| 15866: | compelled her to spend the winter of 1887-8 |
| 15867: | in a milder climate, and her public appear- |
| 15868: | ances since then have not been frequent. |
| 15869: | |
| 15870: | Coward, James, organist and composer, |
| 15871: | born at London, January 25, 1824. Chorister |
| 15872: | in Westminster Abbey. Organist of Crystal |
| 15873: | Palace, 1857-80. He died at London, January |
| 15874: | 22, 1880. |
| 15875: | |
| 15876: | Works. — Full anthem, " O Lord, correct |
| 15877: | me." Ten glees, for 4 and 5 voices, Lon- |
| 15878: | don, 1857; Ten glees, London, 1871. Numerous |
| 15879: | dart-songs, songs, etc. |
| 15880: | |
| 15881: | His brother, William (born in London, |
| 15882: | 1826 ; died 1873), was an alto singer in West- |
| 15883: | minster Abbey. |
| 15884: | |
| 15885: | Coward, James Munro 104-L-16 Coward, James Munro, composer and |
| 15886: | performer on the Mustel organ, understood to |
| 15887: | be connected with the firnr of Metzler & Co. |
| 15888: | Has given performances at the South Ken- |
| 15889: | sington Exhibition, 1885 (The "Inventions,") |
| 15890: | Prince's Hall, and other places, exhibiting |
| 15891: | much skill in improvisation. He has com- |
| 15892: | posed a cantata, " The Fishers," produced at |
| 15893: | Portman Hall, April 9, 1889; A Jubilee Hymn, |
| 15894: | for chorus and military band (Crystal Palace, |
| 15895: | 1887) ; and pieces for American organ, etc. |
| 15896: | Editor of American Organ Journal (]Metzler). Editor of American Organ Journal (Metzler). |
| 15897: | Cowell, Samuel Haughton 104-L-28 Cowell, Samuel Haughton, comedian, |
| 15898: | and comic singer, born at London, April 6, |
| 15899: | 1820. Son of Joseph Leathley Cowell (1792- |
| 15900: | 1863), the actor, by whom he was taken to |
| 15901: | the United States in 1822. He resided for a |
| 15902: | number of years in the States, and appeared |
| 15903: | there as an actor ; afterwards he appeared in |
| 15904: | Edinburgh, where he acted under his uncle, |
| 15905: | W. H. Murray, and where he was married, in |
| 15906: | 1842, to Emilie Marguerite Ebsworth. He |
| 15907: | appeared in London as an actor and singer, |
| 15908: | and subsequently sang chiefly as a comic |
| 15909: | vocalist in various parts of Britain, laying tlie |
| 15910: | foundation, to a considerable extent, of the |
| 15911: | modern m.usic-hall profession. He died at |
| 15912: | Blandford, Dorset, March 11, 1864. His songs |
| 15913: | were published in many different collections, |
| 15914: | such as " Sam Cowell's new universal illus- |
| 15915: | trated pocket songster," London [1856] ,4 vols., |
| 15916: | and among his most successful songs may be |
| 15917: | named "Lord Lovel," " Alonzo the Brave," |
| 15918: | "Billy Barlow," "Rat-Catcher's daughter," |
| 15919: | " Corn cobs," etc. |
| 15920: | |
| 15921: | Cowen, Frederic Hymen 104-L-51 Cowen, Frederic Hymen, composer, |
| 15922: | conductor, and pianist, born at Kingston, |
| 15923: | Jamaica, January 29. 1852. Brought to |
| 15924: | England when four years old, and placed |
| 15925: | under the tuition of Julius Benedict, and |
| 15926: | John Goss, with whom he remained until |
| 15927: | 1865. His " ]\Iima Waltz " was published in 1865. His " Mima Waltz " was published in |
| 15928: | 1858. Studied at Leipzig and Berlin, under |
| 15929: | Hauptmann, Moscheles, Reinecke, and others, |
| 15930: | returning to London in 1868. He soon became |
| 15931: | known as a brilliant pianist and composer, |
| 15932: | giving his first concert, June 24, 1868, at |
| 15933: | Dudley House, and introducing his pianoforte |
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