KING MILAN'S SON.

Colonist, Volume LI, Issue 12497, 25 March 1909, Page 3

KING MILAN'S SON.

A STAGE APPEARANCE.

The recent appearance of a natural son of Eirig Milan, George Christie, aged 20, in Buda Pesthjhas given rise to much discussion. Christie is unfavourably situated; as regards his material condition, and the. fnends_ot his father who formerly interested themselves in supporting' his. pretensions to the Servian throne and >nt him actual assistance are, almost all dead. As a means of hvehhoocl, Christie accepted.an engagement + as a cabaret singer , and appeared for the first time at the Buda Pesth Royal Orphetim. Much interest :-was : shown in the debut of : a.Eing's son, and th^ house was crowded. Servian; deputies were noticed in the audience, w4 many other,. Serb^, Before Christie's appearance on- the stage a member of the management made an "ihtroductttry^speech,; " :in -jwlncb. ;-he sketehed : the fate of the, young man. Then Christie, elegant, handsome, and slender, presented himself to the public, who "received him with gre>. J o applause and loud '"Vivios !" He eang first in English^ then in French.', after which he gave a Hungarian song, rather making fun in tb.G latter of his: position. ;%T;he'i refrain of i&k song, was : "A- crown-? iii' -the -pocket is/ Worth more than a orwm; ,on tho' head." 'The -refrain 's of the second song jpan.f^^hen I.w.as: still son of a Kipg^in' ! -fi*Br^av l ?-.'-'-^Jter;^the song Tie performed spme artistic:',tricks,- : and . ree'eived' thf oughouti^enjliusiastic,: appl^usei ';'/ -"-'-■ r -:r. -'7 /> .'-■■