The British Musical Biography

[E] Phillips, Henry, baritone vocalist and
writer, born at Bristol, August 13, 1801. He
sang in chorus at Drury Lane Theatre, and
studied under Broadhurst, and Sir G. Smart.
Sang at the English Opera House ; at the
Lenten Oratorios; in Arne's " Artaxerxes,"
1824: " Der Freischutz," 1824; at the Provin-
cial Festivals, etc. He appeared in America,
in 1844. Retired, in 1863. He died at Dalston,
London, November 8, 1876. His daughters
Alice and Florence were vocalists.

[W] Works. — Adventures in America, an enter-
tainment [1845] . The True Enjoyment of
Angling, 1843. Hints on Musical Declama-
tion. London, 1848 ; Birmingham edit., n.d.
Musical and Personal Recollections during
Half-a-Century. London, 1864, 2 vols. Songs:
Best of all good company ; Emigrant ship ;
Farmer's daughter of Berkshire ; Terence
Macarthy; Voyage through life ; Woman, etc.
He also issued an edition of Dibdin's Songs,
1859.

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