. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. HUUAKl) CAKR Composer and Operatic Conductor, and Musical Directorto Harrogate Corporation. Mr. Carr was born in December1880, educated at St. Pauls Schoul and the City and Guildsof London Institute. He abandoned civil enginccriuK formusic and from his eari\ twenties he has coiulucted Hghtoperatic productiiuis in London and in Australia. He wasassociated with the Beecham Operatic Comique Companyas Conductor and Musical Director. He is an acceptedauthority on theatrical orchestration, and was part-composerof the mus
. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. HUUAKl) CAKR Composer and Operatic Conductor, and Musical Directorto Harrogate Corporation. Mr. Carr was born in December1880, educated at St. Pauls Schoul and the City and Guildsof London Institute. He abandoned civil enginccriuK formusic and from his eari\ twenties he has coiulucted Hghtoperatic productiiuis in London and in Australia. He wasassociated with the Beecham Operatic Comique Companyas Conductor and Musical Director. He is an acceptedauthority on theatrical orchestration, and was part-composerof the music of the operettas The Lilac Domino, Shang-hai, The Girl for the Boy, etc. His symphonic workincludes The Jolly Roger, The Jovial Huntsmen, and Three Heroes. He was the founder and first honorarysecretary of the Musical Directors Association. Cyclingand chess are his recreations. Club; Savage. {Photo:Bassano). DAVIHSMr. Ben. Davies, the famous vocalist, started his post-schoolcareer in a grocery store at Swansea. Born at Iontardawe,Swansea Valley, he at the age of 19 came to London,taking up his musical studies at the Royal Academy ofMusic, where he obtained the bronze, silver and gold meSals,and the Evill Irize. He became an .?\ssociate and then aFellow of the .\cademy. He joined the Carl Rosa OperaCompany, taking the principal roles in all their repertoireof operas, then played in Dorothy, Red Hussar, Doris and Ivanlioe. For the past thirty years he hasappeared exclusively on the concert platform, singing mostfrequently at the .\lbert Hall, Queens Hall, and at theprincipal London and provincial Festivals. Mr. Davies hassung at six Handel Festivals. His chief recreation is golf.{Photo: Ellis & WaU-ry)
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