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1928. With 28 illustrations. Sir Harry Lauder was the most
successful star of the English music halls in the first quarter of
the twentieth century. Scotland's image in the world today owes
much to the caricature presented by Harry Lauder's stage
performances. His extravagant highland dress, glengarry at a jaunty
angle, humor, ultra-thrifty attitudes and sentimental songs
endeared him to many audiences. Lauder recalls his glory days in
this volume of memoirs named after the song Roamin' in the Gloamin,
which was inspired by love for his wife. Contents: Wee Harry;
Boyhood's Years Slip Awa'; This Wean's Going to be a Singer; In the
Coal-Pits; I Love a Lassie; Five Shillings to a Pound; The Lure of
the Road; Coal-Face or Footlights; I Become My Own Impresario; A
Sovereign for Publicity Only; Pantomime; Great Artiste Captivates
America; 'Arry Laudah's 'Oss; Will Morris Comes for Me; I Play for
Royalty; The First Years of the War; Carry On; The War Years in
America; My Friends the Presidents; Glen Branter; Knight of the
British Empire; Bad Tips and Others; South Africa; The Orient; Some
Fish Stories; and The End of the Road.
1918. Sir Harry Lauder was the most successful star of the English
music halls in the first quarter of the twentieth century.
Scotland's image in the world today owes much to the caricature
presented by Harry Lauder's stage performances. His extravagant
highland dress, glengarry at a jaunty angle, humor, ultra-thrifty
attitudes and sentimental songs endeared him to many audiences. A
Minstrel in France is the account of the Scottish performer's
travels and experiences entertaining the troops in England France
and America during World War I. This despite his son, Captain John
Lauder of the First 8th Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders, having
been killed in a battle in France. See other titles by this author
available from Kessinger Publishing.
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