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A feat minutes while dad and i sitting on the Edge of a trunk in our dressing laughing and each a Knock came at the door. I called out. A serious looking Man entered and introduced himself. Excuse me. He said. Name is. Henry in i m Lou Behman s brother Tehmau was the head of the he wants to see you folks in his be there in five or. Said and we jumped up and started to dress for the Street. Do you suppose he dad whispered As Beh Jan left the room. Does t want to fire that s a and. I did a couple of Back Steps Over to Wash Basin. Seem kind of foolish for the whole family to go traipsing into office. Maybe he wants to see Only one of suggested. I think you re dad. Perhaps it would be a better idea for to see him. He hesitated. Rather not go there i go round find see what he i was aching for the Chance. You mind doing i should say not. I lbs tickled and i hurried All the More for fear he d change his mind. Father was a very timid Man and always seemed to me to have a holy horror of talking Busi especially with theatrical Man agers. His gentle and the Way they used to take advantage of his Way of going was the thins taught me that aggressive Ness was a. Very necessary Quality in dealing with the boys who were out to accumulate the Nickels arid think it s about time i took Tocse matters off of your mind 1 remarked As i i reached for my hat and headed for the door. Wish you he a with a smile. It s i m going to begin right and 1 Vivertt. Five minutes later i was sitting in the private office of l. C. Beh the High Dass variety manager in the country. I d heard of the four a was i never knew till today that it was Jerry Cohan and his family that made up the quartet. I recognised your the minute he walked on the he offered me a Cigar. I took rut lit a. Cig Aret. He went i had Ever a guessed who you folks i d have booked you Here Long ago. Saw your dad in a play called the Molly Maguiree before you Don t i was pretending to be perfectly at but i was scared stiff. Funny pan of tha thing he he was Rev favorite i la Tell him you or. Through i put the lighted end. Of the cig Aret in Ray but never batted an Tye. Want you to Tell he con i want you to Tell him something too. The 11 him that she act Yon folks did this afternoon one or the biggest hits that Ever played be sitting in Rockefeller s of some i thought to myself Ead this humorous Story of a Genius by a Genius. Each instalment Complete in itself. In the previous instalment or. Cohan tells How the Cohan troupe secured their Long sought for Chance of appearing at Hyde Beh Man s. Their act proves a riot and rousing rounds of applause go up As they leave the stage. When he this. If it s agreeable to you he went bring you Back Here in three weeks time and make you a headline attraction. What do you first impulse was to leap Over the desk that separated us and Plant a Little kiss on his being a strictly business person i had so suddenly 1 tried to appear unconcerned and merely or. Behman. Anything Ousa then followed a Short Little conversation. He offered me another Cigar. I took it and lit another cig Aret. Sit your lather to run in. And see me during the week. I d like to to you bet i or. I started through the door and he called me Back. Just he said. Forgot to Tell you i be changed that Bill around for tonight s perform Ance. You folks will be our. Behman and i hurried Back to the Thea where the folks were and reported that i had arranged return bookings in three weeks with the thorough understanding that we were to headline the Bill. I had fought for a better spot on the current program and had after a Long in being placed the Star position. Told him All about t raved when t mentioned the Molly Maguiree. He spoke up and said he remembered you very Well. I told him i d bring you ground during the week to say the three of them stood staring at the As though i were a Freak. Vav. M. Cohan m Broadway Jones. Till i Hope you folks Are satisfied now that i m i business i was looking compliments and i got them. Dad Shook hands with Mother and Josie kissed and to celebrated the Happy event with Turkey Din Ner Between matinee and night in Brooklyn s most fashionable res where it was decided very definitely that from then on i was to be the sole business Tive and managing director of the four coins. 