. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. NICHOLAS GATTVMr. Gatty was educated at Downing College, Cambridge,obtaining his \^..\. in 1896 and his Mus. liac. degree in studied composition at the Royal College of Music underSirCharles Stanford. From 19117 to 1914 he acted as MusicalCritic for the Iall Mall Gazitlf. His operas Greystecl and Duke or Devil were performed by the Company. The Tempest was included in therepertoire of the Fairbairn-^Iiln Opera Company, and,together with Prince Ferelon, has been successfullyrevived
. Notable Londoners, an illustrated who's who of professional and business men. NICHOLAS GATTVMr. Gatty was educated at Downing College, Cambridge,obtaining his \^..\. in 1896 and his Mus. liac. degree in studied composition at the Royal College of Music underSirCharles Stanford. From 19117 to 1914 he acted as MusicalCritic for the Iall Mall Gazitlf. His operas Greystecl and Duke or Devil were performed by the Company. The Tempest was included in therepertoire of the Fairbairn-^Iiln Opera Company, and,together with Prince Ferelon, has been successfullyrevived at the Old \ic. Mr. Gattys uncle, by the way,the late Sir Alfred Scott-(;atty, (barter , was acomposer of many popular songs. 12; A C/TABLE LOXDOXERS MUSIC. EDWARD GERMAX The composer of some of the most popular and at the sametime scholarly British music, operatic and otherwise. entered the Royal Academy of Music in 1880,where he remained until 1887. Thereafter he devotedhimself entirely to composition, the most notable of hisoperas being Merrie England (produced with remarkablesuccess at the Savoy Theatre), Tom Jones and APrincess of Kensington. The Three Dances from hismusic to Henry VIII, composed in 1892, is still one of themost frequently performed items at Orchestral work ranges over Symphonies, Siphonic Suites,Songs, Instrumental Music, etc. .\innng rjthers with whomhe has collaborated are Mr. Rudyard Kipling ( Just So Songs) and the late Sir W. S. Gilbert (Savoy Opera FallenFairies.) {Photo: Bassano)
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