THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

Antoinette Kleine (1882-84)

[Born Surrey 1859, died 1931]

Janette Antoinette Kleine toured with at least two D'Oyly Carte companies in the early 1880s. She appeared as Tom Tit in Farnie & Planquette's Rip Van Winkle with a Carte Company from December 1882 to July 1883. Between December 1883 and February 1884, she was Mrs. Boucher in the curtain raiser Mock Turtles with Mr. D'Oyly Carte's "Pinafore" and "Pirates" Company.

He younger sister Lizzie appeared with the D'Oyly Carte at the Savoy between 1884 and 1887.

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