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
Napier Operatic Society of the Napier Municipal Theatre was noted to have been "frequently taxed to the uttermost", especially by people who drive in from the country areas. Due to the onset of World War I, "The Blue Moon" was the last production by Napier Operatic Society until 1921. Napier Operatic Society has staged many hit musicals in recent years, including "Les Misérables", "42nd Street", "Chicago", "Cats", "Beauty and the Beast", "Miss Saigon", "The Phantom of the Opera", "Mamma Mia!", and "Evita". Napier Operatic Society have since begun staging larger productions that typically would be seen at the Napier Municipal Theatre at the