| Show I GEORGE M. M COHAN REALLY REMARKABLE ABLE YOUNG OUNG MAN Win Gould iu in the Christmas Variety I have havo been asked often who ho is the most remarkable man in the time theatrical rieal business My answer is always tho the same samo George M. M f. f Cohan 1 I know that individually there thero arc letter bettor actors better dancers better musician Letter writers lyrics c r ors hotter batter managers but as ts 5 a composite ho body y I 1 hind find Geor George o M M. Cohan by far the big biggest ig gest cst and best t F have o had the tho pleasure of knowing George for a number of years I have watered ed his success as a comedian writer and manager That ho has bas the tho remarkable gift ift of writing good things r I havo have known for years When in bib t tens teens Ens ho wrote such song hits as asand and one of f the Iho first big toon coon eoon hits bits called f She's tho Warm Warm- bt t Baby in the Bunch Tho rho fohan ohan ohaD family did ltd not como into great prominence until Georgo started writing tt their sketches Then Thon for want of Iii version diversion he wrote successful sketches ketchEs for Ed Hayes The Tho Wise Wise- Hogan tho the GUY Walter WaIter Lo Boy Hoy Cab Cai Man Maii and ono for HalleH and Fuller lIer called The fhe Election Bet An Anything thin from Cohan s 's pen pent found a It r market and solid bookings t That ho kept pace with ith current events and that he threw all mus musical cal comedy ideas of or that time to the four winds was amply proven with Little Johnny ia in its entire en en- rones fones a new departure In tiT tire t y Success followed success for tho little little lit lit- tle tic wonder Gt George Washington Jr Prince The Man Who Owns Broadway and by far the Ule best besl of his many good good- things thins Get GetRich GetRich Get GetRich Rich Quick Wallingford In Tn George Georg M. M Cohan Coban we wo find a man nian who gained his biR theatrical education II and nd experience in tho the vaudeville field A A. man who by bv his bis own endeavors with no aid aill has become three very important things theatrically a a bi big manager actor an and author Ho ITo is th tho only man to my knowledge knowledge knowl knowl- edge who has surpassed Edward lIar lIar- ricans rican's record Stop and ami think what I this genius Ilo docs Ho writ writes R plays words and ail music produces produces- the show Y teaches leaches I he Ike c dancing plays in tho the picco piece and hi in hii his own theatres Twelve years eals ago George Georgc was va aM playing play pla- ing ug in vaudeville It is a t remarkable carper career of a I really belo believe there Micro is nol not another parallel cam in iu iii tho the history of or I he ho stage tag calW Tho The h best gt of tho titO whole holo ii is that that ho lw is k it tho ti-mo same honest unassuming r. r cha ri I i bio hlo young man nian ho was in his early days days- at Tim extent of his charities i in il remarkable Jc His companies are aro filled Glet with the tho children of actors acors and ac ae at SCH who played with him IH r rago ago ago There are IC dozens of friends frends with weak lungs in the tl west who l' l receive cin a u check from this lle il vaudeville ac ac- I tor How man many people know mow that h ho he paid a pace pO in 11 George Fuller Ful Pul ler lor Guldens Gulden's z book 1 Did Dill anyone iu in the the show business ever er do a like liko deed My ry hat is oil off ol to Georgo George M. M r Cohan at any anY and andall al all aU times I 1 am proud prud to tobe tobe toe be e fortunate enough to call cail him hun my IV friend I firmly belove believe I know knoW one of or orthe the thc greatest men in iu the tho world in knowing him hin There Thero is none nono better beter brainier brinier or more charitable If i the lie the old ud adage gc I Do Do unto others as as you would havo have them do unto you cODe conies true truc George Georgo M. M path should i be bo ca carpea et with roses I |
