The dining-room of the Hotel des Colonies. brilliantly lighted, effectively decorated, and comfortably warmed, was on Wednosilay with a throng of the of society in Shanghai who, A excellently and been the strains of the to be amused. AN expectations were realised when Mr, Wilder stepped up to the improvised dais in the corner of the room. and began to tell a succession of stories which literally kept his audience in aroar, He has a penetrating voice, full of changes but always clear, and a very expressive face, and while a deaf man by the study of his features could almost understand what he is saying, 8 blind man could realise by the model tions of his voice the play of his features.
His humour comes out in s flow as the waters come down from Lodore, absolutely unforced and sparkling and bubbling, with here and there patches of smooth stillness where the deep pools are. From story to story he hurries on in a resistless stream, and peals of laughter land applause punctuate his progress. {Clement Scott called Mr. Willer a "clever little droll;" the description is entirely inadequate to represent the story-teller and ventriloquist who could i give such intense delight to an audience of all nationalities s Mr. Wilder did Last night. It was a very happy thought of Mr, Tavares to arrange for Mr. Wilder's being heard under such pleasant con-jons, and we are glad to learn from a the entertainer dropped, that he will give another recital on Saturday evening next.
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