MELBA
ARRIVES IN LONDON. (United Press Association'.—By Electric Telegra pli. —Copy right.) (Received ibis day at 8 a.m.) . LONDON, December 9. 1 Madame Melba alighted from the boat train at Victoria on a frosty dull afternoon. She was warmly welcomed bv Lord Richard Neville, Captain and Mrs Kenkos, and Mrs Box. In an interview at Melba’s Cndogan-square mansion, she said: “ For the first time in my life I have no plans and no contracts. I feel like a schoolgirl from school. I am delighted to he in London and intend remaining for two years touring France and t Italy. I am afiso-j lately pleasure-bent. The grand operaseason was a credit to Australia. It was successful and magnificently pro-, dueed.” | .Melha plans founding a Parisian conservatorium similar to Melbourne, faciltinting Continental local studies. She finally said, laughingly: “Although L have no contracts yet, i can always manufacture work,” <
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Hokitika Guardian, 10 December 1928, Page 6
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