MAX O'RELL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4342, 11 February 1893, Page 2

MAX O'RELL.

"John Bull and Sandy."

Last night the Theatre Royal, Masterton, was largely attended when the

most ohorming leoturer that has ovoi

visited this country delivered bis . lecture entitled, "John Bull and Sandy." From tho moment fan , stepped on to tho platform, Max O'Rell wasat home with his audience, and to the majority of those present it seemed like meeting an old friend. This is not surprising, for who has not read his bright, pithy books, From tho opening sentence of his lecturo to the last word spoken, the most thorough attention was paid, and aK though many things he said were gravely true, yet everyone \m kept smiling, and occasionally—carried away by his irresistable humour—the whole gathering broke out into uncontrollable laughter, National peculiarities, hitherto unnoticed or taken as a matter of course, were brought out in bold relief, and for the first timo soen and recognised in their true light. In his sketch of John Bull, Max O'Rell drew some faithful pics tures of his faults and failings, and did not quite forget his virtues. With : many finely pointed and gracefully tolrl anecdotes, he illustrated what ho wished to convey, The vast differ-

enco between" British" and "English" to the mind of an Englishman was forcibly shown, and his calm way of making himself thoroughly at home and assuming that everything and everybody was made for his benefit was effectively brought out. The Scotohman-or "Sandy," as Max O'Bell prefers to call him-was shown too, in a different light to that generally accepted, and the humorous side of" the Scot at home," was made specially prominent, The lecturer proclaims him the most naturally humorous pf the nations of the world. Alj the various points in his character Were touched, on in, turn, in that inimitable way which belongs to Max O'Bell, and which readora of bis hooks may in some measure he able to appreciate—to do so fully they must see and hear him, Before concluding last night, Max O'Eell announced that he had been requested to stay in Masterton over Sunday, and to deliver another lecture. Having decided to accept the ihVitatiori, 'his* subject to-night will to Heijjoy'jyl Highnp \< f o p p ,»