6t was owner and manager of a Farr Tous travel ing organization known As a combination of vaudeville acts selected each year from the Hyde and Behman Bills. On seeing our performance during the return engagement he immediately grabbed us for his company. Five Yon the same salary you re getting he said. Take and we Shook which was the Only contract necessary. A theatrical Man s word was not Only his but his greatest asset in those Days. We toured with this show for about Twenty five when we left was because of an argument i d had with Hyde concerning the Way we were we immediately booked for six weeks engagement in California. This was to be divided Between Frisco and los Angeles. These two houses were the Only a Rheum Heaters in existence at that time. Since the orpheus As it is known covers All the principal cities of the from. Chicago to the Pacific coast. Before leaving new York for this i planted a song for which blossomed into the biggest hit i d had up. To that time. It was a Coon March num Ber called warmest baby in to the ragtime i Arches came thick and fast from that time on. On the Way to i said like to try a couple of acts during this California he looked at me in so did Mother and Josie. Up to dad had contributed All the material used by the and although i d kept up my sketch writing and continued to Supply others with one act until then. I had never had the courage to suggest doing the Cohan acts. Do you couple of new dad read these and let me know what you think of i said As i pulled the manuscripts from my and handed them i d written them while with the Hyde Sho professor s and to were the titles of these two after the first dad not Only re signed As the family but that waste no fur ther time on the old but get into rehearsals on the train and open with professor s by the time we arrived in los an Geles to had the act Down dead letter perfect. It was a screaming hit and made the four Cohan California s favor ites so to speak. We followed it up with the second to the last week of the and this act by the was a fifty five minute turned out to be one of the biggest hits vaudeville1 had Ever known. After playing an extra week in we left there with flying colors and hurried Back to new York for our first appearance at Tony pastor s theater. To went on monday matinee at and when we left the stage after our final it was exactly by the first Entrance an hour and ten minutes to the Sec Ond. To a at least that s the Way the variety actors described the thing. All sorts propositions flew from every direction. The agents crowded their Way into the dressing offering unheard of inducements for the right to our exclusive bookings. I could hardly wait to get to Union Square and hear what the had to say. Actors Are no different from any other class of people. They re Al ways with a it was a Ping contest that time on. I was the Center of attraction in variety the original How i used to eat it should t he have a swelled overheard a fellow in the connecting dressing room say to a performer who d been roasting me about being what he s went on my defender. Song sketch and now he comes along knocks pm cold As an eccentric dancer and Low that s too. I never thought of agreed my prosecutor. He was evidently so was and from that minute on my set pc pc what i be done written song sketch and now i come along and Knock pm cold As an eccentric dancing comedian. Give me a Little will this Day i meet old timers who i used to hate you when you were a boy. You were the meanest kid Ever i was a Clever did t you think i always ask. You were they come Back. You had t you d have been choked to during the week at pastor s we were offered fancy engagements right and but i tossed them i l All aside and signed with Weber and Fields for the Vesta Tilley All Star vaudeville company at about one third the salary we could have in Cei Ved from any other management. My reason for this move was to get a shot at the High class audiences i knew Tilley would be the show was booked in the first class legitimate Heaters. Folks gave me quite an argument about my business judgment in the but i contended that what Ever financial sacrifice we were making would turn into a Fine in vestment for the future. I proved my Case completely. By the end of the season we were conceded to be the biggest in America. The Vesta. Tilley show included Charles t. Lew the musical the Lamont Reno and the four and Tilley herself. It was the greatest variety Combina Tion organized in this or any other country and created a new Standard of vaudeville. While with the Tilley i sent in for publication a Coon called guess i la have to Tele graph my which the country and started the Coon song craze the publishers claimed was a dead All Over i also wrote and presented to Fil son a Token our esteem and gratitude for having engineered our first appearance at Hyde and a one act play called tip on the which became a vaudeville classic. Touring that i also wrote produced Wise Guy Hayes and which i afterwards elaborated into a three act farce also a Brand new version new score for hot old in which Johnny and Emma Ray were and new acts