COMIC OPERA SEASON.
Comic opera has for everv true lover of music a fascination all its own, because its happy admixture of sentiment and humour dispenses entirely with the tenseness pervading grand of “ T,es Cloches de Corncv/lfe,” 'by the Christchurch Operatic Society, promises to attract large audiences. The season commences at St James Theatre on Saturday. April 28, and continues until Saturday, May 5, with matinees on both Saturdays. The cast is a strong one. Miss Kathleen Chappie is an old favour-
ite with Christchurch audiences. Miss Annas Gale is well known on the concert platform, and so are Mr James Shaw (tenor), Mr Clive Mindle (baritone) and Mr Wyn Cowlishaw. Mr Tommy Patterson and Mr Carl Morris are new members of the society, but lK»th are showing marked ability in the very successful rehearsals of " Les Cloches,” which promises to be the finest performance in the history of the Operatic Society.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20284, 19 April 1934, Page 3
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152COMIC OPERA SEASON. Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20284, 19 April 1934, Page 3
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