OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 297, 12 September 1934, Page 9

OBITUARY

Sir George Henschel

London, September 10. The death is announced of Sir George Henschel, the distinguished musician.

Sir George Henschel, Mus. Doc.. Edin. (Hon.), was of Polish descent. He was. born on February 18, 1850, and was first married in 1881 to Lilian June Bailey (who died in 1901). Mrs. Henschel was a fine singer, and gave recitals with her husband through the United States and Europe up till 1884. Sir George next married Amy Louis, of New York. Sir George was educated at St. Magdalene College, Breslau, at the Royal Conservatory, Leipzig, and the Royal Hot'hscbule, Berlin. At his first appearance in Berlin in 1862 he played Weber's “Concerto.” In 1877 he appeared at the Monday “Pops” in London, and thereafter settled in England, becoming naturalised in 1890. He made headway as a conductor in England, and was appointed the first conductor of the BostonSymphony Orchestra, of which he was the founder—the first of a long line of magnificent orchestras in the United States. But America did not hold him. He returned to England, and from 1884 to 1895 he conducted the London Symphony Orchestra at a famous succession of concerts which lifted that organisation into the forefront of English orchestras. Sir George was also the first conductor of the Scottish Orchestra at Glasgow. For two years lie was professor at the Royal College of Music in succession to Jenny Lind. As a composer he earned an enviable place. He composed songs, Chamber music, pianoforte pieces, vocal duets, quartets, and part songs, and general masses and anthems. His “Stabat Mater” was performed at the Birmingham Festival in 1894. He also wrote a special score of music for Beerbohm Tree’s production of “Hamlet” at the Haymarket Theatre in 1892. Sir George wrote text books on singing, “Recollections of Johannes Brahms,” and “Musings and Memories of a Musician.’’ Admiral Sir T. S. Jackson Tlie death is announced of Admiral Sir Thomas Sturges Jackson, aged 92, senior officer of his rank in the retired list of the Royal Navy. r Admiral Sir Thomas Sturges Jackson, who-was born in 1842. entered the Royal Navy in 1856 and served at the capture of the Peiho Forts in 1858, and in China. In 1892-95 he was officer-in-charge on the Jamaica Station, and in 1893 he was given a captain’s good service pension. From 1899 to 1902 he was Superintendent of the Devonport Dockyard, and was knighted at the end of his term of service there. He attained the age of 92 years on March 6 last. He entered the Royal Navy before the institution of a training ship for cadets. Admiral Albert Baldwin Jenkings, who was 88 years of age on March 2, is now the oldest surviving flag officer of the Royal Navy. He joined the service in September, 1859, in the same year that H.M.S Britannia was commissioned as training ship for cadets in place of the Illustrious, which had done dutv for 18 months. There are other flag officers who are over 85. Among them is the most senior officer of the Navy, Admiral of the Fleet Sir Arthur Fanshawe, who was Com-mander-in-Cbief of the Australasian Station in 1904. with his flag on H.M.S. Euryalus. He was 87 on April 2 last. Admiral Sir Arthur Moore attained the same age on Julv 20 and Admiral Sir Reginald Custance will be 87 on September 20. Vie’e-Admiral J. E. Blaxland was 87 on May 13 and among other flag officers now in their 86th year are ViceAdmiral D. McN. Riddel and RearAdmiral Frank Hutchinson. Among the retired captains and commanders of the Royal Navy are some officers older than the Admirals. Commanders L. P. Wlllan and Edward Drummond are both in their 92nd year, and Commanders P. H. Worgan and A. J. O’Rorke are over 90. The oldest among the captains is Captain G. S. Ralph, who was 89 on March 18 last. Next to him are Captain G. L. Poe. who was 88 on May 29, and Captain G. S. Keigwin, who reached that age on May 2. Captain W. Tooker will be 88 on November 11. Ail these officers entered the Royal Navy between 1856 and 18tW. Professor Roger Fry (British Official Wireless.) Rugby, September 10. The death occurred yesterday of Professor Roger Fry, who was Slade Professor of Fine Art at Cambridge, aged 67., Professor Fry was one of the most distinguished (tuthorities on European art, history and literature. Professor Roger E. Fry was born in 18S6. and educated at Clifton and King’s College. Cambridge. After taking a degree in science, he devoted himself to art and studied tinder Francis Bate and subsequently in Paris. He was Britain s best-known art critic, and also an artist. His publications ■include "Giovanni Bellini,” "Vision and Design,” “Transformations,” “Henri Matisse,” and he edited Sir Joshua Reynolds’s “Discourses.”