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G. H. Snazelle

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33: 286:. He alternated between Hobart, Launceston an Melbourne in the first months of 1890. Then followed a period of perhaps eighteen months when he was solely occupied with operatic work, broken briefly over Easter 1891 for a series of concerts in Melbourne, after which he took a break in Tasmania. He resumed his "Music, Song and Story" concerts in Melbourne in July 1891, then spent October, November and December in Adelaide before returning to Melbourne and Tasmania. 105: 116:, Surrey in 1848 or London in 1850, by his own account the son of a Jewish carpenter (". . . just like Jesus"). This may have been one of his jokes, as elsewhere his father is described as an architect and surveyor, and Snazelle as training for the same career. He sang part-time while working as a bank clerk for 213:. Two pieces are noteworthy: "How Bill Adams Won the Battle of Waterloo" and "(My Awful) Experiences with a Whistler", which he must have recounted hundreds of times in every part of the world, and have been revived many times since. One of his boasts was that he had sung Gounod's 369:
on 26 January 1901. The film toured the east coast of Australia, including five weeks in Sydney. At each screening "Snazzy" provided additional entertainment. He returned to London at the end of September 1901.
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Snazelle was above all else a supreme egotist, and generally affable, but when crossed had a violent temper, which would also manifest itself when preparing himself for the part of Mephistopheles.
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In August 1893 he left for a world tour beginning with South Africa He was accompanied by Mrs Snazelle, a son Lionel Snazelle, and a kangaroo, which he intended presenting to Sir
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to good houses. He then made a tour of Canada and America and returned to England in mid-1895. Among other work he received during this time was a new opera,
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voice. He played with the company for nine years as second baritone, on a salary of £5 per week. Early parts were the King of Spain in
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to uneven reviews, and the tour was curtailed. A critic mourned the decline of the great artist, hinting at an addiction to drink.
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Snazelle made one last visit to Australia with the National Opera Company for George Musgrove from 29 August 1908, appearing in
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Snazelle suffered from a painful illness in his last few months, and died at his home, 1 Stockwell Park Crescent, London SW.
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No connection with "snazzy" meaning "excellent" or "stylish", for which the OED gives a much later (1932) US origin.
262: 120:, later absorbed by Lloyds Bank, but had ambitions for a stage career, so resigned when he landed a position with 920: 416: 386: 366: 335:, and George Snazelle, all old Sydney favorites. A great number of Australians were in the first night audience. 279: 234: 214: 382: 405:
Snazelle's last appearance on the London stage was as Mr Dixon, the aging circus proprietor, in a revival of
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Snazelle was married twice, and had two sons by the first. His second wife accompanied him to Australia.
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Whatever his merits as an operatic singer, his fame rested on his stage appearances as a
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Mabel Eleanor Snazelle married Arthur Redmond Pilkington in London on 7 May 1894
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Why chafe against the exile's chain, though fast our lives it's cooping ?
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YouTube tribute to Snazelle by Harry George with the original lantern slides.
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For here, across the mighty main, old friends to-day are trooping ;
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After an absence of six years, Snazelle returned by the mail steamer
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Where seasoned swagmen fear inspire within the guileless chum ;
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Full many a yarn has ceased to roam to find at last a peaceful home
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We've met the yarns that here to-day within your pages lurk ;
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We march again with dogged tramp to reach each yarn-infested camp
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Some drawn from out a misty age, but all must help to fill a page
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Some old and bent — some deadly dull — some sharp as banderilla —
