Marguerite Sylva (also known as Marguerita Sylva) (10 July 1875 – 21 February 1957) was a

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born

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who achieved fame not only on the

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stage but also in

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and

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. She was particularly known for her performances in the title role of

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's ''

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'', which she sang over 300 times in the course of her career. Sylva was a pioneering recording artist for

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and made many recordings for the company between 1910 and 1912.

Biography

Marguerite Sylva was born Marguerite Alice Hélène Smith in

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, to Mathilde (Schearer) Smith and Dr. Christian Charles Louis Smith, a Belgian of English parentage who was a consulting physician to the royal court of Belgium. Both she and her sister Edith were trained in music at the Belgian Royal Conservatory. Marguerite primarily studied the piano but also took private singing lessons. Edith went on to become a concert violinist of some renown, performing as Nadia Sylva. Marguerita Sylva Princess Chic Poster

According to Marguerite Sylva's entry in the 1935 edition of ''American women'', it was

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who gave the sisters their stage names. In early 1896 they were in London, where Edith was to play her violin for Gilbert, with Marguerite providing the piano accompaniment. Sylva recalled that after Edith finished playing, Gilbert asked her, "Don't you do anything?". She told him she "sang a little" and proceeded to sing the Habanera from ''

'' to him. He offered her a part in his upcoming production of ''

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'', but she turned it down saying that she wanted to "try

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first". After an audition with

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, she was engaged to sing for the

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, and made her debut there in ''Carmen''. However, with Harris' death in June 1896, her opera aspirations ended. Instead she went to the United States with

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's theatre company for a production of

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's ''

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'' at the Knickerbocker Theatre. Amongst the actors in the company was

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to whom she became engaged. The young couple had planned to pursue

careers together in the United States, but in the end the engagement was broken off. According to Beerbohm Tree, Sylva's mother had been opposed to the marriage. Du Maurier returned to the London stage. Sylva remained in the United States where she carved out an increasingly successful career in

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, operetta and

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. She appeared in the world premiere of '' The Fortune Teller'' by

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and toured several U.S. cities playing the leading roles in ''The Princess Chic'', ''Miss Bob White'', and ''The Strollers''. She eventually formed the Marguerite Sylva Opera Company to produce

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s and operettas under the management of Samuel F. Nixon and J. Fred Zimmerman. In 1902 she married the theatrical manager William David Mann. The couple left for France in 1904 where Sylva again became fascinated by opera. She found a teacher, Madame Delattre, and was soon engaged by the

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. She made her debut there on 14 September 1906 in the title role of ''

'' to very good reviews. For the next three years Sylva sang with great success throughout France and Germany where she was a particular favourite. In 1909, Oscar Hammerstein invited her to return to America to sing for his opera company. On 1 September 1909, Marguerite Sylva made her American operatic debut as Carmen at the

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. In the ensuing years Sylva sang with Hammerstein's company (until a contractual dispute ended their professional relationship), the

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and with the

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in the United States. She also sang in Europe, including an acclaimed 1912 performance in ''Carmen'' at the

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with

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as Don José. She continued to appear on Broadway as well, with performances in the premieres of ''Gypsy Love'' and ''The Skylark''. For a time, Sylva enjoyed a celebrity status normally accorded to movie stars, and even had her own line of cosmetics. In 2008, Mark Swed wrote in ''

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'':

"Carmen" is not new to the
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. On July 8, 1922, three days before the first season of "Symphonies Under the Stars," the
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, itself only 3 years old, mounted a lavish production of Bizet's opera. The cast numbered nearly 500. Massive sets of
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surrounded the brand-new amphitheater. When soprano Marguerita Sylva, who starred, rolled into Union Station five days earlier, reporters were there to greet her as if she were a movie star. Proceeds from the performance financed the installation of the Bowl's first benches.

