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R. H. Horne (International) assertion R. H. Horne i(A6080 works by) (a.k.a. Richard Henry Horne; Richard Hengist Horne; Richard H. Horne; 'Orion' Horne)
Also writes as: Orion ; M. I. D. (midshipman) ; Sir Julius Cutwater ; Professor Grabstein ; Mr. Loader ; A Gold Digger's Diary ; A Recluse ; The Blue Mountain Exile ; An Absentee of Seventeen Years ; Mrs. Fairstar
Born: Established: 31 Dec 1802 Edmonton, London,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,
; Died: Ceased: 13 Mar 1884 Margate, Kent,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe,

Gender: Male
Visitor assertion Arrived in Australia: 1852 Departed from Australia: 1869
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1 10 y separately published work icon Babel Barry Maitland , London : Orion , 2002 Z979871 2002 single work novel crime detective mystery
1 The Fatal Circle i "I have sometimes a dreadful thought", R. H. Horne , 1995 single work poetry
— Appears in: Margin , July-August no. 36 1995; (p. 16)
1 From K.C.B. : An Epitaph for Sir Charles Hotham i "Beneath the barrel lies a knight", R. H. Horne , 1986 single work poetry extract satire
— Appears in: The Penguin Book of Australian Satirical Verse 1986; (p. 25)
1 The Plowman i "Above yon sombre swell of land", R. H. Horne , 1925 single work poetry
— Appears in: The School Paper for Grades VII and VIII , September no. 305 1925; (p. 117)
1 Federation i "Ye South Sea sisters! circling east, west, north!", R. H. Horne , 1889 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Australian Town and Country Journal , 9 February vol. 39 no. 996 1889; (p. 33)
1 From the South Sea Sisters : A Lyric Masque R. H. Horne , 1888 extract poetry (The South Sea Sisters : A Lyric Masque)
— Appears in: A Century of Australian Song 1888; (p. 242-243) The Poet's Discovery : Nineteenth Century Australia in Verse 1990; (p. 304-306)
1 y separately published work icon Laura Dibalzo; or, The Patriot Martyrs : A Tragedy in Five Acts R. H. Horne , London : L. Newman & Co , 1880 Z860235 1880 single work drama
1 Genius i "Far ou at sea - the sun was high", R. H. Horne , 1878 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Leader , 16 November 1878; (p. 25)
1 y separately published work icon Psyche Apocalypte : A Lyrical Drama R. H. Horne , Elizabeth Barrett Browning , London : R. H. Horne , 1876 Z860232 1876 single work drama
1 The Great Fairs of Europe R. H. Horne , 1873 single work prose travel
— Appears in: The Australian Journal , May vol. 8 no. 96 1873; (p. 496-501)
On Bartlemy (Bartholomew); Donnsybrook and Ballinasloe Fairs; Greenwich, Farlop, and Edmonton Fairs; the Jahrmarkts of Germany; Carnivals of Rome, Naples, and Cologne; a Russian Fair, an Irish pig fair; and the London Winter Fair on Ice etc. (PB)
1 3 Cazille R. H. Horne , Carl Schmitt (composer), 1872 single work musical theatre opera

Operetta.

The story concerns a peasant girl named Cazille who is in love with a young man of her social station. Tension arises, however, when Cazille's foster-mother arranges for a wealthy, but much older, miller to be her future husband. When the miller overhears a conversation between Cazille and her young suitor he realises that he has no hope of securing her affection and hatches a plan to blow up the boat the lovers intend using to elope. The plan is foiled by some boatmen, and his treachery is discovered, allowing Cazille and her sweetheart to eventually marry.

1 Christmas on the Australian Goldfields R. H. Horne , 1871 single work short story
— Appears in: The Sydney Mail , 18 March vol. 12 no. 559 1871; (p. 12)
A digger's yarn about his dog and his unfortunate marriage.
1 5 y separately published work icon Galatea Secunda [Cantata] Galatea Secunda, An Odaic Cantata, Addressed to H.R.H. Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, On His First Arrival in the Colony of Victoria R. H. Horne , Joseph Summers (composer), Melbourne : R. H. Horne , 1867 Z1034608 1867 single work lyric/song

Described as an 'odaic cantata,' Galatea Secunda was written for the Duke of Edinburgh's 1867 Australian visit. The title refers to the royal yacht Galatea.

