Madame Melba.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7402, 18 September 1902, Page 2

Madame Melba.

Her Arrival at Brisbane,

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright) (Per Presß Association.) [Received September 18, at 10.47 a.m.l

BeisbaNE, Thursday. - Despite the lato hour of the Miowerai's arrival, a large crowd- enthusiastically welcomed MadameMelba. It included the Mayor and Mayoress of Brisbane. the latter presented Madame Melba with, a'beautiful bouquet. She is in splendid health and greatly onjoyed and benefited by the rest and voyage;" She told interviewers that everybody said 'T was never in such flue yoice as this year in London, Ido hope t wii*,bp thesamc here." She is enthusiastic at revisiting Australia, She declared when she first saw laud.in the distance sho bowed three times to it for luck. Asked why she made the visit she said she wa^s determined to come and s^e her father. ' She stated .Ue does not know what- she will sing in Australia as nothing is yet settled not even the first programme. She did not know whether to sing in opera but she would just love to. The other members of the party aro Signer^ Sassoli. harpist, Fred Griifith,s, flautist, and Miss Dimes, pianist. Madame Melba goes to Sydney to-day and' will proceed to Melbourne on Friday,