Paderewski, Ignacy Jan, 1860-1941

Date: [ca 1874-1944] (1953)]

By: Major, John Edwin, 1859-1954

Reference: qMS-1232

Description: Accounts of life in Wellington, Manawatu, Gisborne and Taranaki, and many political recollections and comments. There is a chapter on old-time racing, including the days before the book-maker was banned. There are also references to visiting celebrities, among them Mark Twain, Frank Bullen and Paderewski, and memories of many theatrical shows. Included is a summary of the career of the late Henry Hayward, a pioneer in cinema entertainment in NZ. Source of title - Transcribed He was a store-keeper, law clerk and land agent; member of Parliament for Hawera for six years; mayor of Hawera for thirteen years and member of other local bodies in Taranaki. He was a noted runner; played Rugby football for these provinces; and as owner and spectator was keenly interested in horse-riding. He was one of the founders of a number of clubs and societies, including the Philatelic Society and the Polynesian Society. He was also a friend of the Maori and a student of his culture Quantity: 1 volume(s) (273 leaves). 0.02 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Typescript (26 cm; blue linen)

Date: 1904 - 1929

From: [Music and theatre programmes collected by Mr William Barsby. ca 1915-1967].

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-Barsby-1900/1929

Description: Includes: 1904: Paderewski recitals. Canterbury Hall, Christchurch. 19-20 September 1904. Programme for two recitals. 1914: Mischa Elman assisted by the Christchurch Orchestral Society, conductor Walter Handel Thorley. Theatre Royal Christchurch. 20 July 1914. Programme. 1916: Royal Choral Society. Christmas carols and other Christmas music. London, 23 December 1916. Book of words. 1917: Aldwych Theatre, director Sir Thomas Beecham. Season of grand opera. Offenbach's "Tales of Hoffmann". 1917. Programme. 1918: Royal Albert Hall Sunday concerts. The Royal Albert Hall Orchestra. Analytical programme. 20 January 1918. Complimentary concert arranged by Madame Gower Burns and Mrs W Wilson in aid of funds of the Christchurch Musical Society. (With the Christchurch Savage Club Orchestra, Miss Marian Woodhouse, Mr Rex Harrison, Mr Vere Buchanan, Mr A E Petty). Choral Hall. 4 November 1918. Programme. 1920: J C Williamson Grand Opera Company. Season including "Faust", "Tales of Hoffmann", "La Boheme". Theatre Royal Christchurch. 16-19 January 1920. Programme. J C Williamson presents "The Bing Boys on Broadway". Theatre Royal Christchurch. Commencing 3 November 1920. Programme. 1922: Christchurch Stage Employees' Sick and Benefit Society. Grand concert. Theatre Royal. 22 Jnaury 1922. Programme. Verbrugghen Quartet (Mr Henri Verbrugghen). Chamber Music concert. 6 February [1922?] Programme / flier. [1920s?]: Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Wagner's "The Valkyrie". Sir Thomas Beecham's season of grand opera. [1920s?]. Programme. Fragment of programme, featuring Mr Leslie Fleming as a singer in Christchurch. [1920-1930s] Quantity: 12 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes up to octavo size Provenance: Collected by Mr William Barsby, former bass player in the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Donated by his daughter Mrs N B Wilkinson of Wellington in 1989.

