Pounds, Louie (1872–)
Pounds, Louie (1872–)
English actress and singer. Born 1872 in Kensington, England; sister of Courtice Pounds (tenor), Lily, Nancy and Rosy Pounds (all appeared with D'Oyly Carte).
Made stage debut in provinces under George Edwardes' management (1890) and London debut in Joan of Arc at the Opéra Comique; created role of Heart's Desire in The Rose of Persia (1899), Molly O'Grady in The Emerald Isle (1901), Christina in Ib and Little Christina (1901), Jill-all-Alone in Merrie England (1902), Joy Jellicoe in A Princess of Kensington (1903), all for the Savoy theater.
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