Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-14
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NEWS FROM MELBA AND PEGGY
CENTER

NEWS fHOA MEslSbA AMI EHoSA
CENTER
The following from Melbourne about
Nine. Nellie MeIba and our own
Peggy Center Is interesting and VI
vaciously told:
MELBOURNE, Vic. - Nine. Melba
has just returned to Melbourne after
q six months holiday in Honolulu and
North America. When she left Aus
traIia, II was with the intention OF
enjoying q holiday for six months. She
was determined TO have aecomplete
change in Honolulu, but once she was
settled there she began again her pa
triotic work Of giving concerts for the
benefit Of war relief funds. Now she
has come home brimful Of determine
ton further to help the war work a
we'll a. the arr world OF Australia
She has arranged to return to Amer.
ca to sing in opera in October an
she IL evidently endeavoring not L
waste one moment Of her time.
! In the past, when Nine. Nelba has
come home after an extended absence,
no effort has been spared to give her
q fitting public welcome. This time,
however, by her express desire she
was met only by her son, Mr.. George
Armstrong, with whom she motored
to her house in the hills at Lilydale.
she stayed at home for exactly
one day before she motored to the
Albert Street Conseryatoriulnr whefe
more than 100 students of singing
were waiting to welcome her.
1T 10 not easy to describe that vel.
come. - IL =,
The conseryatorium Is a qusinr,
old-fashioned building, with a huge
central staircase. On that staircase
stood the students. They were all
dressed In white, following simple
design executed by Nine. Melba, and
against the mulberry-colored back.
ground they made beautiful pic
ture. As she stepped from her car,
cheer after cheer rang out, and In an
instant she was amongst the students,
laughing, talking, joking, ailiat once.
II the students lwere happy and ex.
cited TO see her, she was more happy
70 see them. To an onlookef 1t seemed
that they were her greatest interest
In life.
within q short space OF time. stu
dents and teacher were In the lar6e
class room, which was decked with
flowers. The accompanies was at the
piano.
Who win sing first? cried Nine.
Meiba. Then without waiting for q
reply she added. Come along, Peggy,
and q charming young American from
HONOLULU had to show the great artist
that she had worked a. well 90 played
IN the six months just gone.
-Only those people who have been.
privileged to watch Nine. Melba teach
can know what her lessons mean. ALI
her students are ambitions and keenly
appreciative OF the opportunity she Is
giving them. They come from the
back blocks Of Australia, from the
cities Of the different states, from
New Zealand, from Honolulu and from
America With each mail are re-.
ceired many requests from all parts
OF the world from students anxious
70 study here. To one and all her
reply 81: Come to the conservator|
ium IN, Melbourne and you can have
lessons
sIn her sfndeuts Nine. Melba sees
the future Of Australian art and she
Is molding that future according To-
her highest ideals. She has been ac-l
claimed great in the world Of art and
she Il determined that her native land
shall take 10 place among the great
art centers. For this end she works
and gives Lessons to her students. She
not only trains their voices but she
fosters their love Of the beautiful in
art and nature. II these Australians
.nssimiiate her teachings. they should
be not only fine performers but fine
women.
ION the day OF her return, the artist
taught for several hours; then she
told the happenings OF her holiday.
She painted for her eager listeners
the beauty Of Honolulu. She told
them or The native music and dances
and Of the life Of the island people,.
She gave them q description also or
the concert she had given for the
Allies in San Francisco. She dwult,
however, more on the reception given
her by the audience than on the work
she herself did. Nine. Media expires
ses deep appreciation Tor America
and Americans. and she is anxious
for her students to have the same
attitude.
GEN. AND MRS. LlGGETT ENTER.
TAIN
Brieadier General and Mrs. Hunter
Liegett are surely the center Of popu-