for the Russell Leroy and and several other lesser lights. One thins i la say for myself As a kid i never on my sir. It was night and Day with pencils in every pocket and always on the Job. At the end of the Vesta Tilley season we again jumped to Cali for a return orpheus in and presented another new entitled for which not Only topped to but brought us offers of a thousand dollars a a salary unheard of in those Days for Art american act. On our return to new York i again turned downfall the big con tracts offered and Sig Ned with the Harry will alms vaudeville com a rival organization of Hyde s at about half the salary we could have demanded anywhere else. I wanted to show Jim Hyde what he d and we were to be the headliners of the show. Again my folks complained about my business judg ment. Should t be said dad. All think you should look at things from a strictly business exactly what i m i if you folks Don t like the Way i m manag in a our say so and i la son. Have your own Way about and the thing was settled. When the Williams show opened in Chicago in i made a stiff Kic to the management about the on the three Sheet posters. Four Cohan be at least twice As big Type As any other act on the i and i made sure that every member of the company heard too. About time you Guys got on to the fact that we re the biggest attraction in the show or this speech did t make any particular hit with the but it evidently impressed the Man because the posters were changed to suit my immediately. I wish you would t brag so much the Josie said to me one Day in a very Kiml by Way. Got talking about the Way that s the idea. I want to keep them i shot Back. The re not saying very Nice things about she confided. This handed me a and i came Back Sis. Be tween you and me. I Don t care what they say about so Long As they keep mentioning my but Don t you consider Friendship at she argued. Considering nothing but showmanship right and that night i made another kick about the newspaper advertisements. The name j3et the name demanded. Tin correction waa Mado right away. I was a cuts Little Guy. I you Don t believe ask any the old time managers. Everybody you carry the Harry Williann show i wrote an other on not play for the family called governor s skit i afterwards made Over i three act musical and i served As the first starring a Chilli for the four Cohan. The Hyde show wanted us again for the season of but i sent word to or. Hyde that he had t Money enough to hire. Us Lou Behman sent for me and tried to Patch matters As the Hyde and Behman offices were Bent on having the act. I you play under a personal contract with he asked. With Tho Hyde i re plied. How about organizing the Behman he suggested. After tossing the idea around in my mind for several i Tell you what Well Man. Well sign with you person ally for a vaudeville if agree to produce a musical comedy of mine and Star the family the Fol lowing a answered and the Deal was closed. A nominal salary and partnership arrange ment. The Behman which was actually born out of an argument i d had with Jim turned out to be the most popular vaudeville combination touring the country for the following sixty Odd weeks. It was during this period that the Broadway managers first started to with me for stage material. Klaw and Erlanger offered to a con tract to do the first Broth i told them i d rather not tackle the Job. And sent for me to do burlesque for their music Hall company. I turned Down the to them that 1 did t know enough about the burlesque game. Oscar Hammerstein wanted me to collaborate with him. On a musical play for the new Victoria theater. Do the Book and i la com pose the said always compose my own i replied. Own that s what you Call it s your own As far As i m concerned. I Don t want and he laughed to out of his office. Roland Reed asked to write an american comedy for his personal use. Said i d rather wait a Lew years. I was getting1 Many a but had no desire to land the big not that i was afraid of falling As a matter of i was thoroughly confident that i could have filled All of these orders to the perfect satisfaction of the Public and everybody else con but i was a Wise enough kid to realize that i was t ready to do such important work As Well As i Felt it could be done with a Little More experience. Next Cohan tells of the remarkable Success of his three act musical governor s As a Road but new York that s another Story and will be told in next week s Don t miss it. By William h. Crawford it Diar chies Are Quick to re we Ward their military heroes with Honor and but Uncle earn is a slow pay master. On dec. Lieutenant George Hunter my accompanied by five Pri swam a Alligator in Lested River in Thuc face of an in Trench win army