CHOIR BOYS ON TOUR.
The world-famous Viennese Boys' . Choir, which opened a Dominion tour ! at Auckland last night, has, for more than four centuries, fulfilled its ; ecclesiastical and scholastic functions. I", disappeared with the Habsburg , monarcny at the close of the World I War, and was restored six years later. ' For two years Father Schnitt met the ' expenses out of his private funds. Then the choir launched out to support s itself, and turned to secular music. All j the boys go to the same school that j choir boys have attended for four cen- . "furies; the boys leave the choir at 15, f but remain at school until they are j. eighteen years of age. Messrs. Tait will r present the lads at Auckland till 1 November 13; Hamilton on November 14; Palmerston North November 16; s Hastings, November 18; Wanganui, s November 19; Hawera, November 20; r New Plymouth, November 21; Marton, „ November 22; Wellington, November t 23-30; Blenheim, December 2; Nelson, ;1 December 3; Westport, December 4; s Greymoiith, December 5-6; Christi- church, December 7-13; Ashburton, December 14; Timaru, December 16; r Oamaru, December 17; Invercargill, [. December 19-20; Dunedin, December -. 21-27; Gore, ■ December 28.
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Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 112, 7 November 1935, Page 21
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