| 62793: | Tench, Mrs. Albert 408-L-1 Tench, Mrs. Albert, see Cullen, Rose. |
| 62794: | |
| 62795: | Thicknesse, Mrs. Philip 408-L-2 Thicknesse, Mrs. Philip, see Ford, Ann. |
| 62796: | |
| 62797: | Thackeray, Duncan 408-L-3 Thackeray, Duncan, organist, tenor |
| 62798: | vocalist and composer. Graduated Mus. Bac, |
| 62799: | Oxford, 1870; Mus. Doc, Dublin, 1871. |
| 62800: | Sometime organist of St. John's Church, |
| 62801: | Perth ; later at Southgate, Middlesex. Since |
| 62802: | 1860 tenor in choir of Armagh Cathedral. |
| 62803: | He has composed two sacred cantatas for soli, |
| 62804: | chorus (8 part), and orchestra ; Church |
| 62805: | Service ; Songs, etc. |
| 62806: | |
| 62807: | Thillon, Anna, bom Hunt, soprano Thillon, Anna, born Hunt, soprano |
| 62808: | vocalist, born in London in 1819. Left |
| 62809: | England at the age of ten, and studied at |
| 62810: | Havre, marrying, when fifteen, M. Thillon, |
| 62811: | who was at one time principal first violin in |
| 62812: | Jullieu's band. She made her debut at the |
| 62813: | Theatre de la Renaissance, Paris, November |
| 62814: | 17, 18.38, in Grisar's " Lady Melvil " ; and |
| 62815: | after singing in opera in Paris for some years, |
| 62816: | returned to England, and appeared first at the |
| 62817: | Princess's Theatre, May 2, 1844, as the Queen |
| 62818: | in Auber's " Crown Diamonds." She sang |
| 62819: | at the Philharmonic Concert on June 24 |
| 62820: | following, and later, in the provinces. Visited |
| 62821: | the Continent, and was in America, 1850-4. |
| 62822: | Returning to England, sang at JuUien's |
| 62823: | Concerts, 1854. IMade her last appearance in Concerts, 1854. Made her last appearance in |
| 62824: | opera at the Lyceum Theatre, IMay, 1855, in opera at the Lyceum Theatre, May, 1855, in |
| 62825: | the " Crown Diamonds," and retiring from |
| 62826: | public life some years later, went to reside at |
| 62827: | Torquay. |
| 62828: | |
| 62829: | Thirlwall, John Wade 408-L-33 Thirlwall, John Wade, composer and |
| 62830: | violinist, born at Shilbottle, Northumberland, |
| 62831: | January 11, 1809; died at London, June 15, |
| 62832: | 1876. He was leader of the band at Covent |
| 62833: | Garden Theatre, etc. Composer of a " Book |
| 62834: | of Ballads," 1843; Songs, violin music, etc. |
| 62835: | |
| 62836: | His daugliter Annik (born 1830 ; died, |
| 62837: | London, October 19, 1881), who married |
| 62838: | E. Dussek Corri (q.v.), wa~; a soprano vocalist. |
| 62839: | |
| 62840: | Thom, Rev. Robert Riach 408-L-42 Thom, Rev. Robert Riach, clergyman, |
| 62841: | poet, and musician, born at Montrose, De- |
| 62842: | cember 16, 1831. Educated at Edinburgh |
| 62843: | University, etc. INIinister of Free St. David's, |
| 62844: | Glasgow, and afterwards of the Free High |
| 62845: | Church, Kilmarnock. He has composed a |
| 62846: | number of hymns and other music for the |
| 62847: | church, and in 1868 he edited a " Manual of |
| 62848: | Praise," containing music for the service of |
| 62849: | the church. |
| 62850: | |
| 62851: | Thomas, see also Aptommas. |
| 62852: | |
| 62853: | Thomas, Adelaide Louisa 408-L-53 Thomas, Adelaide Louisa, pianist, born |
| 62854: | at Clapham, London. Scholar of tlie National |
| 62855: | Training School, Kensington ; A.R.C.M. Gave |
| 62856: | pf. recitals in London, 1883, etc. In 1892 |
| 62857: | passed the examination for Mus. Bac, Oxford, |
| 62858: | but was not allowed to take the degree. |
| 62859: | Author of "A Royal Road to Pianoforte |
| 62860: | Playing," Williams ; and composer of Festi- |
| 62861: | val Setting of Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis. |
| 62862: | Principal of the Scientific Training School for |
| 62863: | Music, 1894. |
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