Corinne Malvern a character supposed to be three years old), a 1907 New York Evening Telegram article and ships' passenger records, make it clear she was born in 1901. Malvern performed in the Henry W. Savage New English Grand Opera Company in the American premiere of Puccini's opera Madama Butterfly in the role of the child "Dolore" ("Sorrow," or "Trouble" in English), Butterfly's son, in front of an audience that included the Viscount Aoki, Japanese Ambassador to the United States, and John Luther Long, author of the novella on which the opera was based, on October 15, 1907, and subsequently toured with
Belfast Operatic Company Belfast Operatic Company Belfast Operatic Company (BOC) is an amateur company that performs musicals and concerts throughout Ireland. It was founded in 1960 by John Mercer in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The company performed the Irish première of "Titanic the Musical" in 2005, for which it won awards from the Association of Irish Musical Societies (AIMS), and again in 2007. BOC performs several shows each year at the Grand Opera House, Belfast. In May 2009, the company performed a sell-out run of the musical, "Hello, Dolly!", obtaining positive reviews and earning the lead role, "Dolly Levi", played by Laura Kerr, a