Thom's Irish Who's Who/Herbert, Victor

HERBERT, Victor, conductor; b. at Dublin, Feb. 1st, 1859; son of Edward Herbert and Fanny Lover, and grandson of Samuel Lover, Irish novelist; began musical education in Germany at 7, studying under leading masters; m. Aug. 14th, 1886, Therese Foerster, prima donna; first position of prominence that of prin. violoncello player in Court Orchestra, Stuttgart; heard in concerts throughout Europe before coming to U.S. as solo violoncellist Metropolitan Orchestra, New York, 1886; since then has been connected with Theodore Thomas', Seidl's and other orchestral organisations as soloist and conductor; Bandmaster 22nd Regt. Band, New York, since 1894; conductor Pittsburg, Pa., Orchestra, 1898-1904; Victor Herbert's New York Orchestra since 1904. Composer: "The Captive" (oratorio written for and performed at Worcester, Mass., Festival); "Prince Ananias"; "The Wizard of the Nile"; "The Serenade"; "Cyrano de Bergerac"; "The Ameer"; "The Viceroy"; "The Idol's Eye"; "The Fortune Teller"; "The Singing Girl"; "Babette"; "Babes in Toyland"; "It Happened in Nordland" (all comic operas); also several compositions for orchestra, songs and a concert for violoncello and orchestra; Member Nat. Inst. Arts and Letters. Res.: 321 W. 108th Street. New York.