Sallie Holman

Sallie Holman (June 24, 1849 ā€“ June 7, 1888) was a Canadian opera singer.

Sallie Holman
Background information
Birth nameSarah Holman
Born(1849-06-24)June 24, 1849
Lynn, Massachusetts
DiedJune 7, 1888(1888-06-07) (aged 38)
London, Ontario
Genresopera
Years active1850sā€“1888

Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, she was the daughter of George W. Holman and Harriet Phillips, and was the principal singer in an English opera troupe, the Holman English Opera Troupe, formed by her father in the 1860s composed of her father, mother, and her siblings. The company toured the eastern United States and Canada from the late 1850s to the early 1880s.[1] She married Mr. J.T. Dalton, a member of the company, in 1879.[2]

She died on June 7, 1888.

References

  1. Edwards, Murray D.; Hines, Frances R. (1982). "Holman, Sallie". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. XI (1881ā€“1890) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
  2. Morgan, Henry James, ed. (1903). Types of Canadian Women and of Women who are or have been Connected with Canada. Toronto: Williams Briggs. p. 161.
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