HARRY LAUDER'S VISIT

Evening Star, Issue 18925, 27 April 1925, Page 6

HARRY LAUDER'S VISIT

HIS LAST TRIP TO THE DOMINION “ 1 hnto to say good-bye,” said Sir Harry in a brief chat the other day; “ but it lias to be clone, because by the time i get round the world ana borne I will be feeling that I deserve to retire. I have been a long time a servant of the public. I cannot last for ever. 1 am feeling in great form just now, but I know my limitations, and I am not going to have people say they never board mo at my host. They will never get that chance about mo.' b am often tired (long journeys take it out of one), but, apart from that, I am in rare fettle, and you good people will hear me in bettor form than ever, keenly anxious to please my friends who swear by me, and ready to let my detractors know that not for a long lime will they have hoard me in such top-notch form as I am in now. ft's a hateful word ‘ good-bye.’ I don’t like it, but I am sure you good folk in Dunedin will understand my feelings when 1 tell you that to give up my life’s work makes me quite miserable and very unhappy, and the only consolation I have is the knowledge that I have given pleasure to many millions of people all over the world, and often at a time when they wore sorely needing some tonic such as a good hearty laugh to buck them up. “ Oh, yes,” said Sir Harry, “ many a time I'have had to face a vast audience at a time when -I wanted some cheering up myself; but a public servant has often to suppress his feelings when he knows that there is a world waiting for sunshine and laughter. The greatest sense of satisfaction I feel just now is that my efforts to brighten the lives of many whose drab existence prevents them knowing what it is to feel happy. When I retire I am sure to live again in the memories of the past very often, and you can all take it from me that New Zealand will often be in my thoughts.” Sir Harry will bid farewell at His Majesty’s Theatre, commencing Saturday, May 11, for seven nights. Many new songs will bo introduced, including 1 The Boss o’ the House ’ and 1 The Ena of the Road,’ of which a little resume will be given in another issue. A firstclass company of vaudeville artists supports the great Scottish entertainer. Seats can be booked at The Bristol.