MISS AMY CASTLES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XVII, Issue 994, 25 March 1909, Page 18

MISS AMY CASTLES.

This favorite artiste continues to grow in favor everywhere, and critics are unanimous in then- praise of her voice and talent. Regarding a recent appearance at the Kursaal, Ostend, “ Le Courrier de Scheveningue ” says that “ Miss Castles, of Melbourne, held us under the charm of her exquisite voice—a voice of infinite purity and of marvellous flexibility. The English have styled Miss Castles the ‘ Australian Nightingale.’ It will never again be said that the English are not gallant, as they were never more complimentary—to the nightingale. There is no greatei’ flattery for a singer than to be compared to the king of singing birds, and yet the nightingale finds in his throat no lighter trills, no sweeter sounds, than those which Miss Castles gave forth in profusion, and which in brilliancy resembled glittering fireworks.” Miss Castles and her supporting Company open in Melbourne in August next with Sydney and a New Zealand tour to follow.

Mr. Harry Quealy and his wife open with Mr. Harry Rickards in July in sketch work. Then they go to South Africa, England, and America.