The January 1868 performance did not overly enthuse all the Melbourne critics. While the Age suggested that 'the ring of true metal has been recognised in some of the passages (4 January 1868, p6); the Argus critic went so far as to say: 'The best thing in Mr Summers' cantata is the chorus 'Hail! Hail! Fore, Mizen and Main', but like almost everything else in the work, it is faulty in construction. Mr Summers' repeats his themes almost usque ad nauseam, and appears to be quite indifferent to the effects of a good second subject.... The whole cantata appears like something produced forcedly (so to speak) and to order, and not to be the result of voluntary and deliberate study, creating actual pleasure in the mind of the composer' (4 January 1868, p6).

1 4 y separately published work icon Was Hamlet Mad?; or, The Lucubrations of Messrs. Smith, Brown, Jones and Robinson R. H. Horne (editor), Melbourne : H. T. Dwight , 1867 7745138 1867 anthology correspondence
2 4 The South Sea Sisters : A Lyric Masque R. H. Horne , Charles E. Horsley (composer), Melbourne : H. T. Dwight , 1866 Z57960 1866 single work musical theatre
— Appears in: Australian Plays for the Colonial Stage : 1834-1899 2006; (p. 191-215)

Lyric Masque.

Written in verse form, The South-Sea Sisters was commissioned for the opening of the Intercolonial Exhibition of Australasia, Melbourne in 1866. Richard Fotheringham (q.v.), in his introduction to the masque in Australian Plays for the Colonial Stage : 1834-1899 (q.v.) asserts, however, that 'it was almost certainly' Charles Horsley who commissioned it. Although involving no acting, dancing or stage settings as such, and thus barely qualifying as drama, the spectacle presented does resonate with notions of theatre and theatricality. In this respect an estimated 300 singers and instrumentalists participated in the performance.The unaccompanied sections were read by the principal singers.

The Argus wrote of Horsley's contribution to the event : 'The South Sea Sisters is a lyric masque of unquestionable merit... [the symphony of which] intended to convey the idea of the primeval wilderness [in] Hayden's Chorus, but without the appropriation of a single phrase. The somber character of the music was sustained by striking and original passages in the first chorus "Deep in the Stony Silence of the Earth, The Wealth of Nations Lies." Following the recitative, "The Deep Hoarse Mirth Quells", sung by Mr Angus, comes the second part, beginning with "The Rolling Ships and the Rolling Sea". The second part also contains "The March of all Nations", in which Horsley manages to introduce and combine with surprising ingenuity several popular airs. Another chorus, "The Corroboree Chorus," is described in the Argus as being 'intended to musically imitate the native corroboree, and shows wonderful versatility... the words were so rendered by the chorus as to electrify the audience, and bring down thunders of applause" (27 October 1866, Supp p7). The Age reports, too, that it was encored three times (25 October 1866, p7). In her biography of R. H. Horne (q.v.), Ann Blainey (q.v.) also writes that the masque 'delighted audiences... it's aboriginal choruses, rhythmically designed to suggest a corroboree, brought the audience to its feet, a triumph that no bewailing of critics next day could destroy' (p234).

The 'South Sea Sisters' in the title refers to the seven Australasian colonies (including New Zealand). In his libretto, Horne calls for 'a young and vigorous new nation to replace the 'ponderous paws' and 'gorged body and brain' of the grey old lion of Britain' (ctd. in Fotheringham p195).

1 1 The South Sea Sisters i "O, Solitude! O, voiceless crowd of trees;", R. H. Horne , 1866 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Leader , 27 October 1866; (p. 8-9)
1 3 y separately published work icon Prometheus : The Fire-Bringer R. H. Horne , Edinburgh : Edmonston & Douglas , 1864 Z858747 1864 single work drama
1 1 The Blue Mountain Exile i "From his hut he strays forth, to gaze on the night-", R. H. Horne , 1864 single work poetry
— Appears in: All the Year Round , 29 October vol. 12 no. 1864; (p. 275) The Leader , 28 January 1865; (p. 17)
1 2 Australian Explorers i "What hopes inspired each brain - each throbbing breast -", R. H. Horne , 1863 single work poetry
— Appears in: Sydney Morning Herald , 19 February 1863; (p. 6) Australian Literary Studies , December vol. 1 no. 2 1963; (p. 126-133) Bards in the Wilderness : Australian Colonial Poetry to 1920 1970; (p. 64-70)
1 The Hill of Fame : An Apologue i "The Hill of Fame looks bright afar,", R. H. Horne , 1860 single work poetry
— Appears in: The Southern Cross , 21 January vol. 17 no. 1 1860; (p. 5)
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