THE GREAT NECKELSONN.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 25 July 1916, Page 4

THE GREAT NECKELSONN.

Professor Neckelsonn, the French magician now ay pea ring at the Thrsfr Stars Theari?, has a remarkable per* sonalty. He is of the healthy, robust type of Frenchman which is now performing wonders in the battle-line, and has the polished manner and address of a cultured Parisian. He was born ! at Reims, in France, and served with the army for two years until at Verdun he met with a bad accident to one of his legs, and a troublesome knee j kept him in a hospital for six months, i and ended his career with the army. ; He is one of a family of eight boys, oC | j whom six are now fighting in France, 1 one having recently been shot through i the neck, and he is immensely prouff lof the French Army’s achievements, j against their arch enemy. With great i passion he said recently: “If not I my knee, I would go fight—give mflf j life—oh, yes, willingly!” He does now speak English faultlessly, and therei fore dispenses with al speech during fore dispenses with all speech during Portugal, he is able to “patter” freely, and gives an all-night entertainment by himself. » In 1913 he was in Paris, and thers gave man entertainments, and after a performance in the Salon Qua! d’Orsay, the most exclusive drawingroom in the Chamber of Deputies, he was presented with a handsome bronze medallion by President Lalande. Afterwards be set out on a tour of the world, visiting Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal America, South Africa, India, Burma, China Japan and Australia (where he appeared under the management of Mi' Hugh J. Mclntosh), He has a gold-mounted inalacca cane, presented to him by the Emperor of Java, and many interesting from the various countries he ijl visited. *' Ji #