MISS ALICE HOLLANDER.

New Zealand Illustrated Magazine, Volume IV, 1 April 1901, Page 565

MISS ALICE HOLLANDER.

\|jjSjS#HAT bonny little Australian lass, M|i|wC Miss Alice Hollander, wound up a ju wj% most successful New Zealand tour at Auckland recently, and returned to Australia. She won the hearts of everyone in the large audiences that heard her in the various centres she visited, and

not a few, who ought to know, proclaimed her voice the finest contralto they had ever heard. The marvellous thing is that the little lady has nnly had two years' training, yet she came on to the stage in a simple, unaffected way, and trilled forth with her fresh young voice, with exquisite feeling and admirable knowledge of technique, Handel's "Lascia Ch'io Pianga," Mascheroni's sublime " Aye Maria," Gounod's glorious " 0 Divine Redeemer," the ever welcome " Home, Sweet Home," Griordani's " Caro Mio Ben," and other pieces equally difficult to render as they should be rendered. It is not yet a year since she made her first appearance before the public in Sydney, and received rapturous applause from a crowded house, which spoke not only volumes in her favour, but ak*o in that of Mr. Bethune, whose two years training of her natural talent worked such wonders.

It is needless to say that standisll & Preece) wherever she appeared she

was repeatedly and most enthusiastically encored. One needs to be no prophet to predict a most brilliant future for the possessor of such a rare combination as a rich melodious voice, perfect taste, exquisite expression, and fascinating freshness. Miss Hollander was naturally charmed with the reception

MISS ALICE HOLLANDER. Christehurcli. her the honour of singing before the royal guests. After her Australian tour New Zealand is to receive another visit, when this gifted young contralto trusts with the proceeds of her concerts to be able to visit Paris, and obtain further instruction in her beloved, art.

accorded her throughout Now Zealand. Her next appearance will be at; Melbourne, but knowing how severely critical Melbourne people are of any art-info hailing as she does from Sydney, Miss Hollander intends spending some time in study at Sydney first, Mr. Bethune, her manager, is a connection of Lord Hopetoun's, and hopes to secure