Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06

growing somewhat slack, the one-per-
Torrance features are growing in suf-
dcient numbers to keep Washington
amused almost daily, and when they
please there seems to be no dearth OF
patronage.
SAYS HARRY LAUDER-.I was a
noisy. obstreperous BARN from the yey3
start" says Harry Lauder, for my
mother used to say that when L made
my first appearance-about $50 one
mornin' in August, 1871 made sic a
din that the neiGhbors sent in to ask if
| was twins.
My first ambition was to be a
pirate. l had been told my father was
a descendant OF Lauder o Bass Rock,
who was-though maybe / should ma
say 1T OF my ain ancestor SmuSSler.
i used often to look longingly across
the Sea TO where the Bass rock stood
Up, gaunt and barren, and think how
line II would be 10 be q pirate and go
sailin on the rollIn' main.
on my mothers washing days this
soaring ambition used to get hard
knock, for l always had to wheel my
little brother Matt in his perambuIator
a gardener nearby used to hire little
boys 80 pick straw berries for him, and
they had to whistle all the time they
were pickin' SO the gardener would
know if they ate a berry. One summer
1 went to him Tor work
Can you whistle. Harry? he asked
Ma. 1 Gamma, said l. That wasua
> exactly true, but 1 knew his reason
), Tor asking.
He was very doubtful about lettin'
me pick strawberries. as 1 couldna
whistle, but after warnin' me he gave
- me d basket and l started.
b. 4 will ill three days,
Soon after this l learned TO smoke,
an | got thrashin' every time my
mother caught me at it.
one Sunday, l mind, l told her | was
off fer walk.
Its no walk ye're wantin'. my lad.
she said L ken We fine. But ven no
set chance If l can help it. I'll take
care o We" She called my brother Matt
10 go with me. An mind ye' she SAID
If ye see Harry smokin' ye're to come
back and tell me. I'll sort him
Matt promised but We hadna gone
very far before l produced my pipe and
some strong black twist | hadna
much trouble in gettins Matt to take a
rev puns o the pipe. an l told him he
would never be d man till he could
chew. l cut of a bit of twist for him
an he put it iii his mouth. As ex,
pectec, in minute or two he didn.
care what happened.
On. Harry. tax me hame" he sobbed
Moo. my lad | says TO him sternl,
If you tell on me for smokin, iii tell
on you"
III no say word he promised
lie better no | warned him. IN
tax ye hame noo-an' we'll saw We was
IN swlInnin an that We swallowed a
great lot o salt water
EMBARRASSING PICTURES-Bruc
McRae is an Interesting actor. He 10
TOO. a delightful conversationaIist hr+
lie has never been an actual cam
didate in a ''handsomest actor contest
although he says he was once a sue
cessful victim of one,
There are things in ones life" he
p says, mat should not be held against
one. particularly if he rnanifests a do
sire to reform. or if in the unfortunate
anair he has merely played the part
OF the innocent bystander
AS matter of fact in this heau4,.
contest, as l recall it, it was not nre,
tiness but masculine attractiveness
they were seeking. Which isn't ouite So
bad, now is it?''
In justice to Mr.. McRae, it should he
stated that he does not give tho i'm
preston of being conscious of his good
looks.
Even if there were anything to be
PROUD OF IN being SO singled out" he
continues, another picture of mine
that was printed would have obyiated
tine necessity of a larger hat
OFTEN during my career as an actor
nave played in stock in Denver dur
ing the summer months. One of the
roles i acted there last summer was
Hotbrook Blinn's part in Salvation
Nell Perhaps you recall 1.-THE vile
wretch who lived off the earnings of a
scrubwoman. 1t was most despica BILE
character and the makeup suited the
part One of the Denver papers print
ed large picture of me in the role
with an interview.
some time later in New York was
surprised on opening one of our
popular subway papers to see the same
picture printed across almost a whole
page. with this beneath: If this man
can vote, why can't womenT
IN his search for type sufficiently