Show THE QUEEN AND FAIRY TALES her Maje love of fians andersen the recitation of fians Ander sens fairy stories by mr elith the li linah nih actor before the queen shows how firmly old simple talea of childhood still remain fixed in tho affections of awn the most exalted persona and the story of how the recitation caino about shows how ever ready w tho queen to lend a helping hand to those who win iier sympathy 1 I must explain said mr when speaking yesterday of bis audience with the queen that two years ago I 1 went to america where are some half a million of my compatriots I 1 spent my time in reciting liana fairy stories 1 I found the americans look great interest in them but alas I 1 I 1 could no english I 1 have been through tho university nt copenhagen but they only teach one latin and greek there I 1 kald therefore 1 I will go back and acaru engleh and return so I 1 learnt english and when the queen came to copenhagen the crown prince who had always been most kind to me took mo to her majesty and to the empress of russia and I 1 recited IIan aAnderson to them in Engl nhIt was about the licup match girl the queen was moat pleased and invited mo to come to london and here you sec I 1 am when I 1 went to the palace they took ino toa beautiful room and the queen caro to meet me as though I 1 were an old friend and distinguished and she greeted me in danish miss knollys was there and aho dipoko to me in danish atoo princess victoria I 1 also saw buff she spoke in english 1 I recited in english the litie match girl and then I 1 thought I 1 must go away atut the queen said that ig beautiful wo roust have a little more so the princess and alio pea find the swineherd the quan was most sweet and kind I 1 chall never forget she eaid 1 I will rend you to ashton and you must recite in great housed I 1 saad 1 I will and I 1 will make the english love fians andersen aa we love him and the poor must love him too for I 1 will recite in schools and to the blind that ia a fine thought said tha queen but then fino thoughts spring up in one in the presence of her majesty |