of philippine in in Broad a deed his commanding Cap Tain Joseph b. De scribed officially As does not relate a braver or More striking incident of Voith less thought of self or the United states government waited nearly 25 years before bestowed a distinguished service medal upon this Gallant officer. Uncle Sam is not Al together to blame for this for he has to work through human who Are More or less Given to Petty jealousies and reprisals. Lieutenant Al master s heroic deed performed while an officer in battalion of the 24th in whose commander incurred the ill will of Gen. Elwell s. Then commander in chief of the american forces in the Philippines. Otis Felt that any honors won by the battalion was offset by Bache Lor s failure to obey orders or at least exceeding his authority. Hence no citations were or recommendations for preferment made from Headquarters for the Benefit of any members battalion. The Story is Worth telling because it records Mcmaster s gallantly and also because it shows How Fate directs the Bestowal of glory. Bachelor s then at san was ordered to report to. Gen. Henry a. Commander of the first division at Layug. Previous to this Gen. S. M. B. Young had made an official report concerning the Bagayan Valley which was the Grainery of general Aguinaldo s Insu Recto in which he a battalion of Light infantry could be sent across the mountains with a commander who would push for All he was it would be Able to Render Ereat assistance general Otis sent i copy of this report to general Law without official comment. The suggestion seemed Good to Lawton. Though he the insurmountable obstacles in Cross ing the hitherto impassable mountains of Southern which Lay Between Layug and the Bagayan Valley. When Bachelor the general discussed it with him is reported to be mustering a considerable body of troops in the Bagayan Valley. He is certainly drawing his sup plies from there. If it were pos it would be of the utmost importance to Cross these Moun Cut off his supplies and drive out the insure sectors. Here is a re port of the subject by general Young. It vill give you the full general Lawton did not order Bachelor to attempt the supposedly i l h i but he did not forbid him to attempt it. His instructions were to digest the reports and see what could be done about it. I am positive in making this l because there has been considerable l dispute concerning Lawton s instructions to Captain i was at his and him discuss it several times before his a Days later. I am also positive that Gen eral Lawton was in favor of Bache Lor s making the but hesitated about ordering him to do and that he waa very angry when general Otis ordered Bachelor s re but i am getting ahead of my Story. Who one of the military geniuses developed in the philippine was in the seventh heaven of Delight because the instructions of Lawton gave him Lee Way to conduct his own Campaign. Without hesitation he determined to take his or warriors Over that die in the attempt his first objective was by Ambong and from there he intended to March Down the Bagayan until he reached tug Agarao and Aparri driving the insure cos be fore him. Bachelor s report was sent to Manila Headquarters in the usual Way. When it was not wishing the Bat Talion to go to almost certain de wired Lawton to recall Bachelor. Before general otis1 message the March was received by Bachelor was 40 Miles on his Way and going full ahead. He rather suspected that the Manila Headquarters would Stop him and he was trying to get Over the Mountain before be ing recalled. He aided in this attempt by the fact that the Tele graph service in the Philippines was poor and stations far Lawton was too Good a Soldier to or disobey so he wired to the commander of the nearest to where Bachelor would probably to chd a to intercept him find order ills re Lek in but he so t r b a mighty As he. Sent it vouch for that Lawton could do Justice to the subject when the occasion demanded it he ordered Bachelor s return and hoped that the courier could not find him. He until Bachelor had arrived at by Ambong. When he received the Bachelor calmly am already on the other Side of the Mountain. It will be impossible to make the return due to the present depleted condition of my who Are without supplies and whose shoes and clothing Are in. Shreds from being torn by the jagged rocks which they have climbed. The Only possible Way is for me to continue in this direct is not a. Verbatim but is the exact Pur port of his Lawton swore some More when he received it. He swore at Bach Elor s evasion of orders and was. Glad that he did. He hoped that Bachelor would succeed in his expedition and shuddered at his future military career if he should fail. According to program Bachelor