Music/Dance
BUTT
(Dame Clara Ellen, 1873-1936, Contralto) & Robert Kennerley RUMFORD (1870- 1957, Baritone)
Vintage postcard photo by Ellis & Wallery, signed by both and dated,
showing them half length standing together, she is wearing a white dress and he is holding their baby, probably their daughter Joy (born 1901), 5½ x 3½, no place, dated later when signed as 30th October
Item Date: 1919
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Background
On 26th June 1900 Butt married the baritone Kennerley Rumford and thereafter would often appear with him in concerts. They had two sons and a daughter. Besides singing in many important festivals and concerts, Butt appeared by royal command before Queen Victoria, King Edward VII, and King George V. She made tours of Australia, Japan, Canada, New Zealand, the United States and to many European cities.
Stock No. 43613
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