The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-12-22

ia ma laddie, We have wee bon.
my toon here Pm thinkin'. Ye know
I'd rather be wee man in a toor
like this than big person in big
ltoon," said Sir Harry Lander last
might to a query Of what he thought
OF Mankato on his first visit to the
city" -.s
II went for a stroll about the city
this evening and was thinking that
it would be kind of a spot would
like to live in, If was to stay in
America. You're very home like
here, as I noticed on the streets this
afternoon. Your people seemed to
be awful friendly to one another
And do you know that 1t was my old
heart likes to see--friendship.
reminds me of Lauderdale Dunoon,
as it's to cold, Ma laddie."'
In answer to another query of
what his expression Of the state of
Minnesota was, Sir AIRY, said.
Il have made several visits to
this state, showing in Minneapolis,
st. Paul and Duluth on several &C.
casions, but Pm thinkin after this
will make more of the towns like
your city on my other farewell
tours
But ma laddie," and he drew up
close to his interviewer to whisper,
I'm a thinkin' ye should have left
the Indians keep this state. It's too
cold. 1t must be bonny here III
the good old summertime butts
too cold. / dinna think the Indians
stayed here during the winter time,
they'd froze I'm thinkin'. Yes l think
We should have let the Indians keep
this country, at least during this sea
son.
! Sir Harry stated that he had con.
tracted cold during his stay in the
twin cities, and that it had settled on
his chest. He said he was glad the
theatre was small as he would be
able to talk low and friendly to his
Mankato audience.
When interviewed in his dressing
room shortly before he made his
opening appearance on the stage
last night, Sir Lauder was smoking
one of his new long pipes, of which
there has been a great deal OF
he has visited on this third fare
we'll tour he is making.
Sir Harry has a secret which he
successfully hides from the audience
during his performance. Its hardly
| fair to spill the dark secret which
he has been hiding, Especially from
the bonnie lassies" which he
says he loves so well.
| His appearance in his dressing
room is strhngly different from that
made on the stage. He was hard
to recognize with the dark auburn
wig he wore on his stage appear
anCe. A small thatch of hair on his
bald head would look like an oasis
| G. ic
| mis- head.
Sir Harry was very keen, before
.dking his appearance on the stage,
over captivating Mankato audience
for the first time. He said just be-
fore going on:
"Ye know I'm always keen for
making new friends, and I'm hopin'
that / will make plenty of them to-
night as I'll be wantin' to come back
here again.
| Was At Her Knitting
] In, the living room of the private
car of Sir Harry Lauder, sat Mrs
Lauder, yesterday, amid bower of
fragrant roses and baskets of heath
er, given to them by friends along
the way.
Mrs. Lauder was knitting a pair
| of dark, green golf stockings. We
presume they were for Harry. She
did not tell us so., We were only
judging by the width of the calves,
And if you have seen Harry
you know what we mean.
z For pastime, Mrs. Lauder darns,
knits and does lovely embroidery
work. Then occasionally she goes to
the movies for relaxation. after she
has spent the greater part of the
afternoon shopping for herself and
husband. Besides she has a heavy
correspondence from friends all over
the world, which must be attended
to. She is never idle" Idleness" she
says lis one of the deadly SINS" She
is thrifty. She looks after the bits
land ends of their private car as
closely as she does their lovely Scot
land home, 'Laudervale"r located at
Dunoon. The prevalent opinion
among the women, is that Mrs.
Lauder is Just a honey domestic,
little woman, living only within
the confines of her own home circle.
| But this is a mistake. e.
Mrs. Lauder is not social butter
/ fly nor does she court society, but
she attends dances, parties affairs
given by her friends both here and
| in Scotland. She does much charity
work. 1t is one of her hobbies. She
likes the out door life and nothing
gives her more delight than to tramp
over the Scotland moors with her
comedian husband. She plays a
varied role. To some she is Lady
Lauder" to others just Mother
Lauder. With the Lauder troupe are
thirty people, among them are the
! stage hands. When they have had
hard, cold or unusual work, nothing
pleases Mother Lauder more than
ITO bring the boys into the dining room
and treat them to a bowl of soup or
porridge. =,
| And to the comedian, she is al
ways Mother Lauder" and it's many
time Harry pleads with the tooth
ache or something just to get an
extra share of mothering.
Only recently Mrs. Lauder acquir-
ed the title of Lady Lauder She