RICHARD TAUBER.

Waikato Times, Volume 121, Issue 20272, 14 August 1937, Page 17 (Supplement)

RICHARD TAUBER.

WRITING AN OPERETTA. LEADING A STRENUOUS LIFE. Richard Tauber is leading a busy “double existence," says a London paper. Nightly, and on two afternoons a week, he is the famous singer who is giving encore after encore to large audiences at Hie Lyceum Theatre, where lie is interpreting Franz Lehar's music with Evelyn Lave as a charming and brilliant partner. But in his spare time lie is Tauber Hie composer— himself writing music for other artists lo sing, which, with conducting, is Hie side of his art which interests him most. Mr Taub<T is engaged composing the score for a new musical play, tentatively entitled “Lucky Franz," which is to he produced in Vienna in the autumn. Paul Morgan, the author of the piece and Max llansen, a Scandinavian comedian, are in London to confer with the singer-composer about the production. Refreshing Tonlo. "Rehearsals of ‘Paganini’ prevented me from doing any composing of my own for some weeks," Mr Tauber said. “But now that Mr Cochran's produclont has settled down, 1 have managed to get on with Hie score' for the Viennese show—Hie music of six of the songs is already down on paper. "If ever I am extra tired after a particularly strenuous performance of my own, I go home, shut myself in my study, and set to work on some more composing—l find it a refreshing tonic by reason of its contrast from my stage work. He Wants to Conduct. “The plan of my collaborators and myself is that, if our musical play is successful in Vienna, it may be' possible to do it in London later on. Then I shall hope to have a chance of taking the conductor’s baton myself — that, 1 ihink, would give me even more pleasure than singing." Mr Tauber was originally J rained* to b 1 a conductor, and at. early rehearsals of “Paganini” gave Mr Goehran and the company an idea of his ability with the baton.