Wadame Melba.

Taranaki Herald, Volume L, Issue 12197, 21 February 1903, Page 5

Wadame Melba.

CONCERT IN NEW PLYMOUTH;;

The information 7 published in. Friday^ ' issue v of the Taranaja iferald ( Miadaine Melba" ,will ; ' • s|iig v in,ijie •Theatre -Royal next Friday, February 27, was received with' great pleasure in the town and district, .land ther;e is no doubt that J^he'^3iva j will, be as --warmly acclaimed., here' %a ' she has been elsewhere iri heir J tour . through . Australia and the" south. o'f.New.ZeaV land. The thanks of the, commdnity \ for the forthcoming musical treat are chiefly due to Mr , D. ? MoKinnqri Bain, who took the initial steps; in inducing Madame Melba's ■monngepz tq .include New Plymouth m-her.itmei^xy,, It was in the first week in December that the idea first ; "arose of *'. sojuring : '.'"'a; visit -from the faimoua songstress. At that time the „ experienced theatrical agent, Mr' Harry -Hooper.- -was in New Plymouth with the - American -orator, Colonel Bell. Acting- in- -conjunction with several other gentlemen', Mr Bain- authorised" Mr Hooper, when, he' ■reached. . .Wellington!/ .to" Qffe?7a"guavan-," tee forV £500 ifor'^a concert" r joy,,Madame Melba -in this townif'A^ paragraph appcare d. then. . .ifi ''{ -. thg : i^«w; jZealand . Times: to -the. effect rithatjtßiit* Hooper had made^the offerl Howes^r, 7^ it was not reciUired,, .as.'a 'few' days later Mi' Edwin- Geach; while passingTttorwzgh in advance of his *'Wrong Mr Wright" Company, telegraphed * -;-fco' Madame Melba's agent> assuring' him that there was a theatre of adequate: seating capacity, and ■ w music-loving populace' in New Plymouth. Combined with Mr Bain's communications, these assurances had. the . desired effect, with ihe, result' that Madame Melba will appear in' the Thdatre next Friday-

The Tariki sports handicaps ' will appear on Monday. ' ' '"