THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

Robert Ives (1879)

[Born USA c.1850, died Bathampton Weir 29 Jun 1879]

Robert Ives was a chorister on tour in H.M.S. Pinafore with the Comedy Opera Company's "B" Company in June 1879.That month he, fellow choristers Florence Hyde and Annie Walsh, and baritone John Le Hay were involved in a boating accident on the River Avon. Both Miss Hyde and Mr. Ives were drowned.



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