Imperial Valley press., 1929-12-04
LAUDER DELIGHTS
LARGE AUDIENCE
IN BORDER CITY

Mellowed by the passing years,
with n touch of pathos in his work
that was not there a decade or more
! ago, but still an artist and a lovabc
| one. Sir Harry Lauder provided an
evening of excellent entertainment
! for an audience of valley folks
which iammed the auditorium of the
Calexico high school last night.
! His performance was concluded
somewhat abruptly, many in the au
| dicncc taking it for granted that i,
was merely an intermission and that
they were still to hear the old favor
ties, "I Love I,assie", "Saftest o
the Family, "Shc's Ma Daisy" and
| others. These were listed on the
program. the major portion of which
was given over to the newer Lauder
songs, and good songs.
Opening his program with saucy
Scotch soldier song "Wagglc o. the
| Kilt, Sir Harry seemed to hav,
broadcned his brogac more thar
ever as he sang Of tho Highland lad
die who boldly wagglcd his kilt al
he struttcd through military forma
tions.
This was followed by "Just Go,
Off the Chain, sung In yokcl make
up and dealing with a. hen.pccked
mans delight at the prospects of two
weeks vacation, made possible
through the good fortune Of his wifi,
having broken her leg.
Somebody's Waiting For Me-, :
sailor song, had something Of ;
haunting lonesomcncss as 1t wa'
sung, and assumed a Billy Sunday
hue when Lauder urged the audienc,
to join him in singing 1t, with mort
or less success.
He followed it with "When l Nee
Mckay, impcrsonati0g a tipsy agct
piper in full and splcndorous high
land costume, much tho worse foI
having met up with his friend Nc
Nay and their mutual friend Johl
Barlcycorn. There was a sparklin,
bit Of .ioaldry about the song anc
the actors manner that took the
guinness off his preceding song.
Resplcndcnt in an attractiv,
Scotch dandy's rcgalia of black AM
! yellow combinations, Sir Harry san.
tho old favoritcs "Roamin' In tn,
Gloamin'", "Wee Hoose Amang iii
Heather" and two newer ones, "Cron
les O. Mine" and "Thc End Of tn,
Road, the latter being his conclud
ing number. The last has hymna
swing to it and in singing it Laude
left the impression that his bereavc
ments of recent years have placet
their stamp upon his work. Thi.
however, tends to draw his audience
closer to him -ather than to hav,
tie opposite effect.
For all that, he is much the sam,
cid Lauder. 4 little less lively thar
in the old days, with II touch of tn,
philosopher tempering the careless
freedom of tho comedian.
Vaudeville Numbers Please
| Supporting the comedian was al
excellent group of vaudeville mum
bcrs. with Elmira Lane, a coloratur;
soprano standing out as the high
light. Possessing a delightful voic,
and putting pleasing personality
whole-heartedly into her work, Mis-
Lane captivatcd her audience. AM
her work is not in the least marrcd
by the fact that she is not hard tC
look at, as the modern youth says.
Kharum, a Persian pianist, whose
work tended toward the mechanica
rather than the artistic, was never
theless entertaining, offering as tht
high spot in his work the "Scxtettt
from Lucia" played with one hand.
Arnaat Brothers, veterans of the
vaudeville staged offered a variety
of nonsense. their immitation Of a
Filtration between two birds being
thooughly enjoyed.
Don Julian, a rapid fire charcoal
caricaturist, with a witty line Of
talk and pleasing accent, opened
the show and put the audience in
good humor for tho balance of the
bill.
The large attendance testified TO
the valleys appreciation for the cf.
forts of the Woman's Improvement
club in bringing Lauder to this
community and they are to be con
graduated for doing so.