Edmund Burke, Canadian bass, as himself, 1911 / Lambert Weston & Son Ltd.

P1/273

item

1911

Graphic Materials, Photographs

446705

Digitised

Photographs - image 14.9 x 10.1 cm., mount 28.2 x 20.1 cm. - 1 panel photoprint (sepia toned)

The Melba-Williamson company opened 2 Sept 1911 in Sydney and ran for 8 weeks. Burke sang opposite a "mildly effective" Korolewicz-Wayda as Marguerite and John McCormack as Faust. "Melba was occupied with Violetta, but later took over Marguerite, a role in which she had no need to fear competition." -- Reference: Entertaining Australia : an illustrated history / Katharine Brisbane (ed.). Sydney : Currency Press, 1991 (p.164)

Burke wears a light coloured suit and bowtie

Out of copyright: created before 1955

Transferred from P1/Burke, Edmund (BM), December 2009
Digital order no:a4177072

Photographers' stamps
To Goody who is / not so goody Goody but / a real good Goody / Edmund Burke / Oct 23rd 1911 -- signature on the lower edge of the mount
"Mme Melba's Opera Co." -- on the lower edge of the mount