The British Musical Biography

[E] Reed, Thomas German, composer and
actor, born at Bristol, June 27, 1817. Or-
ganist of Catholic Chapel, Sloane street, Lon-
don. Musical director of Haymarket Theatre,
1838-51, and of the Olympic Theatre, 1858.
Chapel-master of Royal Bavarian Chapel,
1838. Married Miss Priscilla Horton, 1844.
Established " Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's
Entertainments," 1855, and produced pieces
by Brough, Parry, Gilbert and Sullivan,
Burnand, Clay, Cellier, Reed, and Macfarren.
He died at Upper East Sheen, Surrey, March
21, 1888.

[W] Works. — Drama at home (Planche), 1845 ;
Golden Fleece ; INIatch for a king (C. Mat-
thews) ; Who's the composer ? (J. M. Morton) ;
Miss P. Horton's Illustrative Gatherings
(1856), and other entertainments. Songs:
Jock o' the mill ; I would be a violet ; Love
makes the home ; Sweet Erin ; Vixen !
Young man from the country ; adaptations
from Auber's " La Part du Diable," etc.

[+] His wife, born Priscilla Hortox (born at
Birmingham, January 1, 1818) a contralto
singer and actress of great repute, who ap-
peared in Macready's revivals of Shakespere's
plays, and afterwards in Blanche's pieces at
the Haymarket Theatre, and in her hus-
band's entertainments. She retired in 1879.
Died at Bexley Heath, March 18, 1895.

[+] Their son, Alfred German Reed, who
continued the entertainments, died at Lon-
don, March 10, 1895.

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