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...Song and Dance Man. George Cohan wrote this play and gave it with great success just before his much advertised retirement (from which he has now reappeared). It is the story of a man who loved the stage, bad as he was, and gave up money and a business career for small-time vaudeville. Tom Moore has the part in this version. Much of the fun has survived...
...Claude Grahame-White, famed British aero-engineer, is widely known as an international yachtsman, a minor big-game hunter, and a member of the famed Eccentrics' Club of London. His marriage in 1916 to Ethel Grace Levey, divorced wife of George M. Cohan, has resulted in making his villa at Palm Beach, "Miraflores," the Mecca of numerous vacationing thespians. Hence there were many who rejoiced last week at Mr. Grahame-White's success in selling his famed Hendon Airdrome at London to the British Government...
...piece approaches and the final miracle of transformation takes place before us, we are a bit startled, as we are starled all through the other acts, but we are not long in finding ourselves quite at home in the new phantastic milien. With a surprise that George M. Cohan might envy, we find Harlequin King again and the ancient, beloved puppets of the commedia dill acte up to their pranks once more. "Hail the carnival!" shouts the resurrected Pierrot, "Beat the drums! Ring the bells! shine triumphantly, sun! Dance golden stars!" But when the play is over these puppets refuse...
Seven Keys to Baldpate. When Mr. Cohan wrote this play it was agreed to be one of the most interesting and effective technical experiments produced by a native playwright. Also it was funny. The latitude of the movies obscures somewhat the ingenious fitting of the pieces. The director and Douglas MacLean have retained the brisk and novel humor...
Engaged. Georgette Cohan, 25, actress, daughter of famed comedian George M. Cohan, nine-months-widow of J. W. Souther, to one H. Rowse, "rich perfumer." Her father is alleged to have remarked: "Georgette's fiancé is a great guy. They don't come better. It's a matter for enthusiastic approval...