... 1884 he wrote the En'gli I version of the Bcgar Student for Carl Rosa, and later on he was librettist of Frivoli 't n Drury Lane. the adanter for the English stae1 of Verdi's Falstaff, and the. writer of rcan' it other librettos and books. A biography ...

... began to ta'ke small parts. Purcell's song. 1Comre if you dare, was the first tenor song which Mr Reeves ever sang at Drury Lane or on cho stage in 1840. Some time afterw ards, in 1843. hoevwent to Paris to) take lessons under Bordogni, and theance ...

... studied hitherto, he must have done so henceforward, and with a will, as was proved to demonstra- tion by his big success at Drury Lane only . four years later. When Mr Reeves returned from Italy, in 1847, he made his first important appearance in this country ...

... disease. De- ceased, who was well known in America. will be remembered for his performances with 'Miss Fortescue and in Drury Lane drama. He had teaen the Court Theatre, London, for a- short season, terminating .in January. -:0:- THE LATE MR THOXTA~S ...