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Wallace (WILLIAM VINCENT a British)

WILLIAM VINCENT, a British musical composer; born of Scotch parents, in Waterford, Ireland, June 1, 1814. From his father, a band- Keystone View Company AN ERUPTION OF STROMBOLI VOLCANO Enc. Vol. 10 - p. 276 Publishers' Photo Service MT. PELEE, THE VOLCANO IN MARTINIQUE WHICH DESTROYED THE CITY OF ST. PIERRE Photographed for Collier's Weekly A LAVA FLOW AND ACTIVE CRATERS ON THE VOLCANO OF KILAUEA, ISLAND OF HAWAII Keystone View Company THE GRAND OPERA HOUSE IN WARSAW, CAPITAL OF POLAND British and Colonial Press PORTAGE AVENUE, WINNIPEG, MANITOBA GORE WHEAT FIELDS OF SASKATCHEWAN SOLDIERS WITH WIRE CUTTERS ADVANCING INTO THE BARBED-WIRE ENTAGLEMENTS IN FRONT OF THE HINDENBURG LINE GERMAN PRISONERS BRINGING IN AMERICAN WOUNDED WALLACHIA master, he learned to play on military instruments, and also studied the violin, pianoforte, and guitar. He spent some years in Australia, and made an extensive concert tour in the Australian colonies, India, and the United States. In 1845 he went to London, and devoted himself to composition. His first opera, "Maritana," was produced at Drury Lane, 1845, and secured him at once a reputation. "Lurline" and the "Amber Witch" are his other chief operatic compositions. He wrote numerous airs for the pianoforte. He died in Haute Garonne, France, Oct. 12, 1865.