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Max power

MAX Bygraves, who has sadly died, was well loved by Glasgow audiences – even those at the Glasgow Empire who were known for being tough on English acts.

But as one Glaswegian, now living in Essex, recounted: "My gran was absolutely madly in love with Max Bygraves – so much so that when she went to see him at the Empire she managed to 'acquire' the full-size cardboard cut-out of him which had adorned the foyer of the theatre.

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