Date: 1903 - 1905

Reference: Eph-B-MUSIC-1903/1905

Description: Includes: 1903: Mdlle Antonia Dolores' recital assisted by Mr Clarance Newell. Canterbury Hall, Christchurch, 6 April 1903. Programme (with portrait of Antonia Dolores) Melba; New Zealand concert tour 1903 under the direction of Mr George Musgrove. With Miss Llewela Davies, Miss Natalie Dawson, Mr Walter Kirby, Signorina Sassoli, Miss Elva Rogers, Mr Frederic Griffith. Programme (blue writing, with clippings attached) Melba New Zealand concert tour 1903, under the direction of Mr George Musgrove. Programme (Same as above but with red writing - 2 copies) St Andrew's Presbyterian Church Wellington. presentation to Mr Alfred Jolly to be made at a social meeting, 2 October 1903. Flier / programme Whiteley Memorial Church [New Plymouth]. Handel's oratorio "Judas Maccabaeus". 19 November 1903. Programme / flier 1904: Miss Belle Napier of London assisted by the charming contralto singer Mrs Adair Blythe. Recital. Sydney Street Hall, 31 May 1904. Programme / flier. Paderewski recitals under the direction of John Lemmone. First and second recitals. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, 31 August and 2 September 1904. Programme Paderewski recitals under the direction of John Lemmone. First and second recitals. Opera House Wellington, 12 and 14 September 1904. Programme (3 copies, one with ticket for 12 September 1904) Paderewski recitals under the direction of John Lemmone. First and second recitals. Canterbury Hall, Christchurch, 19 and 20 September 1904. Programme (2 copies, one bright pink and one brown) Paderewski. First recital, Monday evening, September 19th 1904, with Milner & Thompson's compliments [Ornate programme / flier] Mel B Spurr, London's greatest society entertainer. [Song recital]. Exchange Hall Wellington [1904]. Programme. 1904? Grand popular concert by the Music Festival Soloists under the direction of Mr Robert Parker. With Mr F W Rowley, Mr Frank Graham, Miss Amy Murphy, Mr Hamilton Hodges, Herr Louis Blitz. Town Hall, Saturday 17 December [1898?, 1904? 1910?] Challen piano kindly lent by the Wellington Piano Company Limited, 53 Molesworth Street, Wellington. Flier / programme 1905: Canada's greatest concert band touring the world. The Kilties - sixteenth semi-annual tour. Theatre Royal, four nights only, commencing Nov 27th [ca 1905]. Promotional pamphlet with photographs. The world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers, including Mr Clarence Tisdale the great American tenor. Town Hall Wellington, 18-19 January [1905] Programme. The world-renowned Fisk Jubilee Singers, including Mr Clarence Tisdale the great American tenor. Town Hall Wellington, 20 January [1905] Programme. Hugo Heermann recitals under the direction of Mr John H Tait. Town Hall Wellington, 19 August 1905 (with Hugo Heermann, John Prouse, Mr W A Laver (piano) and Mr Emil Heermann (violin). Programme. Miss Jessie Maclachlan assisted by Mr Robert Buchanan, pianist, Mr John MacLinden, cellist. Town Hall Wellington, 3 October [1905] Programme. Mr Sidney Wolf's fifth choral and orchestral concert. "The song of Hiawatha" by S Taylor Coleridge. Soloists Mrs R Hudson (soprano), Mr C Holloway (tenor), Mr Hamilton Hodges (baritone). Garrison Hall Dunedin, 8 December 1905. Programme Quantity: 17 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Letterpress and offset print, varying sizes up to quarto.

