HBH 1892 Aug 3 p2 BURVETT Alice via England Miss Alice Sydney BURVETT, the great pianiste, has arrived in NAPIER, and will shortly give a grand performance. This eminent artiste comes to Napier with a very high reputation, being pronounced by the English and Continental Press as "The Queen of Pianistes" and "The Paganini of the piano," and "The compeer of the great RUBENSTEIN, Arabella GODDARD, and others who occupy the foremost rank among musicians." Miss Burvett, has given grand performances in all the principal capitals of Europe and the chief cities of the United Kingdom and Australasia, often under royal or vice-regal patronage, and she has been decorated with several gold medals (some of which are orders of merit) and presented with diplomas. She is described as possessing extraordinary delicacy of touch and mastery of the keyboard, combined with wonderful power, expression, and versatility, her repertoire being very extensive, and ranging from the most classic to the popular compositions. The last concert in the Opera House, Wellington, was under the patronage of the Earl of Glasgow and the Countess, and attracted one of the largest and most fashionable audiences ever gathered within the walls of that building. BURGESS