DURWARD LELY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11089, 16 April 1898, Page 6

DURWARD LELY.

The number of eminent musical artistes who have been tempted' by either love of change or love of money to make a todr of the j southern colonies could be counted on one's | fingers, and generally thoss few did not coma j before they found it desirable to seek fresh ! woods and pastures caw. Still, though uo j longer in their prime, yet on account of their ! former fame their visit has always caused a j flutter in the musical world. Bat the arrival • of the accomplished vocali9t who will land iv J Dunedin this morniug is looked forward to j with pleasurable expectation, .not only by musical people but by everybody. It was not necessary for Durnard Lely to come to the Antipodes, for his reputation is at its zenith, j and the Scotsman, in its notice ot the farewell ; concert he gave in Edinburgh Music Hall on j January 11, state* that he was.even then booked j for engagements on bis return. Since that j time he has crossed with his wife the two great i oceans of the world, singing his way across the j coutinent that divides them. In that vast ; stretch of land and sea he must have gazed upon many grand sights, but probably upon j nothing that will so move him and bo much j delight his eyes, as the lovely harbour of Port, j Chalmers and the wonderful new city with the i ancient name that in 50 years has grown up I on its shores. There may be one sight thifc wiii I afford the travelled Scottish artiste almost I as much satisfaction. It is the audicnc6 that will greet him when he steps en to the plattorro of the Garrison Hall on Monday evening. '. The programme of the entertainment wtich, i with the assistance of Mrs Lely, he will then I give appears in anothe: column, and it needs j not a word, of recommendation. : '