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Miss Carrie Tubb at the Theatre Royal 1922

Miss Carrie Tubb

MISS CARRIE TUBB

This famous prima donna was announced to appear at a special high-class concert which had been arrange by Mr Terry Wood at the Theatre on Thursday afternoon March 9th.

The gifted artiste sang in French and Italian and was a great admirer of the old masters, and although she had made some highly interesting new departures by singing one of the extraordinary works of Schonberg with the London String Quartet, long before the war, and also, later, the “Japanese” songs of the Russian modern Igor Stravinsky, she found them quite unattractive by comparison with the saner and more melodious works of the great classic masters.  Her beautiful rich voice, her fine vocal technique and her delightful treatment of all the music that she sang so well, had alike endeared her to the public and won her the unfailing praises of the critics.  Seats could be booked at Godfreys.

Review after the performance
Miss Carrie Tubb, the gifted prima donna assisted by Mr. Herbert Dawson as solo pianist, gave a high-class concert at the Theatre Royal on Thursday afternoon to a large and appreciative audience, the programme comprising several beautiful ballads suitable to this favourite artiste’s splendid voice compass and technique.  Every item was enthusiastically received and Miss Carrie Tubb repeatedly bowed her acknowledgements.

Note:
Caroline Elizabeth Tubb (17 May 1876 – 20 September 1976) was an English soprano of the early 20th century, and later a teacher of singing at the Guildhall School of Music. She made her debut at London’s Royal Opera House in 1910. Caroline (Carrie) was born in Westminster, daughter of John Tubb and Anne, née Bardon.  She married Alexander John Ede Oliveira (d. 1936); they had one son. She retired from singing in or around 1930 and was a professor at the Guildhall School until 1958. On her hundredth birthday she was made a Fellow of the Royal College of Music, and Sir Adrian Boult conducted a concert given in her honour by the college’s orchestra.

Sources: IW Observer & Wikipedia
Image: Wikipedia
Article: Ann Barrett