ENTERTAINMENTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 265, 18 March 1911, Page 7

ENTERTAINMENTS

MISS AMY CASTLES' FAREWELL CONCERT. Miss Amy Castles' forthcoming concert in New Plymouth is creating a stir amongst the music|>loving community, and it is almost safe to predict that the concerts will he largely attended. The box office sales at Collier's have been unusually heavy, and the hooking continues brisk. On the conclusion of her iarewell tour, Miss Castles goes to Europe, where she has definitely decided to take up an operatic career. That this decision is a -wise one on the part of Miss Castles can now scarcely be gainsaid, for she has most conclusively proved her capabilities as an operatic star, and it can almost be said, if the enthusiastic criticisms of the press of New 'Zealand are to bo taken into consideration, that Miss Castles was the salvation of the Williamson Grand Opera Company on their recent tour. Her performance as Madam Butterfly and" La Boheme were nothing short of marvellous, when one considers that it was the young singer's first serious effort in this direction. That Miss Castles has more than fulfilled the early promise which she gave is without contradiction, and music-lovers will look forward with the keenest possible interest to hearing her lovely soprano voice again on the concert platform. Apart from the fame and ability of the star, Miss Castles has associated with her a company of more than usually attractive calibre, and when we consider that these include Alexander Kamphauser, the celebrated operatic baritone from the Grand Opera of Berlin, Dresden, Hamburg, and Leipsic, nothing more need be said. Heir Kamphauser is said to possess a remarkable voice of superb quality. In addition, we are to hear Heir Louis Hattenbaeh, the great 'cellist, whose performances have been received with the greatest artistic pleasure. The pianist of the company is Mr. William Conway, a young and handsome Australian, who has just returned from a visit to Berlin, Antwerp, and London.

Day sale tickets will be issued at Collier's from 0 a.m. on Tuesday mornin«, admitting to the 3s seats only. The South Island tour of the company has been one huge success. Altogether, the bookings have been exceptionally large. J