Charles B Cory was a famous American ornithologist of the latter end of the last century He was also something of a musician, and wrote an opera called The Corsair. I have not seen this work, (which probably has not been performed since his death) however, some years ago Dr. Robert Storer wrote to inform me that the music does still exist (presumably in manuscript) in the Brown Library of the Boston Public Library, Boston, Mass. and apparently is only available for consultation there. It is catalogued as by Charles B. Cory with music by C.B. Cory and Leon Keach. If any reader of this is visiting Boston, and has time to look this opera up, I should be very interested to have an opinion as to whether it is worth performing. MICHAEL WALTERS [I never received one.]

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