CLARA BUTT-RUMFORD CONCERT.

Colonist, Volume L, Issue 12167, 15 February 1908, Page 2

CLARA BUTT-RUMFORD CONCERT.

The coming of Madarao Clara Butt and her husband Mr Kennerley Rurnford, to Nelson where .they will give a'cbncert at the Theatre Royal on Tuesday evening next, is being looked forward- to by by local music lovers with the keenest anticipation, and a crowded audience is assured. The booking of seats for the concert is a record for Nelson, and is certainly the largest ever known forj the Theatre Royal* Madame Clara Butt's voice" is said to be entirely dift'- j i erent to that of any other singer yet heard, in Kew Zealand. It is of phenomenal range and immeriso power, and is described by the leading London papers as "the voice of the century." To hear Madame Butt j sing patriotic songs is sufficient to make one rise from his seat and clap with enthusiasm. Such scenss are often witnessed in the Queen's Hall, London, where she often appears. Mr Kennerley Ru m ford's voice is a powerful baritone, his interpretation of music 19 entirely artistic, and there is no dj?ubt that he is* just as ; popular with the public as his wife. Commenting on tho concerts in 1 Wellington the "Times" says:— 1 "Our present visitors Madame Clara • Butt and Mr Kennerley Bumford 1 bring with them the best traditions of the musical world, and have 1 at once shown themselves worthy to be ranked with the greatest, for 1 their performance last night showed them to be comsummnte artists. Madame Clara Butt ia the possessor of a magnificent voice of wonderful range and power. Trained to the highest degree |of perfection, and used with the greatest possible effect, it fills every nook of our great hall, and whether powerful or subdued, is so skilfully produced as to be heard with equal distinctness* The distinguished visitor sang to an audience which filled every part of our great Town Hall. She roused the great audience to the highest pitch of enthusiasm, and it would fain have had more than she could give." ftiadame Butt will be assisted by Mr Carl Baie (solo violin), Mr i?rani( Merrick (9010 pianist) and Mr Arthur Godfrey (musical director), Messrs J. and N. Tait announce that the^fo tickets, of which there is a very limited number, will be placed on sale at Mr Bolton'a this morning. A few seats in the 10s 6d reserve are now available and may bo booked at Mr Bolton'e. The party will leave Wellington on Sunday next, and will arrive in Nelson early on Monday morning.