Singer and actor, later teacher of singing and elocution in Dunedin. (See signed photograph in album "Portraits of theatrical personalities" Vol 2 (PA1-q-234, No. 88)) In 1908 he was teaching voice production in Christchurch.
Densem, William, active 1890s-1900s
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[Collection of postcards relating to music. ca 1907-1926]
Date: 1907 - 1926
Reference: Eph-A-POSTCARDS-Music-1
Description: Includes: 1907?: "Silver fern waltz", by Adrian Hope. Copyright 1907. Page 3 (Musical notation and illustration) "Silver fern waltz", by Adrian Hope. Eleventh edition (Musical notation and illustration) 1908: Mr W Densem, Room 22 Inglis' Buildings, cr High and Cashel Steets Christchurch. Specialist in voice production [1908] 1909: "Golden shadows waltz", by Adrian Hope. Copyright 1909 in USA ... (Musical illustration and illustration) ca 1910: With greetings from Wellington. Muir & Moodie Real Photo postcard; Protected series (shows two street scenes, one of Manners Street and the Begg & Co building) New Plymouth, Devon Street (photo shows the street with sign on the D McKinnon Music Warehouse) Kempsey Bridge [Australia] (Card shows the building of the British Piano Depot) Manners St, Wellington. F G Radcliffe, photo. Published by Tanner Bros (Shows the sign "Begg & Co [fo]r pianos & organs") 1913: "The amber glow waltz", by Walter Impett. Copyright MCMXIII (Musical notation and illustration) 1917: Britain's greatest pianos. Brinsmeads, Eavestaffs, Chappells. Sole agents Colliers, Wanganui and New Plymouth [Envelope date stamped (1917?)] 1925: With the compliments of the Bristol Piano Co., Ltd ... A souvenir from our big pavilion, No. 3 Court, NZ and South Seas Exhibition. The Band of the 2nd Battalion H M Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders, Dunedin 1925-26 1926: Dunedin premises of the Bristol Piano Co Ltd [stamped and dated 1926] Adrian Hope was on of the pseudonyms used by James Brown 1875-1947. Quantity: 12 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Photolithographs on postcards and envelopes, sizes around 90 x 140 mm.
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Theatrical album 2
Date: 1880s - 1910s
From: Cox, Margaret Irene, 1887-1968: Portraits of theatrical personalities
Reference: PA1-q-234
Description: Photographs of actors, musicians and entertainers who performed in New Zealand circa 1870s to 1900s. Other Titles - Portraits, theatricals, etc. Volume 3 Quantity: 1 album(s) Album(s). Physical Description: Album with blue cloth cover, red leather corners and spine, entitled "Portraits, theatricals etc. Volume 2" on spine; 34 x 26 cm Finding Aids: Index in front of album. Index to entire collection on correspondence file TL6/1/46, with copy bound separately and filed on album shelves.