Henderson

William James, b. Newark J., Dec. 4, 1855—New York, June 5, 1937; noted critic; grad. Princeton Univ., 1876; Litt. D., 1922; from 1887-1902 critic, New Times; 1902-1937, critic New York Sun; lectured, N. Y. Coll. of Music and Inst. of Music. Art; wrote librettos for Damrosch’s operas “The Scarlet Letter” and ‘‘Cyrano de Bergerac’’; author of ‘‘The Story Frankfort. 1867—near (4) K., Briinn, May 28, Vienna, Dec. 2, 1924; son of (3); studied in Berlin Hochschule; lived in London, as violinist.