MUSIC AND DRAMA

Wairarapa Times-Age, 22 September 1938, Page 5

MUSIC AND DRAMA

INTERRUPTION AT TIBBETT RECITAL. Lawrence Tibbett’s presentation of Karl Loewe’s intensely dramatic “Edward,” says a writer in a Dunedin paper, was marked by an unfortunate incident in which the singer was compelled to interrupt his performance at the end of the first verse on account of the inconsiderate action of a person in the stalls who walked down the aisle at the commencement of the song, apparently to convby a message to someone in one of the front rows. After waiting until the interruption was ended, Mr Tibbett recommenced the song and apparently feeling less put out over the incident than did the audience, gave a tremendously dramatic interpretation of the number, its denunciatory climax being a gripping piece of work. Tauber Presents Key of Town Hall. Richard Tauber, in his farewell speech to his Sydney audience, introduced the girl violinist, Guila Bustabo, who will be the next celebrity artist to appear. “I leave you the key of the Town Hall,” he said, from the platform to Miss Bustabo, who was in the audience, “just as my good friend, Lawrence Tibbett, left it to me.” It will be remembered that Mr Tauber attended the latter’s farewell concert in Sydney. Covent Garden Ballet.

Direct from a sensational season at Covent Garden, a Russian Ballet of seventy brilliant dancers is now on way to Australia to commence a season, en route to New Zealand. This company, under engagement to Williamson Theatres Ltd., is the biggest ballet company to go on tour. Over 200 tons of scenery and wardrobe travel with it. There are many famous names in its ranks, including those two eminent prima ballerinas —Xrina Baranova and Tatiana Raibouschinska. Baranova is said to be one of the most beautiful dancers ever seen in anv ballet; she is the youngest of the children discovered by Colonel de Basil five vears ago at the Paris school of Olga Preobrajenska. 'Anton Dolin, the most noted British dancer in the world today (who was born Patrick HealeyKay) is also in the company. Owing to engagements. Anton Dolin could not leave with the company by boat, but is flying to Sydney en route to Melbourne for the big gala opening at the end of September. Several of the dancers who were in New Zealand with the Monte Carlo Ballet of Colonel de Basil are in the Covent Garden organisation.