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"While the entertainment still remained at
the Gallery of Illustration, Reed became lessee
of St. George's Hall for the production of Comic
Opera. He engaged an orchestra of forty and
a strong chorus, and *The Contrabandista
(Burnand and Sullivan),
' L'Ambasaadrice
(Auber), and the 'Beggar's Opera' were produced,
but without the necessary success. Mr.
Reed then gave his sole attention to the Gallery
of Illustration, in which he was uniformly
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successful, owing to the fact that he carried'
out his entertainments, not only with perfect
respectability, but always with great talent,
much tact and judgment, and constant variety.
When the lease of the Gallery of Illustration
expired, the entertainment was transferred to
St. George's Hall, and there the following
entertainments were produced :
'
He's Coming.' F. C. Burnand Gilbert A'Beckett and German
and Gerinan Beed.
Keed.
'
Too Many by One.' F. C. Burnand
'Matched and Match.' F. C.
and F. Cowan.
Burnand and German Beed.
'
The Tbiee Tenants ; 'Ancient Puff of Smoke.' C. J. Bowe
Britons.'
'
Oilbert A'Beckefct and and Mme. Goetz.
German B«ed.
•A Tale of Old China.'
* Oar Dolls' House.'
F. 0. and Cobaford Dick.
C. J. Bowe
Burnand and Molloy.
*A Wight's Surprise.' West
'
Eyes and no Byes.' W. S. Gilbert
Cromer and German Beed.
and German Beed.
•Poster Brothers.' F. C. Bur-
*
A Spanish Bond '
; An Indian nand and King ' Hall.
~ 'The Wicked Duke.'
'
Happy Bungalow.' A. Law.
The following were produced under the
management of Mr, Oorney Grain and Mr.
Alfred Reed :
A'Beckett and King Hall.
'£100 Beward.' A. Law and
Corney Grain.
son and Hamilton Clarke.
'
A Night In Wales.' H. Gardner
and Corney Grain.
from India.' Pottinger 'In Cupid's Court.' M. Watsou
and A. J. Caldlcott.
Stevens and Cotsford Dick.
'
The Pirate's Home.' G. A United Pair.' Comyns Canard
A. J. Caldlcott.
The Friar.' Do.
The Naturalist.' ComynaCarr
A'Beckett and Vivian Bligh.
'A Christmas Stocking.' O.
A'Beckett and King Hall.
'Casfcle Botherem.' A. Law
and Hamilton Clarke.
'TheThreeHafca.' A.A'Beckett
and Edouard Marlols.
'A Flying Visit.' A. Law and
Oorney Grain.
'
The Turquoise Bing." G. W.
Godfrey and Lionel Benson.
'A Merry Christmas.' A. Law
and King HaU.
'Bandford and Merton.' Burnand
and A. B. Gatty.
'All at Sea.' A. Law and
Corney Grain.
G.
aud King Hall.
'Carnival Time.' M. Watson
and Corney Grain.
'Possflssion.' Walter Browne
'
Many Happy Betums.'
A'Beckett and Libnel Benson. and A. J. Caldlcott.
*
A Bright Idea.' A. Law and 'Killlecrumper.' M. Watson
Arthur Cecil.
and E. Solomon.
'Cherry Tree Farm.' A. Law The Old Bureau,' H. M. Paull
and Hamilton Clarke,
and A. J. Caldlcott.
' The Head of the Poll.' A. Law 'The Barley Mow.' Walter
and Eaton Faning.
Frith and 0. Grain.
• Nobot^'s Fault.' A, Law and
Archie Armstrong
Dan'l's Delight.'
Hamilton Clarke.
and J. W. EUiott.
' and 'An Odd Pair.' M. Watson
and A. J. Caldlcott.
A Strange
King Hall.
Host.' A, Law
'
That Dreadful Boy.' O.
'
P^gy's Plot.' Somerville Gibney
and Wtdter Slaughter.
A'Beckett and Corney Grain.
*A Mountain Heiress.' G. 'A Big Bandit,' H. Watson
A'Beckett and Lionel Benson. aud W. Slaughter.
' Tieaaure Trove.' A. Law and 'Melodramaula,' Do.
A. J. Caldlcott.
A.O.
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Grange.' G.
'No. 204.' F. C. Burnand and 'A Water Cure.' A. Law, Arnold
Felix, and George Gear.
