A NEW VOICE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 925, 19 September 1910, Page 4

A NEW VOICE.

1 '» t „„,*n MADAME CALVE ENTHUSIASTIC.

.■■> In conversation; with.aDosniiioif representativerMii'~Neyin; Tait'niaid ';•, everywhere we go Madame Calve 'is to. listen to': voices; .and- it is" impossible, for her to do so—it'would\become'a.kjnd of drudgery. . "It was-represented to • me," said- Mr; Tait,' "that Miss ■■■■Kitty; Campion's ■ voice wasjuncommonly :gbod,.so':T consented to.-hear: her, and 1 -if I" thought fit. tb-do^so,,.would ;:briiig '■: hereunder; Madame .Calve's'.notice;' ""■!'■ -.heard ".her,' .and'.was really-'.-'snrprised:;'', ;■ Apart" from her .voice,' which ;is very.;good,' she seotiia to .have';the 'natural' .'gift .■■bi; : , song—the sort'of thing that cannot'be -acquired—it must be ■ there ■ naturally. '-MlssY Cam-pion-sang before Madame:, Calve,-.-who. without,: hesitation-said'it-.was :the'-b"est_ voice shehiid heard'.'.in.;'Anstralasia,'and ; 'became'quits'.: enthusiastic ; about'; her, which .'Ms : not "exactly■, ; ai-'.'habit:,'., of :Madame'e. ■ 'Miss : ' Campion had af.lohg talk. ■ with. Madame: Calve, who ; gave .her lots'of good advice regarding ;vocaT'methods and" the teachers she/should; go to if she got-the' chance.' .'.• The concert ..to",be given in "Auckland on" Saturday -next,,is to help to give-her that chance.- *; T■ am 'going? up -to superintend 'the' arrangements.-.:■'l hope it ..will be success-' -ful for : Miss : Campion's -.sake." ;v>,:'■ >:';, :.;