Emma Chambers (soubrette)

She attracted public attention by her portrayal of Harry Halyard in John Thomas Haines' My Poll and My Partner Joe at St James's Theatre, London in May 1871 and as Jack in H. J. Byron's pantomime Jack the Giant Killer at the Alexandra Palace theatre, London, and a young country girl in his comedy Sour Grapes.

She played Jacqueline in Lecocq's La petite mademoiselle, with English libretto by Reece and Leigh, at the Alhambra, and Arabella Lane in Solomon and Stephens' comic opera Billee Taylor at the Imperial Theatre, Westminster, in 1880.

[1] She arrived in Australia in October 1884 under contract to Williamson, Garner and Musgrove, to reprise her part in Les cloches de Corneville at the Princess's Theatre, Melbourne.

[4] She visited England in 1891, then in 1892 returned, via South Africa, to Australia to settle some personal business, but while there, played Bob Bloater, the stable-boy in Dion Boucicault's The Flying Scud for George Rignold.

[5] Her sister wrote a popular song with the words "Good-bye, darling, I must leave you ; one more kiss before we part" Around 1889 Chambers married Albert Marsh, who was also her manager.