The Chieftain
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The Chieftain is a two-act comic opera by Arthur Sullivan and F. C. Burnand based on their 1867 opera, The Contrabandista. It consists of substantially the same first act as the 1867 work with a compl
Poster showing Scott Fishe as Ferdinand de Roxas
Perry and Passmore
Sullivan and Burnand caricatured in Punch at the time of the premiere
Grigg installed as chieftain
Emmie Owen
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Emily Mary Owen was an English opera singer and actress, known for her performances in soprano roles of the Savoy operas with the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company. She is best remembered for originating the
The Chieftain
…standards, a flop). The opening cast included Florence St. John, Courtice Pounds, Walter Passmore, Richard Temple, Scott Russell, Florence Perry, Emmie Owen, R. Scott Fishe and Rosina Brandram. In 1894, impresario Richard D'Oyly Carte needed a new piece for the Savoy Theatre. Gilbert and Sullivan's Utopia…
with Scott Fishe in The Grand Duke
Owen with Florence Perry in Utopia, Limited
Owen as Juanita in The Chieftain
Owen as the Princess of Monte Carlo in The Grand Duke