THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

Nell Chard in Patience

Nell Chard (1887-88)

[Born Kingston, Surrey 21 Nov 1862, died Hampstead 4 Mar 1948]

Ellen "Nell" Chard studied singing at the Royal Academy of Music, entering in 1883. She toured with Walter Browne in 1885, appearing in his comediatta Once Again that year. Later she was engaged as a chorister with the D'Oyly Carte Company that toured Germany, Austria, and Holland, presenting H.M.S. Pinafore, Patience, and The Mikado to continental audiences from April 1887 to February 1888.

She was the younger sister of D'Oyly Carte soprano Kate Chard, and toured with the company of her brother-in-law Deane Brand after leaving the D'Oyly Carte. In March 1888 Nell filled in for her older sister in the title role in the comic opera Rhoda when it was performed at the Theatre Royal, Bradford.

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