Philip Michael Faraday

Philip Michael Faraday (1 January 1875 – 6 February 1944) was an English lawyer, surveyor, composer, organist and theatrical producer.

He composed one of the last Savoy operas, staged several long-running shows in the West End of London, and wrote a book about local taxation that was for many years the standard work on the subject.

[7] Alongside his work as a specialist in property valuation, Faraday began to compose songs and light operas.

With the librettist Frederick Fenn, he wrote Amāsis; or An Egyptian Princess, a comic opera that opened in August 1906 at the New Theatre.

[8] Fenn's libretto was rated above average, and The Times said of Faraday, "He has a sense of humour, and uses his orchestra ingeniously and artistically; his melodies are nearly always individual, sometimes extremely pleasant, and always well scored and supported.

"[10] The cast included two popular former stars of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, Ruth Vincent and Rutland Barrington.

[12] Fenn and Faraday next collaborated on a one-act opera, A Welsh Sunset, described by The Times as "a sentimental, even a sickly little piece.

[21] Faraday's other theatrical ventures of this period included a melodrama, Within the Law (1913), co-produced with Herbert Beerbohm Tree,[22] and The Pink Lady (1912), a Broadway show, which he presented in the British provinces.

[25] By 1921 he was sufficiently recovered financially to resume his theatrical activities, presenting The Wrong Number, starring Yvonne Arnaud and CM Hallard, at the Duke of York's Theatre.

[28] In 1922 he co-produced Sir Arthur Pinero's new play, The Enchanted Cottage, described by The Times as the most important theatrical event of the year.