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The Corrick Family was a troupe of musicians and entertainers from Christchurch, New Zealand. They toured widely throughout New Zealand, Australia, India, Southeast Asia and England during the period 1898 to 1915. They advertised themselves variously as The Corricks, The Corrick Family, The Corrick Family Entertainers, and The Marvellous Corricks. Their performances included singing, dancing, handbell ringing, comic sketches and film presentations, as well as the playing of various musical instruments. Consisting of two parents and their eight children, the Corricks regularly received enthusiastic reviews from the Press, however young singer Alice was often regarded as their outstanding performer. ==The Family== Albert Corrick was born in Somerset, England. In 1862, at the age of 14, he immigrated to New Zealand with his family on the ‘Mermaid’,〔(Account of the Ship ''Mermaid'' )〕 arriving in Lyttelton on 26 December. The family settled in Christchurch, where they became active in the city’s musical life. Albert went on to pursue a career as a music teacher, church organist and composer. In February 1877, acting as the conductor of a local church choir, he married Sarah Alice Calvert, a 23-year-old singer in the choir. Sarah, like Albert, had emigrated with her family from her native Durham in England, arriving in Lyttelton on the ''Zealandia'' in November 1859.〔(Passenger list of the ''Zealandia'' )〕 Albert and Sarah opened an academy of music in Colombo Street, Christchurch, importing sheet music and teaching musical instruments.〔(NFSA Journal: The Corrick Collection (see page 2, column 3) )〕 By 1879, they were immersed in the local church and musical scene, and started to conduct sacred concerts.〔(NZ ''Star'', 10 October 1879 )〕 Albert and Sarah raised a family of seven daughters and one son:〔Their first child, in 1877, was stillborn, and another, Albert Sydney Austin, born 24 June 1881, survived less than seven months.〕 * Emily Eleanor Gertrude (‘Gertie’), born 5 December 1878 * Alice May, born 4 March 1880 * Amy Beatrice, born 11 November 1882 * Ethel Mildred, born 20 September 1884 * Henry John Leonard (‘Leonard’, ‘Sonny’), born 26 October 1886 * Ruby Florence Elizabeth, born 1 May 1888 * Jessie Winifred, born 27 October 1892, and * Elsie Collingwood, born 31 August 1894 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Corrick Family Entertainers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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