Alec Lee (1890, 1896-1900)

Alec Lee (full name Harrie Alexander Lee) was engaged by D'Oyly Carte to appear in January 1890, as Giorgio in the first American production of The Gondoliers at the Park Theatre, New York. The production was a popular, critical, and financial disaster. It closed in February, and when it was remounted at Palmer's Theatre later that month Lee was in the chorus and Albert Kavanagh took Giorgio. Lee remained with the Company through the run at Palmer's, which ended in April. Whether he was with the Company when it returned to the British Isles in May is uncertain.

Lee resurfaced with D'Oyly Carte Opera Company "C" in April 1896 as Antonio in The Gondoliers, his only named part in a repertoire of eleven operas. From December 1896 to June 1897 he toured South Africa with another D'Oyly Carte Company, appearing as Antonio again, and as Second Yeoman in The Yeomen of the Guard. When Company returned to Southport, England as D'Oyly Carte Opera Company "B" in July 1897, Lee appeared there as Antonio, but next month transferred to D'Oyly Carte Opera Company "C" in the same role (shared with Powis Pinder), and Second Yeoman. When Company "C" added Utopia Limited to its repertoire in November 1897, Lee took the small part of Calynx.

Throughout 1898 Alec Lee appeared as Calynx, and also filled in as Second Yeoman in June while Pinder was deputizing as the Lieutenant of the Tower in The Yeomen of the Guard. Through March 1900 Lee played Calynx, and also deputized as Antonio and as the Mikado of Japan in The Mikado in January 1899. Between January and December 1900, Lee was one of three performers to appear as Antonio.