Edna Alexander (singer)

Edna Alexander was a Canadian-born soprano based in the United States and later Europe.

She sang with various theater companies in the United States, including the Afro-American Opera Company, Cole & Johnson, and Williams and Walker Co. Alexander was born in Woodstock, Ontario, Canada, the daughter of George Alexander.

[3] She was the lead soprano in Cole & Johnson's "A Trip to Coontown", and also performed for the Williams & Walker Company.

[4][5] In 1905, she traveled to Europe as part of a performance, and continued to live there until the end of her life.

While abroad, she married "Billy" Farrell who worked in variety shows.

Photo from a 1902 article and interview in The Colored American