MADEMOISELLE DOLORES.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXXVI, Issue 13339, 30 March 1911, Page 7

MADEMOISELLE DOLORES.

The announcement that Mdlle. Dolores was to be serenaded last'■evening drew an immense crowd to the vicinity of Cliavannes’ Hotel. After the Liedortafel, un-: der Mr A, Towsey, and the Garrison Band under Conductor Wade, had serenaded the i Queen of Song, Mademoiselle favoured the j large audience with a verse of the “Echo Song.” The night was beautifully fine, and'the famous singer was beard to great' advantage, the purity and flexibility of her wonderful voice delighting tlic' audience. By the way, it is worthy of mention that although frequently serenaded, at no other town has Mademoiselle honoured the audience by singing in the open air. In the course of a brief interview with a “Herald” reporter, Mademoiselle was good enough to relate some of her recent experiences and speak of her future plans. It! may be mentioned that it/'m ferae four! years since this charming singer last visit-1 <:d, Wanganui. In tire meantime she and . Mdlle Yaudour —the friend and companion of The Unions lady—have toured the world. They arrived back in Australia last July, I and from then until the of December I Mademoiselle toured Australia with wonderful success: This is her fifth Austria- j lasian tour, and the fact that it lias been 1 such a marked, success not only in Australia, but in all parts of New Zealand so far visited shows what a great favourite she is in these parts. Not only • are New ‘ Zealanders fond of her, but she is fond of j New Zealand. This latter fact was made evi-; dent by tlie great pleasure with which she aiid her companion spoke of their travels liiruugli the Dominion. “We have had the most enjoyable time imaginable,” said Mademoiselle referring to her experiences tiiis time. "We'always do. Both of ns felt in love with the country the first time we | visited New Zealand. We looked forward to our visit to the West Coast of the South; 1 Island with great pleasure, as wo had! never previously visited those parts. The j coach journey across the Otira was de-1 lightfnl, the scenery being magnificent, as was also that between Reefton and Westport. It was a glorious trip, and an experience which will, live long in memory even among many such in this delightful! country.” Both ladies were most enthusiastic in their remarks as to the trip from | Nelson through the French Pass, where I they caught sight of Felorus Jack—“a beautiful fish,” said Mdlle. Dolores. They iiad heard eo much of Jack that they ban looked forward to seeing him with much i interest, and waited on deck for hours for that purpose. “We intend procuring large numbers of post cards of Jack, writing thereon ‘we have seen him,’ and sending them to our friends in all parts of the world,” said Mdlle. ■ Mdlle. Dolores goes on to Hawcra after concluding her Wanganui season, find at ■the'end of the N.Z. tour, at Auckland, she will make a return tour through Aua- ! tralia. She expects to leave for England early in July. Mademoiselle is looking remarkably well and more charming than ever, full of fun and clever merry talk. Wherever she sings in this Dominion she may depend on receiving u cordial welCOTCe TO-NIGHT’S CONCERT. The opening Wanganui concert will Im given tin's evening and the following programme will be given:— “Le Yiolcttc” (A. Scarlatti). “Solve Amiche” (Galdara); Rccit.—“Ei lo trepiede”; aria, “Chi vuol la Zingarclla” (Paesiello); air, “Sons un Ori mean” (Gluck); Menuet—“Lc cclebrc nien- , net, d’Exaudet” (Anonymous); recit.—“O Worse 'than Death, Jo-deed” (“Theodora”) 1 (Handel); air, “Angels Ever Bright and Fair” (Handel); piano, (a) “Romance” (Schutt), (b) “Caprice” (Schutt); (a) “Mondnacht” (Schumann), (b) “Dcr Nusebaiini" (Schumann); recit.—“Oui pour ce soir” (Mignon”; air, “Jo suis Titania” (Thomas); piano—“Lc chant dc Nautouier,” Op. 28, No. 3 (Rlieinhold); (a) “Ho loves Me” (Chadwick); (b) “In the Woods” (McDowell); “Would You?” (McCoy). The box plans are at Jones and Sons’, and 4s and 2s tickets are procurable at the same place. In Wellington the queue extended from the Opera House past the New Zealander Hotel, a. distance of approximately one hundred yards, so the wise patrons will buy early and avoid the crush at the doors.