Kemble, Adelaide

KEMBLE, Adelaide, younger daughter of Charles Kemble, the eminent actor, was born in 1814 and educated for a concert singer. She appeared first in London and afterwards at the York Festival in 1835, but with little success. She then went to Paris for improvement, and from thence in 1836 to Germany, and early in 1839 to Italy. In that year she made her appearance at La Fenice, Venice, as Norma with decided success. In 1840 she sang at Trieste, Milan,...