BUTT (Dame Clara Ellen, 1873-1936, Contralto) & Robert Kennerley RUMFORD (1870- 1957, Baritone)

Vintage postcard photo by the Rotary Photo Co, signed by both and dated, showing them standing together looking at their small child who is seated on a pillow, addressed on the verso to Frank Smith in Bromley, 5½” x 3½”, no place, 5th January

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.

Item Date:  1904

Stock No:  42297      £225

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