THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

Will Lansdowne (1893-97)

Will Lansdowne was a baritone chorister and understudy who toured with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company "C" from 1893 to 1897. He reportedly filled in as Samuel in The Pirates of Penzance and the Earl of Mountararat in Iolanthe in December 1896. Lansdowne played Baron Michael in His Majesty from March to August 1897 with Company "C," and also with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company "B" in August and September of that year.

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