German Beed.
'
Once in a Century.' G. Moss Bose Bent.' A. Iiaw
A'Beckett and Vivian Bligh. and A. J. Caldlcott.
'Our New Dolls' House,' W. A Double Event," A. Law,
Yardley and Cotsford Dick. Alfred Beed, and Corney Grain.
'
Answer Paid.' F. C. Burnand
* Fairly Puzzled.' Oliver Brand
and W. Austin.
and Hamilton Clarke.
•Doubleday's Will.' Burnand A Terrible Fright.' a. Law
and King Hall.
and Corney Grain.
'Artful Automaton.' Arthur Old Knockles.' A. Law and
Law and King Hall.
A. J. Caldlcott.
'A Tremendous Mystery.' F. A Peculiar Case." A. Law and
G, Burnand and King Hall. G. Grosamitb.
'
Enchantment.' A. X^aw and Hobbies.' Stephens, Yardley,
German Beed.
'
Orimstone
aud G. Gear.
A Pretty Bequest.' M. Wat-
and King HaU.
•TaUy-Hol' M. Watson and
A. J. Caldlcott.
'
Wanted an Heir.' Do.
* The Bo'aun's Mate." W.
Browne and A. J. Caldlcott.
•Brittany Folk.' Walter^Prith
and A. J. Caldlcott.
•Tuppins and Co.' Malcolm
Watson and Edward Solomon.
'The Verger,' Walter Frith
The accompaniments to these pieces were played
on a pianoforte and harmonium. For many
years the 'Musical Sketches' of Mr. Oorney
Grain were a principal attraction of the entertainment.
German Reed died at Upper East
Sheen, Surrey, March 21, 1888, and in 1895
the entertainments came to an end, with the
deaths of Alfred German Reed, March 10, and
Corney Grain, March 16. An attempt was
made to revive the enterprise, but without effect.
Mrs. Geuman Reed, n^ Priscilla Horton,
was born at Birmingham, Jan. 1, 1818, From
a very early age she showed unmistakable qualifications
for a theatrical career, in a fine strong
voice, great musical ability, and extraordinary
power of mimicry. She made her first appearance
at the age of ten, at the Surrey Theatre,
under Elliston's management, as the Gipsy Girl
in *Guy Mannering.' After this'she was constantly
engaged at the principal metropolitan
theatres in a very wide range of parts. Her
rare combination of grea,t ability as a singer,
with conspicuous gifts as an actress, and most
attractive appearance, led to a very satisfactory
step in her career. On August 16, 1837, she
signed an agreement with Macready for his
famous performances at Covent Garden and
Drury Lane, in which she acted Ariel, Ophelia,
the Fool 1 in 'Lear,* the Attendant Spirit in
'Oomus,' Philidel in 'King Arthur,' and Acis
in 'Acis and Galatea,' After the conclusion
of this memorable engagement, Miss Horton
became the leading spirit in Planch^'s graceful
burlesques at the Haymarket Theatre. On
Jan. 20, 1844, she married Mr. German Reed,
and the rest of her career has been related under
his name. She died at Bexley Heath, March
18, 1895, a few days after her son and Corney
Grain. g,
REED-STOP. "When the pipes of an organ,
controlled by a draw-stop, produce their tone
by means of a vibrating tongue striking the
face of a reed, the stop is called a Reed-stop ;
when the pipes contain no such reeds, but their
tone is produced merely by the impinging of
air against a sharp edge, the stop is called a
Flue-stop. Any single pipe of the former kind
is called a Reed-pipe, any single pipe of the
latter kind, a Flue-pipe. Pipes containing Free
reeds are seldom used in English organs, but
are occasionally found in foreign instruments
under the name of Physharmonika, etc. [See
Harmonium, Reed.] The reed-stops consisting
of ' striking-reeds ' are voiced in various ways
to imitate the sounds of the Oboe, Cor Anglais,
Clarinet, Bassoon, Horn, Cornopean, Trumpet,
etc, all of which are of 8-ft. pitch (that is, in
unison with the diapason). The Clarion 4-ft.
is an octave reed-stop. The Double Trumpet
16-ft. is a reed-stop one octave lower in pitch
than the diapason ; it is also called a Contraposaune,
or sometimes a Trombone. Reed-stops
I See ifacreadj/'t Jteminiicences, hy Sir P. Pollock, ii, 97.