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Advertisement for Madame Melba's Gramophone Records, The Illustrated London News, 14 September 1907
Melba was aware of both the commercial benefits and broad reach that gramophone records offered. This advertisement promotes her records at reduced prices with the aim of making them accessible to a greater number of people.
Portable vanity unit used by Nellie Melba, c.1895
This burr walnut vanity unit accompanied Melba to various theatres for personal use in her dressing room. It was given to her coachman/driver, William Hayes, when she left for an extended stay abroad. Hayes was married to Melba’s maid, who would fill…
Programme for concert given on board R.M.S. Niagara, Canadian-Australasian Line, February 1928
This concert was given to raise funds for a new boat for six men who had been rescued from their drifting trawler by the crew of R.M.S. Niagara.
Promotional page for Melba–Kubelik Transcontinental Tour with photograph of Nellie Melba and Jan Kubelik, Wheeling, West Virginia, 1913–14
Melba and Czech violinist, Jan Kubelik, undertook a joint concert tour of the United Kingdom in 1912–13, followed by this tour in the United States and Canada in 1913–14. The UK tour ran from October 1912 to August 1913 with Melba performing in two…
Gold wreath brooch presented to Nellie Melba, c.1905
Engraved on each leaf of this brooch are names of North American cities to which Melba toured including Boston, Cincinnati, Chicago, Detroit, Minneapolis, Montreal, Philadelphia, St Louis, Toronto and Washington.
Nellie Melba alighting from her car with driver William Hayes, London, c.1900–10
Melba owned numerous cars throughout her life including models made by Rolls Royce, Pierce-Arrow, Renault, Fiat and Cadillac. When she travelled, her cars were sometimes shipped between continents including to Australia. In Paris in 1904, Melba was…
