SUPERFLUOUS HAIR.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1616, 6 December 1912, Page 2

SUPERFLUOUS HAIR.

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Miss Amy Murphy's Career. Steadily growing in public favour, Miss Amy Murphy, who ranks as one of the J. ,0. Williamson prima donnas, is making a big position for horsolf as a singing actress (says tho "Sydney Sun"). Her career has boen singularly bright, the gift of a soprano voioe of raro quality liaving made the way easy for her. Her mothor before her was a singer, and Miss Murphy enjoyed tho advantage of :hcr tuition. Mm. Murphy, at tho time the daughter began to attract attention, was tho most busy teacher of singing in Dunedin (New Zealand), where she gave over eighty lessons a week in voire culture. Suo is now established in Sydney, and has ii large teaching connection. "I made my start in concert and oratorio work in Now Zciilund," said Miss Murphy, at tho Theatre Royal, during tho woek. "My first appearance in the latter form of music was in 'The Creation' at Dunedin, and I eoon found engagements offering all over the' two islands. My life was like that of a commercial traveller. I seemed to livo in tho train. I was hardly back from one choral society when tho secretary of another would wire me. Tho oratorio bodies were, and I beliovo still are, very active in tho Dominion citios. The work was very varied, too, for wo did operas lwn. 'Faust,' 'Cavalleria,' 'Maritana,' and 'Tho Golden Legend,' in choral form. Wellington had two excellent societies, ono undor tho conductorship of Maughan Barnet, and tho other under that of Robert Parker—both sound musicians.

. "My first appearance in comic opera was as Elsie Mavnard in 'The Yooman of tho Guard.' This was with tho Wellington amateurs.

"Then I joined 'Tho BJuo Moon' Company. My sister Dulcie came with me. She was a soubrette, so, of course, sho got married!

"Wo did 'The Prince of Pilsen,' 'The Red Mill,' 'The Girl from Kays,' and 'Tho Little Michus.'

"Of all the parts I have played I liko Nadina the test. I havo sung it ono hundred and twenty times. "VVo did it all through. 'New Zealand, whoro it was a tremendous boom, Then, when 'The Chocolate Soldier" was staged hero with the New Comic Opera Company I alternated the part with Miss. Florence Young. She played it ten times in Sydney, and 1 did it sixteen times. I like all the Continental operas, 'Nightbirds' is full oi beautiful 'vocal' music. You just feel you have to sing. it. "The Czardas' is a wonderful number; it is full of character.

"Yes," answered Miss Murphy, to the point-blank question, "I am going to staj in comic opera now. I enjoy it thoroughly. It is most interesting work. Nothing, however, gives me more joy thai; touring New Zealand. They look upon me there as belonging to them, and I liko to feel that I do. It's good, you know," sho laughed, "to belong somewhere.".

Miss Murphy can rest assured .that in belonging to comic opera sho belongs ( Australian audiences also, and her artistic work will always make her appearances at theatres this eido of the Tasman Sea welcome ones,

Mrs. Cunnington, of Christchurch, is giving a short address to the Girls' Branch of the, Victoria League, in the Pioneer Club on Saturday evening. Mrs. Cunnington is an eloquent speaker, and an interesting evening may be looked for.

Miss. Marie Fix, of. Wellington, is at present on a holiday visit to palmerston North. .■.'■'

Miss F, Scales, a daughter of Mr. G. H. Scales, of Wellington, arrived from America by the Aorangi yesterday.

_ Mrs, Murray-Thomson returned to Wellington by tho Aorangi yesterday. . .'i .i i i>i'.i>i H/ !■? IH. : '.' : T)v. Noble, an American lady doctor, arrived from San Francisco by' the Aorangi yesterday on' a visit to New Zealand.