Edward Branscombe

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Title Edward Branscombe
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Abstract/Description EDWARD BRANSCOMBE Singer, composer, music director, businessman, company owner, manager. English-born singer Edward Branscombe toured the Antipodes five times between 1896 and 1909 with such companies as the English Concert Party, Westminster Glee Concert Company and Scarlet Troubadours. In 1909 he began establishing a circuit of open-air theatres around Australia. These were used initially by his elegantly costumed Dandies companies. Branscombe also founded the Smart Set Entertainers in 1915 (the troupe specialised in presenting musical scenas) and revived the Westminster Glee Singers in the early 1920s. He was still associated with the latter company well into the 1930s.
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Source Clay Djubal, Australian Variety Theatre Archive
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Language English
Citation Clay Djubal, Edward Branscombe, Australian Variety Theatre Archive
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Resource Identifier 52135