His (Majesty’s Theatre, Wairoa, is .being temporarily used as a wool store, meanly 100 bales being stored in the building. After 30 years of song on the public platform, Madame Alba ni— -favorite vocalist of the late Queen Victoria—is preparing to appear at the leading variety theatres in England and Scotland. The famous singer will, receive what is believed to be the highest salary ever paid in vaudeville. She will probably start at'Glasgow, whore she will fulfil a fortnight s. engagement at a salary of £IOOO. Madame Albarif is tho greatest oratorio singer and prirna donna to go upon the English vaudeville stage. Thirty years ago such a stop this lady is now taking would have come as a thunderbolt to the musical world.
C. FERRIS, LICENSED INTERPRETER, NATIVE LAND and COMMISSION AGENT. . Telephone 521. P.O. Box 136. L. O. INGRAM, gTOCK AND gTATION AGENT —British-New Zealand Meat and Produce Co., Ltd. OFFICE: LOWE STREET.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2378, 19 December 1908, Page 4
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