10 Facts About Violet Melnotte

Violet Melnotte, was a British stage performer, actress-manager and theatre owner of the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Violet Melnotte was the wife of Gilbert and Sullivan performer Frank Wyatt, whom she met when they both appeared in the hit operetta Erminie.

Violet Melnotte performed in comic opera and pantomime in London and the British provinces for eight years before venturing into theatre management in 1885.

Violet Melnotte made her professional debut in a pantomime at the Theatre Royal in Hull in the mid-1870s.

Violet Melnotte made her London debut in October 1876 as Fezz in Bluebeard at the Folly Theatre.

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In early 1877 Violet Melnotte appeared as a Tittlebat-fisher in Richard D'Oyly Carte's operetta Happy Hampstead at the Royalty Theatre.

Violet Melnotte performed in comic opera and pantomime in London and the British provinces for eight years before venturing into theatre management with the Avenue Theatre in 1885.

Violet Melnotte was manager of the Comedy Theatre when her Miss Violet Melnotte's Comic Opera Company launched the original British production of Edward Jakobowski's comic opera Erminie, which went on to become an international sensation.

Violet Melnotte played the role of Cerise Marcel in the production.

Violet Melnotte managed Toole's Theatre and produced plays at the Royalty Theatre, while at the same time she and Wyatt were building the Duke of York's Theatre in London.