Operatic Baritone.

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 9, 14 September 1928, Page 8

Operatic Baritone.

Assheton Harbord at 2YA ASSHETON HARBORD is a new arrival to this country, coming here recently from Vancouver, Canada. He is an operatic baritone of merit, and has had a great deal of experience in matters theatrical. In England, where he was born, he was a member of the B.N.O.C., previous to which he had been playing in drama and musical comedy. Arrived in th- United. States, Mr. Harbord was offered and accepted the position of stage director with the American Grand Opera Company, and while acting in this capacity, staged the world premier of Alberto Bimboni’s Indian opera, "Winona." In this company also, Mr. Harbord played leading roles among which were Tonio in "TI Pagliacci," "Rigoletto," and "Count de Luna" in "Il Trovatore," ete. From this he moved south to California, playing in pictures in Hollywood and then acted as stage director to a travelling dramatic repertory company touring the southern States. At the finish of this tour, Mr. Harbord decided to go north to Canada, where he organised a vaudeville concert troupe with which he toured the Western provinces, and it was at the conclusion of this tour that he made his trip to New Zealand. A versatile actor, a talented stage director, and a baritone of excellent quality, he should prove a source of much pleasurable entertainment at 2YA on Sunday.