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Lionel J. "Ensign" Snazelle ( – ) was a banker and investor in
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This article has much on the operetta and the historical Jones
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From bush and plain you come to cheer baronial hall and villa,
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So welcome, ancient comrades all, strike root secure and deep,
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From Kosciusko, cold and grey, to Hell's twin-brother, Bourke,
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O'er tropic seas that curl and dance from York to far Manilla
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as "the insect" Petit Pierre. The hit song of the piece was
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Through summer's sun and winters gloom perennial shall the
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Where high the willy-willy rears its dread cyclonic pillar,
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Obedient to the Master's call, the Rubicon you leap ;
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Oft have we met them by the fire, beneath the scented gum,
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in April 1884. He also "created" the role of Bobadillo in
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Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser
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His first roles in new works were Clopin in 826: 824: 8: 1044:– via National Library of Australia. 1016:– via National Library of Australia. 988:– via National Library of Australia. 960:– via National Library of Australia. 932:– via National Library of Australia. 904:– via National Library of Australia. 876:– via National Library of Australia. 848:– via National Library of Australia. 817:– via National Library of Australia. 788:– via National Library of Australia. 760:– via National Library of Australia. 732:– via National Library of Australia. 679:– via National Library of Australia. 648:– via National Library of Australia. 619:– via National Library of Australia. 346:projector and crew and a copy of the film 31: 20: 1059:How Bill Adams Won the Battle of Waterloo 225:Snazelle was brought out to Australia by 628: 626: 270:as Jones, Snazelle as Bouillabaisse and 16:English singer and raconteur (1848–1912) 542: 522: 1000:"The Troubles of a Theatrical Manager" 944:"Reminiscences of an Operating Artist" 888:"MR Snazelle's Farewell Entertainment" 657: 655: 7: 84:Baritone singer, comic entertainer 14: 716:"MR. G. H. Snazelle, Entertainer" 350:, a documentary on life on board 583:. Theatre Heritage Australia Inc 217:in a dozen different languages. 507:Oswald Snazelle jr (c. 1890 – ) 94:George Harry "Snazzy" Snazelle 1: 581:"Snazelle, G. H. (1850–1912)" 504:Oswald Snazelle (c. 1870 – ) 500:Coolgardie, Western Australia 38: 1085:19th-century English singers 1033:West Australian Sunday Times 721:The Daily Telegraph (Sydney) 663:"The Late Mr G. H. Snazelle" 112:Born George Henry Snazel in 74:1912 (aged 63–64) 484:To thee — Snazelleparilla. 381:and other favorites at the 1106: 470:In thee — Snazelleparilla. 460:In thee — Snazelleparilla. 450:In thee — Snazelleparilla. 76:Stockwell, London, England 921:The Evening News (Sydney) 417:Guildhall School of Music 387:Criterion Theatre, Sydney 367:Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne 252:brought to Australia the 241:, sharing the stage with 235:Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne 124:that suited his powerful 66:Sydenham, Surrey, England 30: 383:Theatre Royal, Melbourne 777:The Sunday Sun (Sydney) 772:""Paul Jones" Memories" 668:The Register (Adelaide) 375:The Bells of Corneville 313:Williamson and Musgrove 185:The Canterbury Pilgrims 144:, Sir John Falstaff in 916:""The Firm" in London" 638:Table Talk (Melbourne) 487: 254:Nellie Stewart Company 154:and Mephistopheles in 109: 49:Background information 1005:The Argus (Melbourne) 749:The Argus (Melbourne) 239:Music, Song and Story 107: 1090:English entertainers 977:Sunday Times (Perth) 837:The Mercury (Hobart) 608:Sunday Times (Perth) 560:. Opera Scotland.org 319:. The cast included 118:Herries and Farquhar 1028:""Snazelleparilla"" 949:The West Australian 634:"Mr G. H. Snazelle" 317:Shaftesbury Theatre 299:The Scarlet Feather 174:in March 1883 and 110: 972:"Peeps at People" 893:The Ballarat Star 603:"Peeps at People" 558:"George Snazelle" 284:R. 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Index

Snazelle c. 1870-1900

Sydenham
Herries and Farquhar
Carl Rosa
baritone
Maritana
Wallace
The Bohemian Girl
Otto Nicolai
Merry Wives
Gounod
Faust
Goring Thomas
Esmeralda
Geoffrey
Villiers Stanford
The Canterbury Pilgrims
Julia Woolf
Carina
Opera Comique
monologist
raconteur
Nazareth
F. E. Hiscocks
Athenaeum Hall, Melbourne
Henry Hawkins
George Musgrove
Nellie Stewart Company
Robert Planquette

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