Sylva and her husband, William Mann, had become estranged during her years in France and were divorced in 1912. On 1 December 1915, Sylva married Lieut. Bernard L. Smith, who at the time was the assistant

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at the American Embassy in Paris. The couple later had two daughters, Daphnee and Marita, both of whom went on to have minor careers as actresses. The marriage ended in divorce on grounds of desertion in 1929. In her later years, Sylva lived in

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where she played a series of small character roles in films and taught singing. A year before her death, she was the subject of the popular NBC television show '' This Is Your Life''. Amongst those paying tribute to Sylva was the mezzo-soprano

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who had sung with her in Hammerstein's opera company and whose career path had been somewhat similar to Sylva's. On 20 February 1957, Marguerite Sylva was driving her car when it went off the road and plowed into a house. She was severely injured in the accident and died the following day at the age of 81 in Behrens Memorial Hospital in

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Opera roles

Although Marguerite Sylva's basic voice type was

, she often took on

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roles as well. (Her roles in

and

are also included in this list.) *''

'' (Carmen) *''

Cavalleria rusticana ''Cavalleria rusticana'' (; Italian for "rustic chivalry") is an opera in one act by Pietro Mascagni to an Italian libretto by Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti and Guido Menasci, adapted from an 1880 short story of the same name and subsequent play b ...

'' (Santuzza) *''

Erminie ''Erminie'' is a comic opera in two acts composed by Edward Jakobowski with a libretto by Claxson Bellamy and Harry Paulton, based loosely on Charles Selby's 1834 English translation of the French melodrama, ''Robert Macaire''. The piece first ...

'' (Erminie) *''

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'' (Marguerite) *''Gypsy Love'' (Zorika) *''

La bohème ''La bohème'' (; ) is an opera in four acts,Puccini called the divisions ''quadri'', ''tableaux'' or "images", rather than ''atti'' (acts). composed by Giacomo Puccini between 1893 and 1895 to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe G ...

'' (Musetta (?)) *''

La favorite ''La favorite'' (''The Favourite'', sometimes referred to by its Italian title: ''La favorita'') is a grand opera in four acts by Gaetano Donizetti to a French-language libretto by Alphonse Royer and Gustave Vaëz, based on the play ''Le comt ...

'' (Léonore) *'' Le Chemineau'' (Catherine) *''Le Point d'Argentan'' (Rose-Marie) *''

Les contes d'Hoffmann ''The Tales of Hoffmann'' (French: ) is an by Jacques Offenbach. The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier, based on three short stories by E. T. A. Hoffmann, who is the protagonist of the story. It was Offenbach's final work; he died ...

'' (Giulietta) *''

Manon ''Manon'' () is an ''opéra comique'' in five acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Henri Meilhac and Philippe Gille, based on the 1731 novel '' L'histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut'' by the Abbé Prévost. It was first ...

'' (Manon) *''

Mignon ''Mignon'' is an 1866 ''opéra comique'' (or opera in its second version) in three acts by Ambroise Thomas. The original French libretto was by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré, based on Goethe's 1795-96 novel '' Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre''. The ...

'' (Mignon) * ''

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'' (Taven) *''

Pagliacci ''Pagliacci'' (; literal translation, "Clowns") is an Italian opera in a prologue and two acts, with music and libretto by Ruggero Leoncavallo. The opera tells the tale of Canio, actor and leader of a commedia dell'arte theatrical company, who m ...

'' (Nedda) * '' The Fortune Teller'' (Mlle. Pompom) *''The Princess Chic'' (Princess Chic of Normandy) *''

Tosca ''Tosca'' is an opera in three acts by Giacomo Puccini to an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa. It premiered at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Teatro Costanzi in Rome on 14 January 1900. The work, based on Victorien Sardou's 1 ...

'' (Tosca) *''

Werther ''Werther'' is an opera (''drame lyrique'') in four acts by Jules Massenet to a French libretto by Édouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann (who used the pseudonym Henri Grémont). It is loosely based on Goethe's epistolary novel ''The S ...

'' (Charlotte)

On Broadway

Marguerite Sylva's American stage debut was in the play, ''The Seats of the Mighty'' (1896). However, her early appearances on

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were mainly in

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comic operas Comic opera, sometimes known as light opera, is a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature, usually with a happy ending and often including spoken dialogue. Forms of comic opera first developed in late 17th-century Italy. By the 1730s, a ne ...

and

operettas Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...

