MAX ADLER’S RECITALS.

Patea Mail, Volume I, Issue 73, 22 December 1875, Page 3

MAX ADLER’S RECITALS.

A LECTURE ON PAGAN GREECE. They have a kind of one horse college down at—, and the commencement came off the other day. Of course such an occasion is of very great interest in small a town, and everybody who could attend, turned out—men, women, and children. On the front benches there Vere three women who brought their babies with them rather than stay at home and miss the treat. The day was warm, the room' was intensely hot, and by the time the commencement was ready to commence, the .baby delegation was in a serious condition, of unrest. However,' we got along with only an Occasional squeal,’promptly checked by application of the squealer to the

I maternal fount, until Mr Peake began ! j his oration. The subject was “The ; -/Esthetic Culture of (1 recce,” anti Mr Peake was just remarking that: “Passing Irom the broad noontide of the present prosiac era back through the varying light and shade of more than a si-core of dead centuries, we enter the ancient home of art and sony where is zealously adorned his reliyion with representations of that superhuman beauty which had kindled tho llames of Troy— “when Mrs Piles bahy’ felt a | pain in its stomach, and the subsequent entertainment took some such shape as this : Mr Peakes.—“ The haughty Helen, touched hy the homage of genius, bestowed upon him immortal fame. Pagan Greece—” MBs Giles’ bahy.—“ Yah-ah-ah-ah-h-h-h-h-a-a-a-ah !” Mrs Potts’ bahy.—“ Ma-ah-ali-ah-h-h-h-a-a-a-ah !” Mrs Chews’ baby.—“ Bah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-h-h-a-a-a-ah !” Mr Peakes (getting warm). —“Pagan Greece had then attained a mental culture -All three babies.—“ Vah-ah-ah-Ma-ah-Bah-ah-ah !” Mr Peakes.—“ Pagan (Jrecce, I say, wilhout the light of revelation hud then attained a mental culture which compels the ”, All the babies,—“ Yah-mnh-hah-ah-ah-h-h-h-a-a-ah !” I’eakes (indignantly).—“ I say that Pagan Greece had then attained —Mrs Putts, tor heaven’s sake, can’t yon keep that diabolical baby quite ! Pagan Greece had ” Boy (sitting in the window). —“ O

stop peggin’ at grease, and go on.” The babies.—“ Vah-uli-ah-ah-ah-h-h----h !” Peakes (rapidly).—“’had then attained a mental culture which compels ns to believe that they had a keen conception of the beautiful Here Mrs Giles’ baby threw up, and made Mrs Potts and Mrs Chow jump so violently that their babies began to cry vociferously, while the audience laughed, and Mr Peakes, after waiting vainly for silence, at last tossed his manuscript on the chair, and jumping down irom the platform, he walked over to Mr Potts, and said : “ If I ever ketch that bahy of yours out alone. 1 11 smash it over the head, yon scoundrel !’’ Jhm they took tho little sqnallors out, and the exercises went on without Mr Polls and Pagan Greece.