page_title: Frederick Hobbs (singer)
hierarchical_section_title: Frederick Hobbs (singer)
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo of Frederick Hobbs, James Hay and Bertha Lewis in The Pirates of Penzance, 1919.
context_page_description: Frederick Henry Hobbs was a New Zealand-born singer, actor and theatre manager. After performing as a concert singer in New Zealand and Australia and in opera and musicals in Britain, he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1914. There he played the baritone and bass-baritone roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas for six years. After touring in Australasia with the J. C. Williamson company, he returned to England and became the stage manager for D'Oyly Carte in 1923 and its business manager from 1927 until his death.
context_section_description: Frederick Henry Hobbs (29 July 1874 – 11 April 1942) was a New Zealand-born singer, actor and theatre manager.  After performing as a concert singer in New Zealand and Australia and in opera and musicals in Britain, he joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera Company in 1914.  There he played the baritone and bass-baritone roles of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas for six years.  After touring in Australasia with the J. C. Williamson company, he returned to England and became the stage manager for D'Oyly Carte in 1923 and its business manager from 1927 until his death.
caption: Hobbs (left) as the Pirate King, in 1919 Pirates, with James Hay (Frederic) and Bertha Lewis (Ruth)
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