Gordon Mackenzie(1925-1995)
- Actor
Mr Mackenzie joined the D'Oyly Carte Opera company as a tenor chorister
in 1954, leaving in 1956, before re-joining in 1962. As well as
appearing in the chorus, he also performed in the principal roles of
Box in "Cox and Box" and the Defendant in "Trial by Jury", as well as
in the smaller roles of the 1st Yeoman in "The Yeomen of the Guard" and
Frencesco in "The Gondoliers". In 1970 he went behind the scenes of the
D'Oyly Carte, acting as the company's Assistant Manager from 1970 until
1979, although he still appeared occasionally on stage. In 1979 he
become the company's business manager, a job he held until the
company's temporary demise in 1982.
