"Madame Melba's Concert" program, 1902 Nov. 5. [1902]

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"Madame Melba's Concert" program, 1902 Nov. 5. [1902]

MS Acc11.059 comprises a concert program for the performance by Nellie Melba at the Town Hall, Melbourne, on 5 November 1902. The concert was held "under the direction of Mr. George Musgrove". The program was found amongst papers belonging to Desmond Drewitt Davey OAM, and is believed to have belonged to Davey's mother, Mary Victoria Davey, a school teacher who was passionate about the arts and is likely to have attended the concert (1 folder).

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Libraries Australia

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Town Hall (Melbourne, Vic.)

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Marston, Frances

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Frances Marston is the granddaughter of Mary Victoria Davey and daughter of Desmond Drewitt Davey. From the description of "Madame Melba's Concert" program, 1902 Nov. 5. [1902] (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 747425662 ...

Melba, Nellie

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Melba was born Helen Porter Mitchell. In 1882 she married Charles Nesbit Frederick Armstrong, who died in 1948. From the description of Papers concerning Mitchell and Armstrong families [manuscript]. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225791512 Mrs Helen Porter Armstrong, soprano singer, was born in, and derived her non de plume from Melbourne. She first appeared in opera in 1887 after concentrating for many years on her piano playing and made her final appearance in...

Musgrove, George, 1854-1916

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