Miscellaneous estrays relating to Dame Nellie Melba, circa 1920-circa 1929 [manuscript]. [ca. 1920-ca. 1929]

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Miscellaneous estrays relating to Dame Nellie Melba, circa 1920-circa 1929 [manuscript]. [ca. 1920-ca. 1929]

MS Acc11.184 comprises a miscellaneous collection of Melba-related material from various unknown sources. It includes a postcard, two cigarette box photographs and a souvenir programme for the 1928 Williamson-Melba Grand Opera season in Adelaide (1 packet).

0.03 m. (1 packet)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8209814

Libraries Australia

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Melba-Williamson Grand Opera Company

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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...

Theatre Royal (Adelaide, S. Aust.)

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