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A series of four Autograph Letters (one in the third person), to Miss Glover, discussing Ada Crossley’s programme of songs, whether “ballads or something more classical”, the attendance at her concert, etc. 12 pp. different sizes, in very good condition. 69 Gloucester Crescent, Regent’s park, September – November, 1896. Ada Jemima Crossley (1871 – 1929), Australian contralto notable as the first Red Seal recording artist engaged in the US by the Victor Talking Machine Company in 1903. Her first appearance in London was at the Queen’s Hall on 18 May 1895, when she had an immediate success. For many years she held a leading place at music festivals and on the concert platform, and she gave five command performances before Queen Victoria in two years. She was also successful in America, and on returning to Australia in 1904 her tour was a series of triumphs.