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Show "CBMO OLD NAME" "GEORGE" A PATRONYMIC HONORED HON-ORED AND REVERED. V- Mr. Ade, Successful Author and Humorist, Hu-morist, Gives Many Reasons Why Till Should Be So-Historical So-Historical "Facts." 1o the anniversary number of his friend, George M. Cohau's cheoi fully carzy press sheet, "The Spat Llgut," Georgo Ado contributes tonio i ejections ejec-tions on the name George, the mini of his argument Lelng that It's a grand old namo for actor, author, manager or naent. Have you ever figured out why poo-pie poo-pie who wlsn to be emphatic tay, "By George?" To swear by tho Deity would be prolane. To swear by Ostnr or Herbert or Randolph would mcryi nothing. "Georgo" has been adopted as the most Important and nwe-lnspir-lrtg namo that can bo borrowed from tho ordinary human list. Kro:n tho original St. George, patron saint of England, who Is shown In hie favorite lithograph to be lighting the syndicate, down to George Wilkes, the great trotting stallion, the nnmo ol "George" has always been tho trademark trade-mark of a live one. Kvery good Pullman Pull-man porter s named George. If, when alighting at a one-night stind, you Insist upon being hauled by "George," you vlil Invariably get ah uphoMorcd hack, with the blanket neatly folded, and not as much hay as you might expect. Georgo HI. would have won If he had not given away so much weight In meeting tho other Goirge, adopted stepfather of George Washington, Jr. George Is from tho Greek, meaning "husbandman" or "farmor." "My parents par-ents were In right, but how atiout Georgo Marlon, George lleane, Gtorge Nash, Georgo Consld no and Georgle Caliio? When you Login to count them, It Is wonderful how the Gear cs loom up. Thero has Ixen ono George Francis Train In tho last century, nnd George Alexnndcr Is to tho KnglMi stage what Georgo. Dixon was to another department depart-ment of nrt In this country. When n woman wants to write under un-der a man's name, she hurries to get In with tho real Georgei. Take the three greatest George Eliot, George Sands and George Fleming. Some people ask: "What's In n name?" Answer "Everything." Can you see the Chicago public fighting to get into a show-shop to see a piece written by Egbert M. Cohan? And if my namo had been Wilfred Ade, would I havo been invited to write for tho Spot Light? Supposo that Georgo Bernard Ber-nard Shaw had been christened Snm Bernard Shaw, would "Man and Superman" Super-man" havo run all winter In New York7 Think It over. There's no use talking. "It's a grand old name." |