marched Down Bagayan driving the insure cos before him. News of his victorious advancement reached the commanding officer of the general Daniel prior to arrival at sent him the following december 1899. I Salute you cordially and Manifest my sub Mission to the United states of America. I at your disposal All of the troops under my com now guarding this Post and ask to know the personal Guaran tees. I await your reply. As the Daniel t result of Bachelor s Echo turned to the United states three said to contain 70 towns. Liber ated More than 400 prisoners. Cap tured More than 11 soldiers and More important Cut off Agui Naldo s source of supplies. This was the beginning of the end of the. Philippine chief. It. Made his capture possible at a later Date by general Frederick Funston. All of which had been accomplished with a Force of 390 coloured Many of whom had been disabled by the hardships of the journey and were unable to take part in the victorious drive. Yet. Despite these glorious general Otis that Bachelor had at least exceeded his authority and therefore failed to give proper recognition to him or his among whom was Lieut George Hunter Mcmaster. Bachelor s difficulties were not Over after had. Crossed the mountains. The Bagayan Valley is filled with innumerable several of which reached the dignity. Of Rivers. The town of Nagu Liau is situated on one of on the oppo site Bank from which Bachelor approached. Word reached the Philip Pines that Bachelor s were coming and they determined to make a stand at this Village they crossed the taking All the ferry boats with and built excellent along the Banks of the River. In addition they used a Large warehouse As a fort. In order to deceive the they flew the French Flag. Captain Bachelor sup posed thai the citizens had hoisted r h a Neutral Flag their neutrality. Riding up the Banks of the River he waved his handkerchief As an evidence of Goodwill. In reply a Volley of shots . In his troops he returned their fire. At that moment it looked As if Bachelor s expedition was to failure. The River was too wide too deep to Ford and no boats were to be had. Captain Bachelor and lieutenant Miller searched up and Down the River Bank for some kind of or some material with which to build to be used to ferry Over his troops. None to be found although there were several on the opposite Shore. Then a second Van arose. Lieutenant me h master asked permission to choose five of his men and swim the River to bring Back the barges. It seemed a More Foolhardy Enterprise than even Bachelor s climb of the Moun Tain. Think swimming a River which was literally alive with in the face of an armed and protected enemy. Recognizing that his Campaign was at gave his permission. My master then called for volunteers and his company answered to a Man. He selected five of his Best fighters to accompany him. They stripped and boldly plunged into the River in open View of the foe. They started with their but had to throw them be cause the men could not swim with them. Whether the fill pinos respected such bravery too to kill or were kept Busy defending themselves from the incessant fire of Bachelor s battalion is not but the devoted reached the opposite Shore with exception cop Oral John h. Of whom Mcmaster told me. Was a Man with a White heart As Brave As a lion1 and As i Aeye whether. L was struck by an enemy or an Alligator pulled him but i do know that like a True he made no going Down gallantly a Mur on lieutenant Mojias Ter seized a raft and sent it Back by his while he calmly sat l Down on the their with reinforcements and a Lone and naked Man in full View of the philippine without even a protecting tree be Hind which to hide. Lieutenant Liller brought arms and seven men on the Small raft and these nine charged the philippine forces and routed them. The of Bachelor s troops were ferried Over. The town was captured and the March continued which ended in the surrender of the in l tire Bagayan Valley to the Amer ican forces. Before leaving subject i must not fail to mention the other heroes who accompanied lieutenant ale master. They were privates Amos Lig. J. Benjamin h. Goode of company and pvt Ernest Stokes of company f. Their brows should also Wear the Laurel Wreath. I had always resented the failure to recognize Mcmaster s heroic used and was therefore much pleased when i was invited on oct. To see him receive it at the hands leg Gen. Robert l. Buigard at Gover nor s a few Momenta after the highest Honor which the army can bestow had been Given to Mcmaster with characteristic Loy Alty said to me in a choking Bachelor died without recognition. To him belongs All the v i Vuk n r. I i i in h w ass in i

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