exchange suggests that Alrred Hill's beautiful opera " Tapu" should he revived. Though, it did not prove a financial success when produced by J. C. Williamson, Ltd., our contemporary points, out that' the music embodying many Maori folk songs and national dances pleased everyone It was the libretto (bv Arthur Adams) that was not statable. It ■ lapu ? were handled properly, say like "The Bird of Paradise "with a volcanic plunge at the end, it would make a sensation anywhere.
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Free Lance, Volume XVIII, Issue 971, 27 February 1919, Page 14
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