''A Welsh Singer'' is a 1915 British silent drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Edwards, Campbell Gullan and Florence Turner.BFI.org
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Allen Raine Allen Raine was the pseudonym of the Welsh novelist Anne Adalisa Beynon Puddicombe (6 October 1836 – 21 June 1908), who was born in Newcastle Emlyn. Her novels had sold more than two million copies by 1912. Life She was born Anne Adalisa Evan ...

. The screenplay concerns a shepherd who falls in love with a girl.

Premise

A Welsh shepherd falls in love with a local girl Myfanwy. However they both become separated through their careers, as he becomes a sculptor and she a leading

opera singer Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libretti ...

Cast

* Florence Turner – Myfanwy * Henry Edwards – Leuan * Campbell Gullan – Tom Pomfrey * Malcolm Cherry – John Powys * Una Venning – Laissabeth Powys * Fred Rains – Music Master * Edith Evans – Mrs. Pomfrey

References

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* 1916 films British silent feature films 1916 drama films Films directed by Henry Edwards Films based on British novels British drama films British black-and-white films 1910s English-language films 1910s British films Silent drama films {{1910s-drama-film-stub