George Lackie postcard, 03 December 1913. Rear
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Postcard
This handwritten postcard, sent as a New Year greeting, combines verses from Auld Lang Syne with humorous local references. Addressed to “Geordie Lackie” at Dundee’s West End Cinema, it wishes prosperity to the cinema and its staff while celebrating friendship, community, and the festive spirit of Hogmanay. The postcard reflects the informal and personal connections that linked audiences, entertainers, and cinema proprietors in early twentieth-century Dundee.
Object details
- Object type
- Postcard
- Production date
- Dec 1913
- Dimensions
- 8.7 x 13.7 cm
- Museum number
- 650(26)
Source collection
Local History Centre Poster Collection, Dundee Central Library
The object’s story
Object Description
Donated by Gwen Whyte, who inherited them from her late aunt, who had been a neighbour of Lackie’s in Balmore Street, Dundee.
Transcription
Will ye no’ come back again?
And Bring tae me a pint o’ wine
A guid New Year tae ane & a’
For the days o’ Auld Lang Syne
O’ a’ the airs the wind can blaw
I dearly lo’e the West’s blaw
When Lackie’s at the Cinema
He blaws his very best.
Take my finger tips Merinda [?]
Honay lamb dont lip [?]
And we’ll go near yon man [?]
On his mysterious bag [?] I know
Take this to
Geordie Lackie
At the West End Cinema
Whaur a theatre turns, brings
good returns
And a’ the pictures draw
Thour Nineteen 17 gives good value
for your money, new fear [?]
So here’s tae him & his staff
Happy guid New Year