JOSEPH HISLOP

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 186, 27 October 1927, Page 17

JOSEPH HISLOP

SEASON AT TOWN HALL The preliminary box plans for the Joseph Hislop season in the Town Hall, commencing on Thursday next, opens to-morrow. Already there is a pronounced interest in musical circles at the coming of the great tenor. “It is quite refreshing,” writes a correspondent, "after so many Continental artists, to listen to one of our own countrymen.” Joseph Hislop comes with a reputation which he has well maintained in Australia, and huge crowds nightly fill the halls wherehe is singing. Being Scottish by birth, the local Scottish folk are naturally proud of their countryman, and a movement is well on the way in Auckland to give Joseph Hislop a great welcome on his arrival. The Musicians’ Society is also honouring the illustrious visitor. The Dominion tour of Joseph Hislop will no doubt be a pronounced success.

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