Herman Darewski

Born in Minsk, and musically trained in Vienna, he worked in London, for the first 15 years of the new century as an in-house composer with Francis, Day and Hunter.

He studied at the London College of Music, where he distinguished himself as a piano student, passing examinations in record time.

[3] He was engaged by the London music publishers Francis, Day and Hunter as one of their composing staff and remained with them for 15 years.

[citation needed] In 1914, he visited Australia with his wife, the musical comedy actress Madge Temple, who was playing leading roles there.

The Times wrote, "When British light orchestras were being ousted wholesale by foreign competition, he gave them new life, and was the precursor of men like Mr. Jack Hylton and Mr. Debroy Somers.