QUEEN SALOTE OF TONGA

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22172, 27 July 1935, Page 20

QUEEN SALOTE OF TONGA

VISIT TO THE * TALKIES ** A FIRST EXPERIENCE j " A saost enjoyable evening and a ■ musical treat," was the summing up of her first experience of talking pieisns by Queen Salote Taboo, of Tonga,. Qaeen Saiose, who witnessed "'Xaugfciy Marietta," at St. James' Theatre on Thursday evening, tad prevkmdty refused Ui see ta.lkrng picture®, fearing ' that she woaid be disappointed- She expressed berself as bemg more than delighted with the film. " Tie speaking and singing voices are magnificently reproduced." she said. " and the photoerap&y is beautiful." What astonished ber~waj tbe prarecxjon of both detail and ensemble in so short a time. She was presented with a copj of the «m. " Sweet Mystery of Life," by Mrs- A. Boucher, with whom she went to the theatre. Yesterday Queen Sakrte was a sraesr at the aKsming tea. of the Travel Club, and in the anerr-oon she left- by the Mamma for Sydney. Her cabin was massed with lovely Sowers sent on board by many of her Auckland friends, while people who ware on the wharf farewelling friends had the unusual pleasure of hearing lie singing of Tocgans resident in Auckland, who had gathered to farewell their Queen. The rich harmony and unison of their voices was dehgbifol to hear.