The Detroit times., 1914-01-27
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WASHINGTON.

With several new SONGS new char
acterlzations and new stories, Harry
Lauder rs in the Washington theater
his week for his second visit 20 De
troit within year lie Was greeted
by plenty OF his own countrymen ~
the two performance given Monday
and made TO smile more broadly thah
ever In the bostCwal OF cOmpatriots
good will In the form OF lunches 81
howers tied with plaid ribbon and
hearty words OF greeting which came
from various parts OF the theater
IAuders audiences have a habit OF
asking for their favorite stories anu
songs with GIVE us l. Love Lassle,'
Harry" or Harry let's hear She My
Daisy The comedian takes THESE
Interruptions good-naturedly and IN
yariAbly responds after talking IL ot'r
with bis friends In front Olleh us
by-play and eKtemporaneous CONVEX
sation provide AZ much amuseneh'
aud laughter TO the audience as lAu'
ders regular stun
There Is only one Lauder WIN VA"
pudgy, squat little figure, the Do"Su
egs, the gay plaids, The luhhy H'''s
"bonnets," and the crooked stich' auu
only one Lauder TO sing ltoahlh ~
the Gioarnin'" Pm the SAFEST INC
Family" and 10 tell ABBOT IN lltl'e
hoose" where dwetis "uie mither' aua
he other little "hoose' wherein Joch
calls a-Sunday nights on Maggie oar
I'M" The Lauder personality and tho
,auder humor are inAInA2ble and de-
spiya the fact that imitation Is the
sincerest form OF Aattery ana lhat
audar Is perhaps as frequently ana
AZ bndly Initiated AS Eddie Roy OF
George Cohan. there is only one harry
Lauder.
The current engagement OF the
Scotch comedian in the Washlngton
Will be- the last appearance OF lhuuei
here for TWO or three years. or InSooe
longer" as Harry will tell you himself
FOR H. is now on his way across the
United States 70 the Pacific coast 10
embark for Australia, returning oy
way of Canada 10 sail fox Englano
from the Canadian coast Someuun"
next yesr. and then To start on aSsai',
from England for South Africa anu
| the orient FOR p long tour.
Surrounding Lauder on the present
tour are several vaudeville entertain
arg OF more or less mediocre aDlilty'
Astute managers figure that us L@h-
der the public wants and It's lSauner
IL gets but inasmuch as 1t would be
powerful hard on Harry 70 proYloe
whole afternoon or evenings enter
tainment alone, oilers" must be pro
vided and the material. like that which
more often than not finds fts way into
havana" cigar, is not OF any par
,icular quality.
or the acts in the present Lauder
company the best. aHd~ one that Is
really meritoFious. is the game OF bas-
ietball on wheels played by Bob
Mortimer and Harry Wells. with Bob
ryrell, as referee This is exciting
md clever exhibition OF skill by the
Dung men Alfred Latell in an anus
ing animal act which he calls 4 Dog
Df Fantasy" is next in its entertain
lg features Then there is-Ireue
iercseny and b. Yoska, Hungarians,
who play the peculiar piano-like ma
ional Instrument and the violin I'm
musical act that has its attractive
|neiodies; Mona Garrick gives imper-
onations, Enro Rapee, Hungarian
,ianist. plays List and ragtime Jack
Ark displays his skill with the diabolo
md Ethel Bourne sings
A band OF brawny pipers delights
he hearts Of auld Scotia sons and