Thoinan

E. Vide RoQuET. (td’-mi), Rudolf, Lesewitz, near Steinau-on-Oder, Feb. 22, 1829 —Breslau, Oct. 20, 1908; pupil of R. Inst. for Church-mus., Berlin; 1857, cantor, Hirschberg, then Breslau, 1870, ““R. Music Dir.”’; founder of a singing-soc., dir. of a sch.; c. 2 operas, 2 oratorios, etc. Thomas (td-mis) (Chas. Louis), Ambroise, Metz, Aug. 5, 1811—Paris, Feb. 12, 1896; pupil of Paris Cons.; winning ist pf.-prize, 1829; harm., 1830, Grand prix de Rome (1832), with cantata “Hermann et Ketty.” After 3 years in Italy, returned to Paris, and up to 1843, prod. nine stage-pcs., at the Opéra and Op.Com. with fair succ. The failure of the last was retrieved after a silence of 5 years by “Le Cid” (1849), “Le Songe d’ Une Nuit d’ Eté” (1850, both at the Op.-Com.). 1851 elected to the Académie. The next 6 operas were only moderately succ.; but “Mignon” (Op.-Com., 1866) made a succ. “Hamlet” (Opéra, 1868) a lasting succ. in Paris, where it is still sung. ‘“‘Gille et Gillotin’? (1874), ‘‘Frangoise de Rimint” (1882), and the ballet, “La Tempéte’’ (Opéra, 1889), were his last dram. works; 1871, dir. of the Cons.; 1845, Chev.; 1858, Off icier; 1868, Commander of the Legion of Honour. C. cantatas; (Nétre-Dame, 1865); many excellent “cheeurs orphéoniques” (3-part male choruses), etc. Thomas (tim’-iis), (1) J., Bridgend, Glam organs hire, March 1, 1826—March 19, 1913; 1861 made ‘‘Pencerdd Gwalia,” z.e., Chief Bard of Wales; pupil at the R. A. M.; 1851, harpist, R. It. Opera; toured Europe, 1852-62 played at the Gewandhaus, etc. 1862, cond. of the first annual concert of Welsh mus., with a chorus of 400, and 20 harps; 1871, harpist to the Queen; leader in the Eisteddfodau, and harp-prof. R. C. M. C. dram. cantata ‘“‘Llewelyn” (1863); a Welsh scene “The Bride of Neath Valley” (1866); patriotic songs, with harp; 2 harp-concertos, etc. (2) Lewis Wm., Bath, April, 1826— London, 1896; concert-ba , editor and critic. (3) Robert Harold, Cheltenham, July 8, 1834—London, July 29, 1885; pianist; pupil of Stern dale Bennett, C. Potter, and Blagrove; début 1850; pf.-prof. R. A. M. and Guildhall Sch., London; c. overtures, etc. (4) The odor(e), Esens, East Fries land, Oct. 11, 1835 —Chicago, Jan. 4, 1905; eminent cond., educator and stimulator of mus. taste in America; son and pupil of a violinist, at 6 played in public; at 10 was brought to New York, where he soon entered an orch.; 1851, toured as soloist, lates with Jenny Lind, Grisi, etc.; 1855, began the Mason and Thomas Soirées (witk Dr. Wm. Mason); 1864-69 cond. “Symph. Soirées’; concert-tour with an orch. of 54; 1876 at Philadelphia Centennial with ill-succ. leading to disbandment; 1878-80, pres. Cincinnati Coll. of Mus.; 1880, cond. New York, Philh. Orch.; from 1888, dir. Chicago Cons., also cond. Chicago Orch. (5) Arthur Goring, Ralton Park, near East bourne, Su ex, Nov. 21, 1850— London, March 20, 1892; took up music at 24 and studied with Emile Durand, later with Sullivan and Prout R. A. M., London, winning Lucas Prize, 1879; lived in London, C. 2 operas, v. succ. “Esmeralda” (Drury Lane, 1883, New York, 1900); ‘‘Nadeshda” (1885); “The Web” (score finished by Wadding ton, Liverpool, 1893); a choral ode, “The Sun Worshippers’ (Norwich, 1881), v. succ. cantata, “The Swan and the Skylark’’ (Birmingham, 1894, instrumented by C. V. Stanford); psalm with orchestra (1878); 3 vocal scenes, “Hero and Leander” (1880), etc. (6) John Charles, b. Meyersdale, Pa.; notable barytone; early designed for medical career, but while studying in a Baltimore medical coll., won scholarship at Peabody Cons.; pupil of Blanche S. Black man and Adelin Fermin; début, 1912, in a stage production; sang in operettas in N. Y. where he made début as recitalist, 1921; op. first appearance in Washington, D. C., in “Aida’; sang for several seasons after 1925 with La Monnaie Op., Bru els; 1929, with Phila. Grand Op.; Chicago Op., 1930-31; mem. Met. Op. after 1933; also with San Francisco and Los Angeles Op. Cos.; has wide following as concert singer and in radio.