DOUGLASS, JOHN THOMAS

DOUGLASS, JOHN THOMAS. Concert violinst (1847 in New York, New York [?]; 12 April 1886 in New York). There is some confusion about his early career. Undoubtedly he is the Douglass referred to by David Mannes in 1912 (see NYT, 20 March 1912), although Mannes uses an incorrect first name, which he may have forgotten over the years. According to Mannes, Douglass was sent abroad to study violin by rich patrons. James Trotter refers to a violinist who played in some of...