MELLON

Alfred . b. Birmingham 7 or 17 April 1820; member of orchestra of Birmingham theatre 1835, leader 7 years; a violinist in the opera house, London; musical director at Adelphi theatre, London 1844; leader of the ballet music at Royal Italian opera, Covent Garden 1847; musical director at Hay market theatre; conductor of the Pyne and Harrison English opera company at Covent Garden 1857–9, where was produced his opera Victorine 1859; conductor of the Musical Society; conductor of a series of promenade concerts given under his name at Covent Garden 1865, also of a series at Lyceum Aug. to Sep. 1861; conductor of Liverpool philharmonic society, Sep. 1865; ( m. Sarah Jane Woolgar, actre b. 1824); composer of My pretty bark, a song 1846; Crowned with clusters of the vine, a glee for four voices 1850; The heart’s appeal, canzonet 1850; The overture to Uncle Tom’s cabin 1853; Rondo, the siren of the ball 1857; The May waltz 1865; many of the songs, pieces of dance music . from the opera of Victorine were also published in 1860. d. The Vale, King’s road, Chelsea 27 March 1867. bur. Brompton cemet. 2 April. Era 31 March 1867 p. 10 and 7 April p. 11; Illust. sporting news , iv 441 (1865) portrait , v 504 (1866), portrait ; Illust. Times 6 April 1867 p. 216, portrait .