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DIES A FEW DAYS” AFTER ¦ BENEFIT PERFORMANCE.

CREATOR OF MANY GILBERT SULLIVAN PARTS,

Landon papers to hand give in- teresting accounts of the career et the late Mr. Courtice Pounds, one of the original Savoyards, whose, death took place on December 21st. The Evening News states that Mr. Charles Courtice Pounds died at his house at Kingston-on-Thames. le had been seriously ill for

several weeks.

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His death has occurred less than ten days after his bericfit matince

́at "His Majesty's' Theatre. His ill-

GREAT FEAT OF SURGERY.

BOY'S BRAIN LIFTED BY OPERATOR.

SIGHT RESTORED,”

A successful operation by mea of which a boy blinded and paralysed in one side of his body

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A General Post Office notification of Saturday gives the following. list of uretalized corresponden o», etc., awaiting -

as the result of his accident has

Kathe Aring, J. B. Affleck. T. recovered both his sight and the Brown (Donis Murray & Co.), E.A. use of his body, is reported from Barbour & Co., E. Bruner, Mr. Sydney, Australia by the Central Barnes, LA. H. Brown, D. Jack Blake, I. Besbjerg, F. W.

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Brotohle, H. H. Boldon, Y. Cos The operation, it is stated, hastan, A. th.. Corbin (Master just taken place at St. Vincent's Mariner), Mrs. R. G. Cumming, H. Hospital and is claimed to he5 A. Derry, M. A. Doras unique in the annals of surgery H. Edwards (c/o Crossley,

. J. Douglas, Mr. C. 4. and at any rate unparallel in Ltd., Colonel H. the history of Australian Ellefsen, R. F. Felton, Mr. Felkel

The lay who was just thirteen sky, 1. had been hugting with two"com iss L.

Eliot,

Mr.

ness prevented him from being pre-panions. His horse stumbled and J., C. F. Garstin.

sent at the performance, the re- ceipts at which totalled more than £3,000,

In letter from him, which was read, on the stage, Mr. Pounds wrote: "I hope with all my heart that & kind fate will permit me to appear before you and please you

again."

His admirers-and all who saw him were his admirers-will grieve that the hope cannot be fullled.

The First Chorus. . Courtice Pounds was 65...His mother was a well-known singer. and from boyhood it was hopedį that müsie, particularly singing, would be his career. As a child he was chorister at St. Stephen's, Kensington, and at the Italian Church, Hatton-garden. Later he returned to St. Stephen's as salo

tenor.

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Capt. E. Goodman, threw shin and the boy's head cumley, B. H. Hawkins, E. Henke,

Mes Griggs, F.

5. struck a stump of a tree with greas Gabriel Kron, Kwok Sn, J. L force. When his mother arrived Lynam, Mrs. H. Vander Linde (Sal on the scene she found her son avation Arms), Mr. and Mrs. R. parenty lifeless, it being scarcely possible to feel the heart beat. Lang, Mr M, Moffatt, R. Meon

Mrs. Helen Duff Cochrane, Nichol- lay there for three weeks. blind Ostroumoff, Miss E. L. Patten, H. was taken to Cowra Hospital andean, S. Narsin, W. Owen, Mons and with one side of the body. Pallor, R. Palmer, Miss E. 31. paralysed, all hope of his ever eye, Gea Philien (clo Santers de covering his sight leing abandon Co.), A. V. Pinson, Bill Petersen, Mrs. H Patterson, J. M. Rames H. B. Ritner, Dr. H. Richardson, The be-way-the-moved to St.-R--Sangster, "frs D, F. Steven- Vincent's Hospital, where the left son, R. Strafa, Miss E. Stieg side of the brain was completely Mrs. H. Stratton J. Sanchey, M. lifted. For three weeks he re

A Solac

Miss G Simmonds. nained in a state of delirium with Charles Trimm, R. Thomson, B. M. a tube in his head draining away Tyler, Robert Tom, M. Tani, Mr. B. the riot. The loy's eyesight has E. A. Van, Miss W. Vattal. S. H. been regidied and the use of his Wallen. Wang Sing Woon, W. C. paralysed side has returned. He Watson, Wallace Weir, H W. is now making an uneventful re- Welman.

ed.

covery,

Delirium.

Commenting on the case yester day to a Morning Post representa tive, a brain specialist said:

Details are wanting to enable definite opinion" to be formed on the can. The removal of a clut His first appearance on the stage from the surface of the brain, with was at the Savey Theatre-after-restoration of functions where paralysis and loss of sight had ce wards to be the Berne of so many curred, is by no means an uncon- of his triumphs--where he appeared mon operation, but in this case the in the chorus of Patience" in unique feature seems to have been the length of time that elapsed be fore the removal of the clot.

1881.

Thus began a long and brilliant association with the Gilbert and Sullivan operas. lle toured as prinelin Princess Ida," "The 'Mikado," and "Ruddigorė " this country.

the United States, Germany and Austrin.

All this time his reputation was steadily growing and, in 1885 h

be returned to the Savoy as Colonel Fairfax in "The Yeoman of the Guard."

Fanmus parts which will always he associated with his name are Marco in The Gondoliers," Ange Pitou in Madame Angot," Lance" Iqt in Poupes," Papillon

The Duchess of Dentzig," and Ali Babu in ** Chu-Chin:Chow" He

continued to play this part almost throughout the record ran of nearly five years.

