THE D'OYLY CARTE OPERA COMPANY

Frank Leicester (1890, 1892-95)

Frank Leicester was a tenor chorister, understudy, and small part player on tour with D'Oyly Carte Opera Companies "D" and "B" in the early 1890s. With Company "D" he appeared as Francesco in The Gondoliers (May-July 1890). With Company "B" he filled in briefly as Colonel Fairfax in The Yeomen of the Guard (December 1892), then took small parts in Utopia Limited (Sir Bailey Barre, February 1894 -February 1895), and later deputized as Nanki-Poo in The Mikado (November 1895).

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