About
Former conductor and occasional composer, arguably most known for creating scores for musical comedies during the Edwardian and Victorian periods.
Before Fame
He took instruction under Sir Robert Stewart while enrolled at Trinity College in Dublin.
Trivia
One of his most successful collaborations was the musical comedy The Happy Day, which was a huge commercial success in 1916.
Family Life
He had five children with Kate Linley, whom he married in 1885.
Associated With
He and war hero Lord Edward Carson both studied at Trinity College in Dublin.
