Margaretta Graddon
Margarita Graddon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1804 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Singer |
| Spouse | Alexander Gibbs |
Margarita Graddon or Mrs Gibbs (born 1804) was a British popular singer.
Life
Graddon was born in Taunton in 1804. She was trained by Tom Cooke and then sang in the provinces until she appeared at Vauxhall Gardens in 1822, later in Dublin, and then at Drury Lane Theatre in 1824 in The Marriage of Figaro. The same year she appeared in Henry Bishop's version of Der Freischütz.[1]
In 1827 she married a pianoforte maker named Alexander Gibbs. There was a pianoforte company called Graddon and Gibbs".[2]
She toured in the United States in 1834 and 1835.[3] In 1844 she was again appearing at Vauxhall and being paid five pounds a week.[4]
She was credited with writing a polka titled "Le Bal Costumél" and she appears on the cover of the sheet music,[2] but the music is actually attributed to her husband.[5] She was last mentioned in a musical directory in 1855.
References
- ^ L. M. Middleton, ‘Graddon [Gibbs], Margaretta (b. 1804)’, rev. J. Gilliland, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 accessed 1 Jan 2015
- ^ a b – via Wikisource.
- ^ English Theatre portraits, Nebraska University, retrieved 28 December 2014
- ^ Solo singers who appeared at Vauxhall Gardens, vauxhallgardens.com, retrieved 29 December 2014
- ^ Le Bal Costumél, Alexander Gibbs, Amazon, retrieved 29 December 2014
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