Date: 1927

Reference: Eph-A-MUSIC-1927

Description: Includes programmes featuring: Frances Alda. Australian and New Zealand tour 1927. First recital. Programme Flier indicating that Mr Cyril Towsey would take the place of Mr Max Rabinowitsch as pianist and accompanist of Frances Alda, in second and third (final) concert of Wellington season. City of Auckland Municipal concerts. Carol concert by the Municipal Band and the Harmony Eight, vocalists Gladys Hosking, Maida Davison, Fred Bowes, Hal C McLennan, J Purchase. Town Hall 24 December 1927. Programme Hubert Carter, New Zealand's leading tenor. Extracts from press notices 1927 [Promotional booklet] Ernest Dawson. His Master's Voice, the world's best gramophone! Fifth recital. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 5 May 1927. Programme of a gramophone concert. Ernest Dawson. His Master's Voice, the world's best gramophone! Sixth recital. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 6 July 1927. Programme of a gramophone concert. Concert Chamber Town Hall Wellington. Invitation recital by students of Mr Leon de Mauny and Madame Evelyn de Mauny. 1 December 1927. Programme (2 copies). (Performers included Desmond Lavin, Mr H Tonks, Eva Cowan, Leo Antonoff, Robert Waters, Gertrude Smith, Zillah Castle, Harold Kirby, Frank Matejka, Grace Robertson, Charles W Clift, Richard Maunder, Mona Mann, Fred and Marjorie Ballinger, Harry Unwin, Misses N Wilkinson and G Robertson, Mr G Palamountain). Ignaz Friedman. New Zealand tour 1927. First programme (2 copies) Ignaz Friedman. New Zealand tour 1927. Second programme Ignaz Friedman. New Zealand tour 1927. Third programme Grand concert by the artists of Wellington in aid of the Mayoral Relief Fund for Unemployment (With Harold Godier, Orphans' Club Orchestra, Tom Wood, Gladys Smythe, Nora Greene, Desmond Lavin, S Duncan, Doug Stark, Len Barnes, Gordon Short, Lyric Quartet, Amy Woodward, Harison Cook, Claude Tucker, Mrs Wilfrid Andrews, Arthur C Clark, Norman Aitken, Evelyn de Mauny, A Stanley Warwick). Town Hall Wellington, 12 July 1927. Programme (foxed) Jascha Heifetz. Heifetz concerts. First concert. Souvenir programme (2 copies) Jascha Heifetz. Heifetz concerts. Second concert. Souvenir programme (2 copies) Preliminary announcement. Return of world-famous violinist Heifetz, wizard of the violin. After an interval of six years ... not yet 25 years of age ... [Blue flier with portrait photograph] (2 copies) Jascha Heifetz. Three violin recitals. Town Hall Auckland, 3, 6 10 August 1927. At the piano Samuel Chotzinoff. Programme Jascha Heifetz. Three violin recitals. Town Hall Wellington, 18, 22 and 25 August 1927. At the piano Samuel Chotzinoff. Promotional pamphlet only Joseph Hislop. Celebrated tenor coming. Direction J & N Tait. Promotional flier (Pink. 2 copies) Joseph Hislop. Australian and New Zealand tour 1927-28. Solo pianist Alberto Sciarretti. First recital. Programme (2 copies) Joseph Hislop. Australian and New Zealand tour 1927-28. Solo pianist Alberto Sciarretti. Second recital. Programme (2 copies) and yellow/brown flier (2 copies) Joseph Hislop. Australian and New Zealand tour 1927-28. Solo pianist Alberto Sciarretti. Third recital. Programme (2 copies) and yellow flier (2 copies) Joseph Hislop. Australian and New Zealand tour 1927-28. Solo pianist Alberto Sciarretti. Fourth recital. Programme (2 copies) E J Gravestock has the honour to present Miss Phyllis Lett, the great English contralto. Supporting artists Miss Margot Macgibbon, Mr Norman Bennett, Mr Maurice Besly. New Zealand tour 1927. Programme and book of words no. 2 (2 copies) E J Gravestock has the honour to present Miss Phyllis Lett, the great English contralto. Supporting artists Miss Margot Macgibbon, Mr Norman Bennett, Mr Maurice Besly. New Zealand tour 1927. Programme and book of words no. 4 E J Gravestock has the honour to present Miss Phyllis Lett, the great English contralto. Supporting artists Miss Margot Macgibbon, Mr Norman Bennett, Mr Maurice Besly. New Zealand tour 1927. Programme and book of words no. 5 Orpheus Musical Society. Fifth concert. