Frederick William Horncastle

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Contributor Frederick William Horncastle
Gender Male
Nationality English / Australian
Date of Birth 30 June 1795
Place Of Birth London
Date of Death 21 January 1850
Place Of Death Botany
Functions Composer, Musician: Pianist, Singer: Tenor, Actor and Singer, Musician: Organist
Notes Frederick William Horncastle was active in London and provinces from the late 1810s until the mid 1840s as an organist, pianist, tenor vocalist in concerts and oratorio, musical journalist, editor, and composer. With his innovative "Irish entertainments", he visited the United States in the second half of 1845, but had returned to London by the middle of 1846. In October that same year he sailed for Australia, as one of the few paying cabin passengers on board the emigrant ship David Malcolm, and arrived in Adelaide, SA, in January 1847. As well as presenting the first of his popular entertai
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Composer

Caudle - Speaker

George Coppin - Administrator: Theatre Manager, Publicist

Elizabeth Inchbald - Playwright

Myers - Musician

Oliffe - Singer

Samson Penley - Playwright

Rombo Sombo - Singer

New Queen's Theatre
Works
Data Set AusStage
Contributor Identifier 614820