GIFTED GIRL SINGER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 76, Issue 83, 8 April 1933, Page 16 (Supplement)

GIFTED GIRL SINGER

MAY FIND WORLD FAME. “A NEW MELBA” FROM SYDNEY. At 15 Joyce Atkins, of Darlingf hurst, Sydney, is described by Air. ) Roland Foster, of the Conser\ atoriuni, 1 os a marvellous singer, and her tutor? 1 have every hope of her becoming a * new- Melba. “She shows very great promise ” - Mr. Foster said. “She, has a natural -.gift for singing, and has su.ch an ox- • voice that I am going to do i something lor her. 1 “She is, of course, too young yet 5 for me to say that she. will turn out ' to be a singer of world fame, but every- , thing is in her favour. 1 “Miss Atkins shows a great deal I of intelligence and poise. She has the

same purity of voice as Melba hai although the voice is pitched lowe She can sing two octaves easily.” Aliss Atkins, who is a pupil ( Alount St. Mary’s School. Goldc Grove, has already won. 10 champioi ships and 51 first prizes in compel lions during her four years of sin; Ing. “It is my ambition to become world-famous singer,” Joyce, said. “ want to go to England to finish trail ing my voice.”

Lloyd Corrigan, directing Stuart Erwin and Alison Skipworth in Paramount ’s “Be Learned About Women,” has been with Paramount eight years as writer and director ¥ * ¥ • Gail Patrick, player in Paramount. “Alurders in the Zoo,” with Lionel At will and Charlie Ruggles, narrowly escaped a severe clawinir while feeding a bear when, her clothes were torn by tho animal. I Wesley Ruggles, who has been assigned to direct Paramount’s “College Humour,” would rather work 'with young comparatively unknown actors than with established stars. Afauricc Chevalier will sing his first originally-composed lullabv in his next Paramount picture “A Bedtime] Storv. ” The liillabx is “ Monsieur I Baby.”