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Contributor	Francis Leon
Gender	Male
Nationality	American
Functions	Actor, Actor-Manager, Director, Entrepreneur, Actor and Singer, Gender Cross-dresser, Minstrel
Notes	Leon was America's foremost female impersonator, joined with Edwin Kelly to form minstrel company in US. Toured Australia 1878-1880. Leon Reurned to USA in 1883. Probably died around 1914.
Events	Date Function Contributor Organisation
	Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 H.M.S. Pinafore, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 3 May 1879 Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878
	Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 H.M.S. Pinafore, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 3 May 1879 Entrepreneur Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 H.M.S. Pinafore, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 3 May 1879 Actor-Manager Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Director Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885
	Edwin Kelly - Actor and Singer, Actor-Manager, Entrepreneur Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 H.M.S. Pinafore, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 3 May 1879 Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 William A Ball - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Edwin Lester - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Tom Holt - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Jacques Offenbach - Composer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 Vernon Reid - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Edmond Thomas - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Emma Wangenheim - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Claudie Anderton - Illusionist The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 William Blackeney - Conductor Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Bolton - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 William Brough - Librettist Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 John Bryan - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 James Clarke - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 Owen Conduit - Musical Director Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 William Courtright - Actor and Singer Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Nellie Cousins - Actor and Singer The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Craydon - Dancer Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Frank Cushman - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Eva Davenport - Actor and Singer The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 Daphne De Lee - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Delowry - Dancer Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Bridget Donohoe - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Julius Eichberg - Composer The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Julia Featherstone - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 T N Ford - Dancer Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 T N Ford - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 C S Fredericks - Actor and Singer Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Dave Gardner - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 George Gardner - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 William Schwenck Gilbert - Book and Lyrics Librettist H.M.S. Pinafore, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 3 May 1879 Gilmore - Dancer Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Harry Grist - Scenic Artist Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Al Hayman - Entrepreneur Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Dave Hayman - Adminstrator: Business Manager The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Fred Hiscocks - Entrepreneur Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Holland - Dancer Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Charles Holly - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 William Kinchella - Scenic Artist The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Blanche Leopold - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Harry Leopold - Actor, Director Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Charles Leslie - Dancer Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Nellie Lovell - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Walter Medus - Actor, Stage Manager Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Lillie Morrison - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Marion Norman - Actor Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Edith Pender - Actor and Singer The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Beaumont Read - Actor and Singer Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Maggie Rogers - Actor and Singer The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Augustin Eugene Scribe - Librettist The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 Simmons - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 William Stewart - Actor and Singer Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 Arthur Seymour Sullivan - Composer H.M.S. Pinafore, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 3 May 1879 J H Surridge - Actor and Singer Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 'Japanese' Tommy - Actor and Singer Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Spencer Wallace - Dancer Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Walters - Dancer Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Frank Weston - Lessee Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885 Benjamin E Woolf - Book and Lyrics Librettist The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 Charles York - Dancer Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885
	Kelly and Leon Comic Opera Company Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 The Doctor of Alcantara, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 26 December 1879 The Enchanted Cat / Claudie Anderton / The Admiral, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 6 September 1879 H.M.S. Pinafore, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, Sydney, NSW, 3 May 1879 Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Hiscocks and Hayman Kelly and Leon's Minstrels and Burlesque Opera Troupe, Queen's Theatre, Sydney, NSW, 2 February 1878 Kelly and Leon Mastodon Minstrels Ching Chow Hi or, A Cracked Piece of China, Kelly and Leon's Opera House, Sydney, NSW, 10 January 1880 Leon and Cushmans Burlesque Opera and Musical Comedy Group Adonis, Nugget Theatre, Melbourne, VIC, 26 December 1885
Resources	Article: Kelly and Leon, Evening News, 3 June 1880, 2
Data Set	AusStage
Contributor Identifier	439891

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