THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

J. H. Jupp (1884-85, 1889)

[Born Arundel Aug 1857, died London 1 Jan 1919]

John Henry Jupp was a tenor chorister with Mr. D'Oyly Carte's "A" ("Princess Ida" No. 2) on tour from February 1884 to at least August 1885, during which month he deputized as Prince Hilarion in Princess Ida.He later appeared as Leonard Meryll in The Yeomen of the Guard with D'Oyly Carte Opera Companies "E" (August 1889) and "B" (October-December 1889).

In 1886, between his D'Oyly Carte engagements, he was in the chorus of Ivan Caryll's comic opera The Lily of Leoville.It was produced at the Grand Theatre, Birmingham, on May 3, 1886, under the management of Violet Melnotte, and brought to the Comedy Theatre, London, a week later for a run of 41 perfomances, ending June 25 of that year.

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