THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

(Miss) C. Mercy Bradshaw (1878)

[Born London 30 Sep 1855, died 22 Oct 1922]

Concordia Mercy Bradshaw (real surname Smith) sang in the touring Comedy-Opera Company chorus in The Sorcerer and the first touring production of H.M.S. Pinafore in 1878. She married the Company's Doctor Daly and Captain Corcoran, Michael Dwyer when the tour reached Dublin in November.

Her brother, George S. Bradshaw, appeared in H.M.S. Pinafore with Carte's "2nd London Company" as Sir Joseph Porter and Dick Deadeye the following year.

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