MELBA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 298, 11 December 1908, Page 3

MELBA.

PKEPAKA'IIONS FOB NEW ZEALAND TOUR. Smiling visaged as of yore, but looking younger and sprightlier than ever, Mr. John Lemuione dropped into our office yesterday afternoon. The reason fox this unexpected but pleasant visit was sooa learned. "Mr. Lcnuuone is taking a run round to arrange just how Madame Melba will travel, and where sue will stay and what she will do when he brings her here in .May next. Everything is being mapped out with the care of a great campaign. Arrangements have been made with the Kaihvay Department for a special car de luxe, which will convey Madame and her partv, aad wait at each place fur her. " v;«i'JHii

Melba has just concluded a triumphal lour of Britain. The tour closed at Aberdeen on December 4th. and at the conclusion of the concert she boarded a special train and left for Liverpool, where she took passage by the Mauritania for New York. .Four weeks are iu be spent in the United States, where the diva will give eight concerts, for which she will receive £BOUU She will icave America on January 13th and return to England, where she will take passage by the Oroules for Australia Concerts will be given in Melbourne i.i Starch, and then Melba will come to New Zealand via Tasmania. The tour of the Dominion will be opened at J:ivcrcargiH on April 13th, and in due course the great singer will reach New Plymouth on Vfny 12th, a concert being "iien here on the following evening. The company to support Madame Melba, who is singing hetter than ever. will include Frederick Eanalpw. a. voung Irish baritone, whom the famous conductor, Mr. Henry -f. Wood, colMders the finest male finger in (Jrent Britain to-day. He has been ringing at all the big festivals with great success; Miss Una Bourne, the Australia.) pianist; Mr. Harold Whittle, accompanist: Mr. Ijemmone, flautist.