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 6 April 1927. Programme. Paderewski. Promotional pamphlet with portrait. Paderewski. Direction J & N Tait. First recital. Wellington. Programme (2 copies) Paderewski. Town Hall Wellington, 11 June 1927. Ticket for orchestral stalls (Pink) Paderewski. Direction J & N Tait. Second recital. Wellington. Programme ( 1 brown text - 2 copies; 1 blue text) Paderewski. Direction J & N Tait. Third recital. Wellington. Programme (2 copies) Paderewski. Direction J & N Tait. First recital. Auckland. Programme Paderewski. Direction J & N Tait. Second recital. Auckland. Programme Paderewski. Direction J & N Tait. Third recital. Auckland. Programme Paderewski. Direction J & N Tait. First recital. Christchurch. Programme (2 copies) Paderewski. Direction J & N Tait. Second recital, Christchurch. Programme Bernard Page. Organ recitals. Town Hall Wellington, 13 March, 30 October and 6 November 1927. Programmes. Port Nicholson Silver Band. Third grand recital. T Goodall, conductor [pro tem]. Grand Opera House, Sunday May 29th 1927. Programme. Port Nicholson Silver Band. Ninth grand recital. J J Drew, conductor. Grand Opera House, Sunday October 2nd 1927. Programme. Society of Musicians Orchestra. Eighth orchestral concert. Beethoven programme. Solo violin Mrs Eric meir, vocalists Mrs J F Woodward, Mr Roy Hill, Mrs Wilfrid Andrews, Mr Harison Cook. Wellington Town Hall Concert Chamber, 16 July 1927. Programme (2 copies) Timaru Orchestral Society. Second subscription concert. Theatre Royal, 3 October 1927. Programme (featuring Mabel Esquilant and other singers) Wellington Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association Male Voice Choir. 1st concert. Concert Chamber, Town Hall, 7 May 1927. Programme Wellington Commercial Travellers' and Warehousemen's Association Male Voice Choir. 2nd concert. Concert Chamber Town Hall, 20 August 1927. Programme. Wellington Orchestral Society. Ninth orchestral concert. Vocalist Signor Lucien Cesaroni; leader and solo violin Mrs Eric Meier. Wellington Town Hall, 11 October 1927. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Orchestral Society. Tenth orchestral concert. Vocalists the Lyric Quartette; leader and solo violin Mrs Eric Meier. Wellington Town Hall,29 November 1927. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Professional Orchestra. Conductor Leon de Mauny. First concert. 22 May 1927. Programme Wellington Professional Orchestra. Conductor Leon de Mauny. (Soloist Mrs Wilfred Andrews). Second concert, 3 July 1927. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Professional Orchestra. Conductor Leon de Mauny. Beethoven Centenary concert. Third concert, 14 August 1927. (Soloists Desmond Lavin, Frances Morrison, Beryl Hope. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Professional Orchestra. Conductor Leon de Mauny. Fourth concert (Soloists Roy Hill, Leon de Mauny). 25 September 1927. Programme Wellington Professional Orchestra. Conductor Leon de Mauny. Fifth concert (Soloist Mrs Clinton Hunt). 23 October 1927. Programme (2 copies) Wellington Savage Club Orchestra for the Primary School Children of Wellington City and Suburbs. Orchestral recital. Town Hall, 16 August 1927. Programme Efrem Zimbalist concerts. New Zealand tour 1927. Direction: Concert Tours Ltd. Souvenir programme (2 copies) Quantity: 50 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes, up to octavo size, some illustrated.

