Asher, Angelo Andrew 26.sep.1858-6.feb.1937 England, London Mile End Old Town - London Lambeth
organist, theatre and cinema conductor, composer and arranger of popular songs, born at 3 Grosvenor Street in Mile End, studied music at the Royal Academy of Music in London and in Paris, for 50 years organist for all special functions at the Central Jewish Synagogue Great Portland Street, he became most famous for the song 'Ta-ra-ra boom-de-ay' of which he was only the arranger but is often credited as the composer, 1881 as musician residing with his parents at 262 Westminster Road in Lambeth, 1885-1892 as professor of music residing at 41 Lambeth Palace Road, 17.mar.1885 initiated at the freemason Camden Lodge, 1888-1903 musical director of Tivoli Theatre on the Strand, 1904 conductor at Chelsea Palace, 1.mar.1905 initiated at the freemason Chelsea Lodge, 1934-1937 residing at 79 Monckton Street, Kennington Road London ; son of chemist/perfume manufacturer Moses 'Morris' Asher (London Bethnal Green 1819-3.sep.1895 Lambeth) and Emma Rachel Fricker (Gravesend Kent 1837-1899 Lambeth) ; he never married but lived with his sister professional pianist Rosa Asher (Bethnal Green 1862-)