FOR COVENT GARDEN.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1462, 10 June 1912, Page 9

FOR COVENT GARDEN.

sttss iudsijca: o'hanci:. .."Gome i'tn.JiVeiliiitoi.v,-, 'GBcfd prospects C.oyent Guideiv- X'alilte at once, John M%rni!c.k.'' Tlio- above is flu; 'text :6f a: enh'le iiios--sags retoiTeii by Miss .lib'si'iiii liuck'.m.an'-,, fik" X«.w .Z'tiahuyit pne'ra'tic,. spiiran'Oj from. Mr. J'phn Jl't'ouiiyick, ihq famous lyric tejiqr,. y>;itii, whom .Jifts Hii.cßiirafi was nsijo'ci'a'twi'iu the Melb'a tipeva.. t;pii>l?ii»J"-. ■ati.il. also- m.'i- a recoift, .Brief coMce'rt'tojir ■iii the Xort'li .'lsland, ilfes. BuckiHaii ,j>? uniifiestioii.a'bly highly 'tal.ei.ite.d,. i .i'pr ■ ■i.io.t only: has 4 iini'ly-traiive'i), lyric' sqp.r'ano, TCJJ.II : a Strang' ie'av'e'n q'f the driiiiuitip w.i'icn-p'a'llejl ipi|, ■but', she liifs :tiiat 'precious gift; it. certain, temperament. which adds lustre and glojv to .'\pr work. MifS ■B'UVk'ma'ii.. hijs;' .been bfc'fbre. : i.he. .public .iii Mii part .of file Avorkj liji; sSveii or oiglit i>ears, 'first as a. ballad, siuiicr, and. later in Opera aild •Sup made .her lifet .:nafal>le .■lifiijijn'rjfii.ce- iii bpeiii. ; iii .A.H'r'M.i Ilill'g ''Moorish Maid',." wiie.il, chough her acting was. crude, ..hej' voice :iii.ad« iiiie. aiiicMl:s f . 'l'his. whetttid .her ambition, tor opera-fit 'ivils opera, of n'otliiug:, ■ Sire'has litissccl no opiroi.tuitify :SillCev '. ;, ' .. '■ . Australia:treated.Le» kindly:, a'iut when.: tlio AVilliains.6n : Opera. 'Gpnipany, .headed; ■by jiaile.. 'Bel -Sofol aiid.. Miss' Amy Pastlea. was brought but';'.. Miss Biickniaii. w;is t'nga'geii as a principal, milking:, .a luititu'le success: sis Suzuki,- in. JWc'inVS,.

■''Madame Diittefflj:.:" Later came 'the Sfelba .'Opera, Company. 'Miss, Piickmau was again, engaged';; and 'during the season played suclf :mipqrtaiu- : paftsas .Suzuki in. "Sfa'dam'e P.utterfjy, Sir/.e'tta in ''Pa. P'olicine"' '.('.a delightful. '. performance!!,. Michaela. .amf.Merc'cfe in •'teaiihieu," M ; ai;ta, in "iVaist,. anil other, lilies,'ail wrth.snecefe, ..Madame. Melba becrtiiie. espeiiiaUy. interested in. Miss B.iicU.man,.'. anil 'iirpini'sed to assist lipr it she went Home. ... ' After tliat; engagement Miss KUckmau. ■caui.> to Sew Zealand, lis, ■the; .soprano. :qf. Concert Cjiinpiuiyi. ivhpii it became 'very noticeable'' fhat. ner. vbico .had 'lightened and.. licbonie inorc alined ill- tiuiifity.. Aflfr that :toiir -ste rehmied to' Australia, (a .prpiile :tlis title; roie'h l'ratesur. IJhuiS.liall H« N' ''"-T opera ot MisA I'uckman ispeiJlcS .in high terhis,. IhiiueiUately a .teiv xvariis. she jiad to return: to JWw -/ealiWUtsi sing' ill '•The. Clordcii. .Legend. ■ at Aucklatul., to 'foilfii .fni»cei:t «!!ga;genie.iits at XeW Piyiiidutlh iihd Wa'USan" l * ■WLl'* sing in 'Tuval'lem Kus.t'icana •■ .and ' a lie iiblilen. Leg.enu" i.ii Wvll.in'gtbn. tiibugh. Mliss iiiickinan has an liicnt'ov two iii. Australia* s.hft >Y,ilj' most lirobabiv make. amSigesneiits fo be tc■lnimti and win leave fnr .Lbn.d6ii-;as.soon as possible, Befofe AVelhngtwi, <t is possible that a eoiiiplimeiitiv.i'y ton-; eett-jiiav be arranged lit lie.r honour. It slie is Successful iii: ■slecnrin? P" np.prerance at ebveht garden.. ,t!iis season, she will find another New Zealand artist: on tli* .list, iii Miss A&laiM> Van of Wellington*