SINGERS’ FORTUNES.
DAMI CLARA lUT‘I’. . LEFT ESTATE 01“ £39,000. Dame Clara Bull‘s fortune of £39,000 is a large one considering that she was not (except for u few appearances in Gluck‘s “Oi-rec“ in 1920) an operatic artist. For it. is in opera that a singer makes money. Christine Nilsson heads the financial list. 'with £119,920. and then comes a big drop until Dame Nellie! .\leihu‘s £65.2M is reached. Jenny Lind ion “0.530. Klrkby liunn £28,718 and Ada Crossley £16,989. Lilian Davies, who died quite young a few years ago. left 5:14.180. earned in musical comedy and pantomime as well as on the concert platform.
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Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19899, 30 May 1936, Page 19 (Supplement)
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104SINGERS’ FORTUNES. Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19899, 30 May 1936, Page 19 (Supplement)
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