The San Francisco call., 1910-01-10

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full liar" told the story with beautiful
audacity and great conviction.
The sense of humor which could miss
the covered fun in Sandy's great care
to be exact and truthful in even the
minor trifies would be atrophied indeed.
1T was a quarter before s." he would
say, "or maybe only 13 minutes to 3;
IL might have been Is minutes to s."
Far be ii from Sandy to fail in respect
for the truth in even the most incon-
sequential matters. Meantime he's tell
ing the most stupendous "whopper"
that mortal mind of the Ancient Mari
ners ever conceived and you are laugh
ing till your sides ache.
LAUDER'S TEMPERAMENT"
My attempt to present part of one
of LADDERS anecdotes suggests discus
sion of the most important feature of
LADDERS art. ] have left it for the last
because / approach it timorously.
You've guessed the word 1t is TEN
permanent" It's pity the word was
ever invented. Lauder would have in
spired it. Everybody uses the term
glibly to cover what nobody seems to
understand; aA we say electrical.
magnetic" and the like. 1t will not,
unluckily. make my meaning any clear
er to say that Lauder is bundle of
temperament" ma gnetic Scot or
an electrical pole" Yet that is pre-
cisely what he is He is short and
face beams good llumor when il isn't
being made over to fit another's char
acter, Ii is mobile and expressive and
his laughter is as Catching" as the
measles; but behind all these outward
manifestations Of the actors art is a
nature which interests you, piques your
curiosity, excites a mutually of in
terest and sympathy and compels your
undivided attention.
Lauder has that untaught ability
to fascinate; a controlling, authorita-
tive power TO make you give attention;
and his gifts are never so much in
evidence. as when accompanied by a
quiet utterance and a backward, al
most bashful, manner.
| doubt whether Lauder knows the
secret of his success or that he COM
prehends whence comes his fast hold
on his hearers. When the laws of
psychic phenomena are cleared of su-
perstition's snags we may be able
to account for LADDERS supremacy in
the list of the worlds light hearted
entertainers: we may be able to ex-
plain how this humble, homely Scotch
mans yearly income makes President
Taft's salary look like a pocket piece;
but meantime il must suffice TO say
that Lauder is Lauder. May he live
long and prosper. He made me forget
was working in Los Angeles.
COMPANY Is GOOD
I nearly forgot his company, and
that would be as unkind as unfair.
1t is very good company; much bet
ter. in fact. than it need be. The Jug
gler to whose nimble fingers the thank
less duty of opening falls is fair, Mile.
Berthe, violiniste. is really good. far
better than the average vaudeville in
strumentalist, and her presentations
are musical. She plays Dvorak's HUI
moresque" with dainty charm and feel
ing.
Julian Eltinge nearly robbed me of
my set aversion TO female imperson-
ators. I say "nearly'=not quite.
The Marimba band is a. quartet and a
leader who interpret on a big instru-
ment of some weird sort melodies pop
ular in Guatemala. The act is novel
and musical. This quartet of numbers
leads the way nicely like a big drum
major ahead of the Scotch guards
But when Lauder comes you forget il.