen of the Guard. He was soon became a firm favourite in Australia and, a little while later, New Zealand. He returned to England in 1892 and joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1897. His last role was in a show called Little Miss Nobody in 1899. -- Source: Down Under in the 19th Century (website)
• Scope and Content
  Elton, standing, wears morning dress, top hat and cane
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright: created before 1955
• General note
  
  Transferred from P1/Elton, Billy (BM), January 2010
  Digital order no:a4215012
• Signatures / Inscriptions
  
  Photographer's stamp
  From Bady To Goody -- on reverse
• Name
  Elton, William
  
• Subject
  Adult Males
  
• Topic
  actors
  comedians
  portraits
  singers
  
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3217793

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