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Will Rogers and L. B. Cool theater feud recalled
The Akron Times recounts a wild early career clash between Will Rogers and theater manager L. B. Cool at Altoona and Canton. Cool, later tied to McKinley, describes Rogers waiting armed outside a manager’s door after a dropped curtain cost repairs and pay.
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