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CAUSTON.
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Garden Theatre, Oct 8, 1762. Involved in a
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scandalous criminal case, 1763. Sang in Ire-
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land, 1763-70 ; Covent Garden Theatre, 1771.
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Made her last appearance in public in 1784.
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Supposed to have been latterly married to
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General Lascelles, with v?hom she lived pre-
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vious to her death. She died near Brentford,
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Oct. 14, 1789.
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The criminal case above alluded to in this
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singer's life was an action raised at the in-
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stance of her father against Bates, Sir Francis
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Delavel, and an attorney named Fraine for
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conspiring to prostitute her, by agreement, to
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the person named Delavel. Her father gained
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his case. She was a great favourite in Lon-
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don and in Ireland, and was one of the few
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successful vocalists who at that time made
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use of the staccato style. Her biography is
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given in "The Life and Memoirs of Miss Ann
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Catley, with biographical sketches of Sir F.
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Blake Delaval, and the Hon. Isabella Pawlet,
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daughter of the Earl of Thanet," by Miss
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Ambross, London, 1789, with portrait. Re-
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printed in 1888.
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Causton, Thomas 82-L-25
Causton, Thomas, composer and organist,
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who flourished during the 16th century. He
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was a Gentleman of the Chapel Royal during
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the reigns of Edward VI., Mary, and Eliza-
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beth. He died on October 28, 1569. Con-
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tributed to Day's " Certain Notes set forth in
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four and three parts, to be sung at the Morn-
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ing, Communion, and Evening Prayer." His
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compositions appear also in Day's " Psalms,"
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London, 1568.
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Cave, William Reginald 82-L-35
Cave, William Reginald, violinist, com-
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poser and conductor, nephew of Joseph H.
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Cave, many years lessee and manager of the
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Marylebone and other theatres. He was born
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in Marylebone, in 1859, and first appeared as
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a violinist at the Marylebone theatre in 1864,
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and afterwards played for three months, during
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the management of Nelson Lee, 1865, at the
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Crystal Palace. In conjunction with the late
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Edward Solomon and James Saunders, he
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gave concerts. In 1874 he founded the West
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London Orchestral Society, retaining the con-
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ductorship until 1887, and giving many con-
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certs. He then formed the People's Palace
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Orchestra ; and, since 1876, has been a Pro-
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fessor of the violin at Harrow Music School.
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He wrote incidental music to " Mary, Queen
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of Scots"; two overtures, one in B flat (at
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the age of fourteen), for orchestra; two sym-
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phonies ; a concerto for violin, and other
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pieces.
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Cave-Ashton, Gertrude 82-L-56
Cave=Ashton, Gertrude, see Ashton,
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Gerteude Cave-.
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Cavendish, Michael 82-L-58
Cavendish, Michael, composer, who
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flourished during the latter portion of the
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16th century. He composed " Ayres for four
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voices," 1599 ; and contributed the five-part
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madrigal " Come, gentle swains " to the " Tri-
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umphs of Oriana," 1601. He also aided in

CELLIER.
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harmonising " The Whole Booke of Psalmes,"
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1592. His biography has not been preserved.
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Cazalet, Rev. William Wahab, M.A. 82-R-3
Cazalet, Rev. William Wahab, M.A.,
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English divine and writer, was born about
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commencement of present century. He wrote
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The History of the Royal Academy of Music,
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compiled from authentic sources, London,
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1854 ; On the right management of the voice
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in speaking and reading, with some remarks
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on phrasing and accentuation, London, 1855
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(3rd edit., 1860) ; The voice, or the art of
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singing, London, 1861 ; On the reading of
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the Church liturgy, 1862 ; Exhibition lecture
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on the musical department of the late Exhib-
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ition, London, 1853.
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Cecil, Arthur, or Blunt 82-R-16
Cecil, Arthur, or Blunt,actor and manager.
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Destined for the army, he played as an am-
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ateur at the Richmond Theatre, and in 1869
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joined the German Reed Company, appearing
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as Mr. Churchmouse in Gilbert's " No Cards,"
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and as Box in the Burnand-Sullivan bur-
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lesque, " Cox and Box." He afterwards played
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in the regular drama at the Globe, Gaiety,
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and Opera Comique. For some time he was
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joint manager with John Clayton, of the
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Court Theatre. He died at Brighton, April
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16, 1896.
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Cecil, Rev. Richard 82-R-28
Cecil, Rev. Richard, clergyman and
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musician, was born in London, November 8,
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1748. He was educated at Oxford, 1773.
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Deacon, 1775. Priest, 1777. Minister of St.
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John's Chapel, Bedford Row, London, 1780.
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Rector of Cobham and Bisley, Surrey, 1800.
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He died at Hampstead, August 15, 1810.
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Works. — Selection of psalms and hymns
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for the public worship of the Church of Eng-
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land, London, n.d. ; 32nd edition issued, 1840 ;
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Sermons, lectures, etc. Best known by his
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anthem, " I will arise, and go to my Father."
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His daughter, Theophania, was born in 1782,
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and died in London, November 15, 1879. She
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was organist of St. John's Chapel ; editor of
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" The psalm and hymn tunes, used at St.
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John's Chapel, Bedford Row ; arranged for
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four voices, and adapted for the organ or
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pf., London, 1814.
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Celli, F. H 82-R-47
Celli, F. H., see Standing, Frank.
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Cellier, Alfred 82-R-48
Cellier, Alfred, composer and conductor,
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of French extraction, born in London (Hack-
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ney), December 1, 1844. Chorister at Chapel
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Royal, St. James's, 1855-60; organist of All
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Saints', Blackheath, 1862. In 1866 he suc-
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ceeded Dr. Chipp as organist of the Ulster
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Hall, Belfast, and conductor of the Classical
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Harmonists, and two years later, was ap-
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poiiited organist of St. Alban's, Holborn. He
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now turned his attention to composition and
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conducting, and was engaged at the Prince's
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Theatre, Manchester, 1871-5 ; Opera Comique,
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London, 1877-9; and, with Sir Arthur SuUi-
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van, joint conductor. Promenade Concerts,
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Covent Garden, 1878-9 ; and held other sim-
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ilar appointments at various times. About


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