Talk:Mae Busch

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Moved this portion of text relating to parents

Ive moved the following chunk of text out of the article. Ive read it and re-read it and it does not assist the reader, although her parents life is of passing interest.Nickm57 (talk) 11:42, 5 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

In 1887 she (Elizabeth) joined Frank M. Clark's Silk Stocking Company. Frederick William Busch was a member of the Company's orchestra. Elizabeth and William were married on 6 February 1888 in Brisbane, Queensland, between performances. Elizabeth did one season of opera with mixed reviews and William featured in touring bands and orchestras as well as in special acts such as the Paragon Trio.^[1]^[2]

As Dora Busch, Elizabeth was part of the Grand Opera Quartet, making her American debut on 14 February 1897 at the Orpheum Theatre.^[3] Towards the end of 1897 the family moved to the East Coast.^[4] William Busch performed with the Paragon Trio (renamed Lelliott Busch & Lelliott) at the Drexel Theatre in Chicago on 13 November 1897.^[5]

References

^ Launceston (Tasmania) Examiner 19 April 1895
^ William never conducted the Melbourne Symphony as has been suggested; the MSO was not founded until 1906. See Samuel Victor Albert Australian Dictionary of Biography
^ San Francisco Call 16 Feb. 1897. In May 1897 she was playing various roles in comic opera at the Clunie Opera House. (San Francisco Call 17 May 1897)
^ They are listed on the 1900 US Census as William and Dora Busch living at 311 East 19th Street, New York.
^ New York Dramatic Mirror 13 Nov 1897

[1] Launceston (Tasmania) Examiner 19 April 1895

[2] William never conducted the Melbourne Symphony as has been suggested; the MSO was not founded until 1906. See Samuel Victor Albert Australian Dictionary of Biography

[3] San Francisco Call 16 Feb. 1897. In May 1897 she was playing various roles in comic opera at the Clunie Opera House. (San Francisco Call 17 May 1897)

[4] They are listed on the 1900 US Census as William and Dora Busch living at 311 East 19th Street, New York.

[5] New York Dramatic Mirror 13 Nov 1897

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