MADAME ADA CROSSLEY

New Zealand Times, Volume XXX, Issue 6704, 30 December 1908, Page 5

MADAME ADA CROSSLEY

ARRIVAL IN WELLINGTON,

& BRILLIANT CONCERT COMPANY,

Mudamo Ada Crossley, accompanied by W* husband. Or Muecke, together with Ur Percy Grainger (pianist), Mr John Harrison (tenor), and Mons. Leon Same* iini (violinist), were passengers by the tVnrriiuoo from Sydney last night, en route for Invercargill, where the brilliant company of artists give their first New Zealand concert on Now Year’s Eve.

Soon by a "Times” reporter last night. Dr Mueck© said that the concert party which was visiting New Zealand, prior to leaving England, hud given ninetythroe concerts at the lending wateringplaces in England, whilst tho holiday season was at its height. Madame Crossloy’a bust appoaranc© in London was at tho triennial Handel festival at tho Crystal Palace,- when there wore many thousands of people present. "Tho Australian tour,” Dr Muocko 'wont on to say, "began in October, and wo have travelled over all the centres of New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, and West Australia, Including tho goldfields. Some forty-two concerts have been given, and wherever we wont wo had a gratifying reception. So far no Now Zealand is concerned, X am pleased to say Madame Crossloy will be heard together with tho other members of the party on something like thirty occasions. We axo booked for Wellington on January 18th and IDth.” Madame Ada Crossloy spent last evening *jt the Hotel Windsor, whore she was joined by an intimate friend of her young days, MrsA.E. Bonne. During tho singer’s last tour of New Zealand, she being then unmarried, Mrs Donne acted as chaperone. The concert party leave with tho Warrimoo this afternoon for Dunedin.