The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-22
MELBA MARVELS AT CANADA
SANG IN TOWNS THAT DIDN'T
ENgsT 4 FIW YEARS 400.
Locking Forward Min Interest to Her
Visit tn Australia With Her own Conn
pan, To tive sixteen Operas In n
Man, weeks in =, dine, amt Melbourne.

Pausing IN "A concert tour, Mime. M.lba
arrived at the Plaza yesterday from Chi
cdgo tn rest for "A few DAYS before singing
on Thanksgiving night IN the first of "A
series of four performances IN which she
will take part this season AT the MetropOh-
tan Opera House. The second will be- on
Tuesday night Of next week and the
others on December IL and 10
Nine. Nslha wis fun Of enthusiasm over
her tour. especially the Canadian part of
II.
There are som" wonderful new towns
in CaRaCih." said Mime Melba. Il went
west tar a. Edmonton. Think of a
place that is only between four and six
years old and which WI, able t. give rn..
an audience. of 2.OHr people
L came over her. ~ August anG syp"nt
"A week singing Tor tn" talking machine
before | started on my tour began II
at st. John and Halifax and >lnc. then |
have b"s'u going about ia very lively
fashion had not Intended Ia make a
tour in ria" United States at all. but was
persuaded To- do so. and ia tn. last month
have been singing III this country. lhave
been a. far west as Milwaukee. and have
Ju>; finished two performances Of opera
ia Chicago"
Your experience has not been lik. a
one night stand tour was suggested
N" / have made tn" tour very com
fOrtably. I haV" had "a privai. car and
have endowed 1t But 1 must tell YOU
western Canada i the most colossal plaC &C.
| ever SAW IA my lIi" The last time |
Went through 10, tv" years ago. u WAS so
different 80 many places have sprung
up that even iIdn't exist then.
have been going steadily sine" IN.
spring. said Nine. M"lhd IN answer Ia a
question You -,. | had Two months
at Cuvcnt Garden. and then on July IS
! went u BlaCkpo0l ana sang there and
at Scarborough and l.landudno. getting
back To- London August ~ and SAILING
for tins ~!da III" next div. But am going
to nav" month holiday IA London
before "A tour through February and March.
Then shall 49, ~ event Garden through
May and .iun". and at IA" end 4 the latter
month ! am gong - start ior Australia.
wh.re | -htli ""Sn NY .png oiTuurd
op"rlrc r-afurc Il thar "oIntry ttput
September /. | -.ili ~"rp hard nt his
until she .rt of I.'C.InD"r. aud then |
hay" lrprl.-''1 myself u long rest ~ iour
or i've months
This opera v-ntIr" If MIN. l. going
10 Ne thu" biggest thlug Of tie kind Aus
tral.h viii hlV.. eyer had shalt couiin,-
NV attention To- tn" two biggest 'It..~
sydney and N-ihnurn" | >hall not haV,
t. build any pliyhou~p~ They are
already in "Nisienr" I shall. II cuur-.
TAX" a lot ~ singer put th-r" The idea
i "a hobby of MIN. and | confess am do
rig u NOR" for kuin- than tor whatever
profit their InsIN he IL u ayr AZ AtI--
tralian. Al the. chorus will ~. ,I-trauar.
singers Much II the ,h.~tra shall
take from Europe shall Il" about SIN
teen OPERAS m a. many weeks. among
them 'ro-"a' Butterfly samson a. tad
D"han. 'Drphru- and AIDA ..N-
pee, To sing TWICE "A Se,,k straight through
The best opera IN tn" world - given ia
New York and has been fpr vodr- There
il no doubt at all about ~ II II a great
triumph for America that PuCCini j. going
e. give hl- new opera over here for the
Hrat tlm.