Olive Rae

Olive Margaret Milne Rae (1878–1933) was a Scottish soprano concert singer and actress who appeared in comic opera and Edwardian musical comedy in London and on tours of the British provinces.

During her brief stage career, she played the May Queen during the original production of Merrie England (1902) and created the roles of Titania in A Princess of Kensington (1903) and Lady Violet in The Earl and the Girl (1903–04).

[4] Rae studied in Paris under Jacques Bouhy; The Tatler later commented that "her style and method certainly do the famous Parisian teacher and his pupil infinite credit.

"[1] Rae made her first public appearances in Oxford, while her London début was at the Salle Érard on 27 February 1900 in her own recital, in which her performance was described as "fresh, clear soprano ... much taste ... great distinctness".

[1] Rae's command of multiple languages meant she was as comfortable in Massenet's "Si tu veux, Mignonne" as Brahms's "Feldeinsamkeit", as well as in three songs by British composer Albert Mallinson.