POPULAR SCHIPA.
Tito.iSchipa, the world's greatest lyric tenor,•; who is; to ,tour Australia ; and New Zealand under. the direction ■; ofrJ.-andN. Tait shortly, is one of the outstanding; personalities in the music ■world -today. According to an American'critic,'he. has sung.as many as five..; shows' in one day. It would.be, hard to name a-single, picture that'the great tenor has not viewed. His home ism Beverley* Hills, and most of the movie ' "stars" are.. his' friends, among them Charlie ■ Chaplin,- Mary 'Pickf ord, -and Douglas.- Fairbanks. Ramon Novarro was •godfathe.r 'to- his baby daughter, Liana.- When; she -was baptised there : was a famous christening party, which, included many-, screen celebrities. Now and then Schipa* will-yield to pleadings,' 'ands- invite -a galaxy.: of:' movie "stars" to some Hollywood-studio, and sing ■ar private • concert -. to them. For alluts creamy; texture, voice has • 'theI*^'--unmistakable1 *^'--unmistakable V, masculine quality, • - .which -. explains ' why ■, the gentlemen never have to be persuaded•toi escort -.ftie;, ladies i to- his..- concerts.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 71, 25 March 1937, Page 18
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159POPULAR SCHIPA. Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 71, 25 March 1937, Page 18
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