he and william shield, charles incledon, charles dignum, 'jack' johnstone, charles ashley and william parke (oboeist) in 1793 formed themselves into 'the glee club', a set which met on sunday evenings during the season at the garrick's head coffee house in bow street, once a fortnight, for singing among themselves and dining together. a project to erect a bust to dr thomas arne, which this group proposed to fund by charitable performances, was vetoed by the management of covent garden.