. Sylva toured widely in the United States in this repertoire. This list is restricted to her known Broadway performances only: *Mlle. Pompom in the premiere of '' The Fortune Teller'' an operetta by

(26 September - 29 October 1898) *Lady Janet Belford in the premiere ''Mam'selle 'Awkins'', a musical comedy by Herman Perlêt and Alfred E. Aarons (26 February - 31 March 1900. *Erminie in the revival of ''

'', a comic opera by

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(19 October - 28 November 1903) *Zorika in the premiere of '' Gypsy Love'', an English version of ''Zigeunerliebe'', an operetta by

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(17 October - 11 November 1911) *Elsie in the premiere of ''The Skylark'', a comedy by Thomas P. Robinson (25 July - August 1921) *Sonya Orlova Varilovna in the premiere of ''Cousin Sonia'', a comedy by

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(7 December 1925 - January 1926) *Mooda in the premiere of ''Golden Dawn'' a musical by

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(30 November 1927 – 5 May 1928) *Mahuna in the premiere of ''Luana'' a musical comedy by

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...

(17 September - 4 October 1930 *Giulia Sabittini in the revival of ''The Great Lover'', a comedy by Frederic and Fanny Hatton and

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(11 October - October 1932) *Countess von Hohenbrunn in the premiere of ''Three Waltzes'', a musical by

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and Rowland Leigh from the play by using music by

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, and Oscar Straus (25 December 1937 – 9 April 1938)

In film

Sylva's earliest venture into cinema was probably the title role in a 1913 silent film of ''

'' shot in

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with M. Habay (an actor with the Théâtre Sarah Bernhardt) as Don José. Her first major role in a Hollywood film came in 1920 when she played Hilda Wilson in ''The Honey Bee'' directed by

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.Honey Bee (1920)
New York Times Movie Guide. Her other film roles included:

Recordings

Notes

References

* Du Maurier, Daphne (1935), ''Gerald: A Portrait'', Doubleday, Doran & Company. * Gevinson, Alan (1997
''Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960''
University of California Press. * Hamilton, Frank (2007
Opera in Philadelphia: Performance Chronology 1900 - 1924
* Holdridge, Lawrence F. (2000

''The Edison Trials: Voice Audition Cylinders of 1912-1913'', Marston Records. * Howes, Durward (1935) ''American women: The Official Who's who Among the Women of the Nation'', Richard Blank Publishing Company. * Lecointe, Thierry (2004

''1895: Revue de l’Association française de recherche sur l’histoire du cinéma'', n°43. * ''

'', "Engaged: Du Maurier's Son to Marry Miss Marguerite Sylva", 26 Nov 1896 * ''Los Angeles Times'', "Teachers Will Fete Former Opera Star", 31 May 1956 * ''

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''
"Bustle and Stir of the Theatrical World"
10 August 1902, p. 10 * ''New York Times''
"Marguerite Sylva A New Carmen Here"
23 August 1909, p. 7. * ''New York Times''

2 September 1909, p. 9. * ''New York Times'', ttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1912/02/04/100515430.pdf "Marguerite Sylva Divorced" 4 February 1912, p. 15 * ''New York Times''
"Shares Caruso's Honors: Marguerite Sylva Obtains Triumph in Title Role of "Carmen" in Berlin"
8 October 1912, p. 4 * ''New York Times''

2 May 1929, p. 4 * Pearson, Hesketh (1956), ''Beerbohm Tree: His Life and Laughter'', Methuen. * Shaman, William ''et al.'' (1999
''More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings''
("Unique Opera Records Corporation" (1972–1977), "A.N.N.A. Record Company" (1978–1982), "special-label" Issues (circa 1954-1981), and Addendum to "The Golden Age of Opera" Series), Greenwood Publishing Group, p. 285 and ''passim''. * Stoullig, Edmond (1907) ''

Les Annales du théâtre et de la musique ''Les Annales du Théâtre et de la Musique'' ("The Annals of Theatre and Music") was an annual French periodical which covered French dramatic and lyric theatre for 42 years, from 1875 to 1916. The volumes also covered concert series and ne ...

'', Paris: P. Ollendorff, pp. 212–213 * Swed, Mark
"'Carmen' at the Hollywood Bowl"
''Los Angeles Times'', 15 July 2008 * ''Van Nuys News'', Obituary: Edith Sarah Jane Sinkins, 4 February 1952.

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