Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-18 00:00:00

MADAME LOLA MONTEZ IN LIVERPOOL,

It will be easily conceived that the announcement of a
lecture to be delivered by a lady so eminent in many
characters throughout the world as Madame Lola Montez,
would excite no ordinary amount of interest in Liverpool.
Last night the Concert Hall, where Madame Montez
had announced that she would deliver her lecture,
was crowded to excess nearly an hour before the
time fixed for the opening. Indeed, a large crowd
gathered round the hall of those who, having no prospect
of getting inside, hoped that they might catch a glimpse
of the famous Lola as she alighted from her carriage.
Inside every seat was occupied, the galleries and the
body being crowded to something like suffocation pitch.
The gathering appeared to be as respectable as numerous,
and was almost. perfectly quiet and orderly, the only
exception, if it can be called one, being, that many in
the crowd, having nothing else wherewith to beguile
the interval before the beginning of the lecture, amused
themselves by cheering vociferously every new comer
who showed himself upon the platform. Timid indi-
viduals, presenting themselves shyly upon the plat-
form, were abashed into imbecility on finding them-
selves thus made the centre of so much uprorious
observation, and the objects of such au, unlooked-for
popularity. Precisely at eight o'clock Madame Lola
Montez came on the platform, and was received with a
storm of applause; which she returned by bending in turn
to all parts of the house. Madame Montez has been so
often described of late that we need scarcely follow
the frequently repeated example, but, like many other
well-known personages, Madame Montez has had the
good fortune to have portraits which really resemble her.
Her features and expression deserve the praise that has
been given to them, and her figure is slight, feminine, and
graceful. She was very plainly dressed in black, with a
small lace collar ; and although we do not mean to venture
upon any description of the fashion of her garments,
we may, perhaps, go so far as to observe, for the general
satisfaction of our female readers, that Madame Montez
was very moderate in the amplitude of her skirts. A lady
less boreVe indeed, we have not seen for some time. Mdme.
Montez proceeded at once to deliver her lecture, which.
bore for its title " American and English characteristics "
She has a pleasing, sweet, and flexible voice, and her
manner is easy, unembarrassed, and unexaggerated. The
lecture gave a lively picture of contrasting points between
American and English customs, bearing with somewhat
of a piquant severity upon some of the peculiarities of the
States. The habit of chewing and spitting (the latter not
confined, Madame Montez explained, to the male portion
of the population) ; the habit which she humorously
alluded to as the "tooth-and-nail question ;" the.
sudden fluctuations of popular favour, illustrated by
the rise and fall of Kossuthrs influence in America,
and the. recent exaltations and subsequent de-
pression, in regard to the Atlantic telegraph—
these, and other points,. the lecturer commented
on with. amusing and not ill-humoured severity. On
the other hand, she did not fail to do full justice to. the
spirit of liberty prevailing in America : the cheap and
social position of
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women. In those porttons of the lecture it
reference to general political questions,
an earnest
Montez exhibited much shrewd
d at
present
some of the defects of American ntstAntion
and pointed out some improvements yet .8)
remain-
ing to be accomplished. She expressed
hope, that a greater race of statesmen than, that
during what-
extsting, might spring up to wielti the
America, and that that nation and Ru2,l estinies of
a close and cordial alliance of brotherhood-itild in.ight keel)
an in y places,
genesntelland ready
vanges the future should prodnoe.
the lecture was decidedly interestinA, Upon the whole,
se much pleased through,-
instructive ; full of quick, keen
veral portions, besides
humour. The audience seemed 1
out, and applauded at
off Madame Montez satirical
acknowledging the fore°
burstsaced
foaughter. In leaving the
touches by repeated burse
presenting herself, r, and obeyed the roquost
platform she was loudly
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by again
announced that on
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annou• tier
Montez will lecture in the sculA ii): @v°
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