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Pollard’s Lilliputian Opera Company

Series of professional children's opera troupes

Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company was series of professional children's troupes, first established in Launceston, Tasmania, in May 1880. Established by James Joseph Pollard, over the next thirty years several members of the Pollard family operated troupes under the same or similar names, travelling through Australia and New Zealand and later the Orient and North America.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Seattle Mail and Herald, v. 6, no. 35, Jul. 11, 1903 - DPLA - e3959a06e3b943d150bcb8043e4db8d8 (page 1)
Photo: Hampton, Edgar L, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Pollard's Lilliputian Opera Company was series of professional children's troupes, first established in Launceston, Tasmania, in May 1880. Established by James Joseph Pollard, over the next thirty years several members of the Pollard family operated troupes under the same or similar names, travelling through Australia and New Zealand and later the Orient and North America.2

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