"Where the Devil’s Australia?"
Currently doing the rounds in London musical circles is a story about Sir Thomas Beecham and his visit to Australia in June. The peppery old musician is reported saying: " Australia? Australia?) Where the devil’s Australia?" To those who have heard some of the choice stories about Beecham (and many of them are far too choice to print!), his query is possible. Recently he startled the world by telling a Covent Garden audience which chattered through the overture to one of his operatic performances, to "shut up!" Inheriting wealth from his father, who won money and a, baronetcy from a popular patent medicine, Sir Thomas has thrown his whole energy and resources into keeping opera, and music generally, alive in England. More than most he has brought recognition to London as a musical centre. And although his wit is sometimes caustic and crushing, he has served as inspiration for many a struggling artist. Sir Thomas is to conduct five concerts in Sydney, and you should find it well worth while tuning in when these are broadcast,
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 34, 16 February 1940, Page 55
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179"Where the Devil’s Australia?" New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 34, 16 February 1940, Page 55
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