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Show ;Js . , , t. j SIR HARRY LAl'PER COMING IN TEKSON j other years. This year's new songs have had the advantage of a tryout Lauder's Antipodean tour, and will be utilized in his London engagement, engage-ment, which closely follows his comprehensive American tour. They are credited with being songs with the snme "touch and jro" that mad.; and have always made "I Love a. Lassie" and "She's ila Daisy"' exceptionally ex-ceptionally popular. The revivals will, it is announced, cover the most successful of his earlier presentations. IP .-- ., 4:vV v'-. , - x " v' ! There is no more popular star oe-fore oe-fore the public than Sir Harry Lauder, and the announcement of his appearance at the local Paramount Para-mount tneaier next Tuesday, Sept. 24, has aroused a preliminary interest in-terest that is notable, even In this amusement-loving city. The present pres-ent tour is one of many that the Scots comedian has made to this country, and it is an interesting fact that, instead of wearing his welcome, out, the popularity of this globe-trotting singing comedian constantly grows with the years. This has been repeatedly- demonstrated demon-strated and this year has been accentuated ac-centuated by the fact that it has been two years since his last appearance ap-pearance in this part of the world. Lauder began his career as a mere performer what is known in England as a 'comic"; but he has long ceased to be that. With the years, and his varied experience there has come to him the emotional emo-tional as well as the fun-creating development of a great artist; and never in his cai'eer, it is said, has he held such powerful sway over the great audiences that throng the theaters to see and hear him. Every recurring tour brings a budget of new songs, while the revivals re-vivals are always such as the audiences audi-ences would select if left to a popular popu-lar vote. On Lauder's arrival in s city where he is announced to appear, ap-pear, he always finds, it is said scores of letters from admirers re-I re-I questing the singing of songs thai have appealed to the writers ir |