Today is the birthday of Marguerite Sylva (Marguerite Smith, 1875-1957). Sylva was born in Brussels to a father of English parentage; her father was the Royal Court Physician. She and sister were both clasically trained musicians. Her sister Edith “Nadia” Sylva was a concert violinist. Marguerite studied piano and voice. W.S. Gilbert gave them their […]
SOURCE: Trav S.D. at 07:37AM on July 10, 2016