Broadcasting Tour Ends In Romance

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 44, 10 May 1935, Page 19

Broadcasting Tour Ends In Romance

Madame Elsa Stralia To Marry Soon (jNE of the favourite songs from the New Zealand national stations 1s "Love Will Find a Way." The truth of this title was brought home to listeners last week with the announcement of the forthcoming marriage of Madame Elsa Stralia, the well-known sgprano, to Mr, Adolph HT

Christensen, of Patea. Madame, Stralia was engaged last year for a broadcast tour of the YA stations and it wa_ while she was singing in New Zealand .that she met her hus-band-to-be. Madame returned to Australia at the conclusion of her Dominion tour, but came back on the Monowai last week. In an interview Madame Stralia and Mr. Christensen said that they first met at Patea about four months ago. "It was love at first sight,’ she said, in describing the circumstances of the meeting. ‘‘After having known each other for only three days we became engaged." Madame Elsa Stralia -vas accompanied on the present trip across by

Miss Ruth Mann, of Wellington, a young singer for whom Madame predicts a future, andthe girls aunt, Mrs, Mackenzie Forbes, of Wanganui. Now that New Zealand was to be her home, Madame Elsa Stralia added, she intended to do all she could to assist young New Zealand singers. STUN nd Ud 4esqydetesesRvOSECUFOEUEUGQOU4HS} /g4QHENQOEOEUEEOE4HUUNYONdOO1aneEENEESS900ECU04UE44QH4NH9Q0N0E700¢000000F00U4UEH0NQUEEEEERUEEHEEOAHDNNUNINES