A BLUE plaque in honour of Stan Laurel has been unveiled at the Scotia Bar in Glasgow city centre.
The Scotia stands on the site of the old Metropole Theatre on Stockwell Street where it is believed Stan took his first steps into the world of showbiz.
James Scott, a local tour guide, explained: “This should have been done long ago. This was where Stan learned his trade and started his career.
"His father, Arthur Jefferson, managed the place, and when Stan was a teenager he sold tickets here and watched the acts - all part of his training to becoming one of the world’s greatest comedians.”
There is already a plaque to Stan at the Britannia Panopticon, the music hall generally considered to be the venue in which he made his dramatic comedy debut.
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The unveiling took place amidst a sparkling line-up of entertainment, including lookalikes, music and singers in costume performing renditions of classic Laurel and Hardy tunes such as The Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Honolulu Baby and Shine on Harvest Moon.
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