Five Savoyarde. ·. On December 2nd, this year, Mr. Courtice Pounds gave a delightful interview to the Brening Nrun He was asked about early days at the Savey, and said that he thought only four other original Savoyards redained-Jessie Bond, Geraldine Ulnir, Sybil Grey and Durward Lely.

He told of his appearance. in the chorus during the first run of Patience," He was only 18, but he craved för better things. He had sung publicly from the age of 10 and had been trained at the Royal Academy of Music.

Unpaid Correspondence,

Alfred Humphry, W. S... Leonard, (H.K. Hotel. T. E Laureher, Dr. and Mrs. Wm. Mayger. C. M. Lee (Episcopal Hospital), Mr.

Registered Articles.

Mrs. Hobart Allan, K. Borodin' (s.s. Shun chib), R. Bigazzi, Mrs Ray Cunning, Mrs. M. B. Draper (ef American Consulate), Fang Bros. & Co., Hong Kong Pub lishing Co., Miss D. Hilligsor (s.x. Belgenland). Kwok Su, F. Russa. J. Säfer, Miss Rosi Sanches, Capt. "I do not understand what is B. Schrieber, Paul Wolwort (3.3. meant by biting the brain, un-Ancer), Paul R. Wright (ula Is it he merely the raising of the American Consulate), C. S. F. one hemisphere while the clot was Wyncoll. being wooped out. The situat

Farcels.

of the clot is not mentioned.. I think it must have been under the frontal

tempore sphenoidal lobe, as I cannot believe that a lot.

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at the base of the rain could have | Widgeon been moved without " fatal Wingshing issue."

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Honour.... Honour Linklo.ik Ya'wow Tanglong TatЯinoda A. woman police-sergeant who Winguen......... two alleged andtorcar thieves in Loong ......... tackled single-handed and at night Chungpon Utopian Hyde Park was complimented by Kingmnekas the Marylebone Police Court Rosstrate nagistrate, Mr. Hay Halkett. Wongfuc

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Before the court were Ernest Diongdinigu James Fielder, commercial travel. 7449 390, ler, and Percival James, engineer, Benhedge of Oakley-square, St. Pancras. N.W.. who were charged with Harchi stealing and receiving a motor-car Tankianan value £100, from Manchester Hamlays: square, burlonging to Mrs. G. Amis, Led. 5075 of Thornton-way, Galders Green, Funt... N.W.

Howkee

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Amoy City of Calentta.

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A DAUGHTER'S DEATH.

The woman sergeant, Violet But-Changtanghalong... Tenchi Mura. cher, stated that at 6:25 p.m. on Gerarduino.

Semarang. The result of Mr. Poundis's iming unattended on the North Car

November 30th she saw a car stand. I patience was that he signed a co- riage Road, Hyde Park, contrary tract appear with, the Christy to regulations. Minstrels. When D'Oyly Carte and the licence was missing.

It had no his heard of this be reproached the young man for his bastiness. Theydor cap and goggles, came from At 10.10 p.m. James, wearing a went then in A bansom cal to the direction of Marble Arch and Sullivan's fat and the composer told her that the ar belonged to put the singer through his paces.

After that Pounds understudied ments in

a friend who was having refresh- Lely as the Duke of Dunstable.

Oxford-street. Anked why there was no licence, he pro- Sparkling Eyes.""

duced one from his pocket.

She took it and told him that the particulars did not correspond with the car.

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Eight years later, when he was already famous, Sullivan told him one day that he thought he had written," a good tune for him, and added: "I know you don't like high notes, but I've taken you to Ast in an ascending scale."

When Courtice Pounds sang the song over to Sullivan at his flat, Sullivan asked him if he would sing it again over the telephone to

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Alone All The Time.. Mr. Hay Halkett: You were alone all this time -Yes, sir.

This was rather a risky job for you, wasn't it-Well, I don't know.

Co-YEARS-OLD MOTHER SENT

FOR TRIAL.

charwoman, of Elsted-street, Wal- Susan Elza Turner, aged 6, a

mand at Lambeth with the man worth, S. E., was tharged on re slaughter of her daughter, Susan, Eliza Turner, a middle-aged wo man, by gresa neglect in failing to procure necessary aid and proper medical attention

officer "at the Newington Institu Dr. A. R. Moore, senior medical

tion said that the condition of the daughter was such that it could not have escaped the notice of thy reasonable person. There had been neglect, and it had undoubtedly accelerated death:

It came off all right apparently, but I think you ought not to be a friend. The song was "Take employed in the park by yourself Pair of Sparkling Eyes," which he at night dealing with cases of this made famous on the first night of art." I think your work should be the production of The Gondo confined to a more peaceful sphere. liers

Continuing her evidence, Sered for the removal of the woman, The relieving officer, who arrang. Rennt Butcher said that when said that the smell of the room was Fielder caune up he said James was the driver.

absolutely shocking,"

Once he travelled specially from Manchester to Southport to sing it to an old man lying seriously ill in bed.

For five years Courtice Pounds delighted London audiences in "Chu Chin Chow," in which he played Ali Baba..

His last appearance in London was in Lilae Time."

He leaves a widow and four children.

Mr. Hay Halkett: You had no idea the car was solen 1-I knew something was wrong. A constable, she added, who had gone in search of the driver returned and the two men were arrested

"Mr. Hay Hakett You have done admirably, sergeant.

Both men were remanated.

A witness who was acquainted with the daughter described her is "very lazy and dirty."

Asked what she had to say, the mother replied: "I locked the door, because she said if I didn't she would go out and make away with herself?!!

She was committed for trial.

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