Lyceum Theatre, London
Hawes also carried on the business of a music publisher, and was for many years musical director of the Lyceum Theatre, London, then devoted to English opera. In this capacity (on 23 July 1824), he introduced Weber's "Der Freischütz" for the first time in England, at first slightly curtailed, but soon afterwards in its entirety. Winter's "Interrupted Sacrifice", Mozart's "Così fan tutte", Marschner's "Der Vampyr" and other important works were also brought out under his auspices.