Sir Harry Lauder and the Scots Diaspora: Cementing Identity through Stage and Screen

Citation

Ritchie J (2019) Sir Harry Lauder and the Scots Diaspora: Cementing Identity through Stage and Screen. Visual Culture in Britain, 20 (3), pp. 278-295. https://doi.org/10.1080/14714787.2019.1688675

Abstract
Once the most famous Scotsman in the world, Sir Harry Lauder never managed to become a star of the silver screen. Despite this, his name and image still immediately signify Scottishness because of his successful and lengthy stage career. This article examines Lauder and the manner in which he helped to cement this specific identity for Scotsmen across the English-speaking world, tracing his forays from stage to screen in both silent and early sound cinema.

Keywords
Lauder, Harry; silent cinema; sound cinema; music hall; constructed Scottishness; rhotacism

Journal
Visual Culture in Britain: Volume 20, Issue 3

People

Dr John Ritchie

Lecturer, Communications, Media and Culture