Date: November 1904, 1940-1945

By: Dickson, Desmond Stewart Peter (Dr), 1925-2013; Dennehy, Eileen, active 1940-1945

Reference: MS-Papers-11975

Description: Comprises two items: the first is a signature of Paderewski dated 24 November 1904 with the four bars of his Fantasie polonaise, op. 19, written on a page possibly extracted from a musical daily quotes book. The second item is a manuscript score of "Shoulder Arms!" with inscription 'To my dear pupil Desmond with the compliments of the composer Eileen Dennehy.' Part of the Archive of New Zealand Music Other Titles - Dennehy, Eileen : [Lads of New Zealand] Shoulder Arms! / words by R J Wright Holograph score of song titled 'Shoulder arms!' was published by H E Geddis & Co under the title 'Lads of New Zealand' Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Provenance: Collection deposited on behalf of the donor who is the daughter of Desmond Dickson. The Paderewski autographwas given to Dickson by a friend.

Date: 1927

From: [Theatre programmes of octavo size for shows and performances toured throughout New Zealand by J C Williamson]

Reference: Eph-A-WILLIAMSON-1927-1

Description: Includes: J C Williamson (N.Z.) Ltd present Anne Nichols' "Ab[i]e's Irish Rose", the world's greatest laugh sensation. Country tour [South Island, May 1927]. Programme J C Williamson (N.Z.) Ltd present Anne Nichols' "Abie's Irish Rose", the world's greatest laugh sensation. Country tour [North Island, 13-30 June 1927]. Programme E J Carroll presents (by arrangement with Henry Duffy) "The best people", the three-act comedy by David Gray. His Majesty's Theatre [Auckland], commencing 14 May 1927. Programme J & N Tait. Preliminary announcement; return of world-famous violinist Heifetz, wizard of the violin. [Melbourne. 1927]. Flier J & N Tait. Joseph Hislop. Celebrated tenor coming. Commencing Auditorium, Melbourne, September 1927. Flier J & N Tait present ... Richard Taber and Hale Norcross ... in ... "Is zat so?", by James Gleason and Richard Taber. Country tour [February 1927]. Programme J & N Tait present ... Richard Taber and Hale Norcross ... in ... "Is zat so?", by James Gleason and Richard Taber. Grand Opera House Wellington 15-22 January 1927. Programme J C Williamson Limited Musical Comedy Company. Marie Burke, Herbert Browne, R Barrett-Lennard ... in "Katja", a musical play in three acts. Country tour [1927]. Programme J C Williamson (N.Z.) Ltd present "Lady, be good", a musical comedy in two parts. Southern tour [June 1927]. Programme The New Famous English Humphrey Bishop Musical Comedy Company. Grand Opera House Wellington commencing 23 February [1927]. Programme J C Williamson Ltd present Maurice Moscovitch. Country tour [11-25 February 1927]. Programme J C Williamson Ltd present Maurice Moscovitch. Theatre Royal Christchurch, commencing 15 January 1927. Programme J C Williamson Ltd present Maurice Moscovitch. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 26 February 1927. Programme Dick White & Eric Edgley present Joseph Cunningham's New English Comedy Company in "Outward bound", a play in three acts by Sutton Vane. Theatre Royal Christchurch, commencing 5 March 1927. Programme J & N Tait. Paderewski. Fourth concert. Auditorium, Melbourne, 14 May 1927. Programme J C Williamson (N.Z.) Ltd present Renee Kelly in "Polly with a past", produced by Hylton Allen. Country tour [1927] J C Williamson presents Henry Santrey and his world famous orchestra, 14 members with Anna & Harry Seymour and full J C Williamson Celebrity Vaudeville Coy. His Majesty's Theatre Auckland, commencing 2 February [1927]. Programme J C Williamson presents Henry Santrey and his world famous orchestra, 14 members with Anna & Harry Seymour and full J C Williamson Celebrity Vaudeville Coy. Grand Opera House Wellington, commencing 14 February [1927]. Programme Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Printed programmes, approximately 220 mm.

Date: [1970s?]

From: Dickson, Decima, 1906-1995: Papers

By: Dickson, Eileen Decima, 1906-1995; McFarlane, Robyn, active 1970s; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756-1791; Paderewski, Ignacy Jan, 1860-1941

Reference: MSC-006059

Description: Performer: Dickson, Decima (pf) Performer: McFarlane, Robyn (pf) Quantity: 1 audiocassette(s).

Date: [1910s?]

Reference: 1/2-098859-F

Description: Photographer unidentified. Quantity: 1 b&w copy negative(s). Physical Description: Film negative