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 ADAMS ADAMS. 5 wards Mme. Arnoult, and for a number of years his voice was frequently heard in the concert halls of Boston and vicinity. During several years he sustained the tenor roles in the oratorio performance of the Handel and Haydn Society, to the satisfaction of the public, upon which his hold became very strong. Having chosen music as his profession, Air. Adams studied and traveled with Prof. Mulder, formerly one of the profes- sors of the Royal Opera, Paris, and ac- companied him to Europe. Prior to sail- ing for Europe they gave a series of con- certs through the United States, which were very successful, the tour extending to Canada ; and from St. John they sailed for Barbadoes, West Indies, giving con- certs at all the islands. Mr. Adams after- wards went to London and Amsterdam, meeting at the latter place Professor Mulder, who had preceded him thither, and with him went on a concert tour through Holland, receiving at that time from Vien- na an invitation to sing at the Austrian capital, in "Sonnambula" with Mile. Artot. After learning the opera in three days, he made his first appearance in Vienna, which was a great success. Subsequently, through the influence of his instructor, Barbiere, he secured an engagement at the Imperial Opera House in Berlin. After a tour in Russia, he returned to Vienna and accepted a three years' en- gagement at Pesth, for the German Opera. He appeared at the Imperial Opera House in Berlin for three consecutive years, and the following nine years was the leading tenor at the Hofoper, in Vienna. During this time he sang in opera two seasons at the Covent Garden, London, one season at the Scala, Milan, and one at the Royal Opera, Madrid, as well as at the principal opera houses in Germany. He returned to America in 1877, appearing throughout the United States in German and Italian Opera. A few years ago he settled in Boston as a teacher of vocal music, in which he has been eminently successful, standing high in the estimation of the profession and the public — a position he has merited by years of conscientious study. ADAMS, GEORGE A., son of Gardner and Eunice R. (Darling) Adams, was born in Springfield, Hampden county, April 3, 1850. His early education was received in the public schools of Franklin, and in the private high school at Walpole. He fitted for college in Dean Academy, Frank- lin, and entered Tufts in the class of 1873, but was unable to complete the course on account of a severe accident received in college. He taught school two years under Prof. L. L. Burrington, Goddard Seminary, Barre, Vt. ; studied law and was admitted to the bar, May 8, 1873, at Dedham, Norfolk county ; began practice of law in Attleborough, July 25, 1873, where he has continued in legal practice until the present time. Mr. Adams was married in Franklin, November 30, 1871, to Clara I., daughter of Horace M. and Sarah M. (Cole) Gowen. GEORGE A. ADAMS. Of this union were two children : May S. and Charles G. Adams. Mr. Adams is past noble grand, I. 0. O. F. ; member of the Knights of Pythias and Royal Arcanum, and 1st lieutenant, company I, 5th regiment Massachusetts volunteer militia. He has been seven years a member of the school board, a portion of that time chairman, resigning his position on the board in 1880. He was a member of the House of Representatives in i8S4and '85 ; serving on the committee on probate and insolvency in 18S4 ; chairman of the House committee on labor, and clerk of the judiciary committee in 1S85. He is