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(1920s) American Born
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TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1920s Highlights
Theater
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<source>Time Magazine</source>
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American Born
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<p>(OCTOBER 19, 1925)
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<p> American Born. The return of George M. Cohan is, for the
masses, the banner event of an eventful autumn. You will recall
how he retired two seasons ago when the actors won their second
strike. He said he would never produce or act again. In the off
year he wrote American Born and is now producing it and acting
in it.
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<p> You will also remember that just before his retirement Mr.
Cohan appeared in another comedy of his own, The Song and Dance
Man. In this tale of the Theatre, a tale near his own heart, he
became recognized as an exceptionally fine actor. Possibly it
was because he was playing George M. Cohan.
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<p> He continues to play George M. Cohan in the new piece. Off to
England he takes himself as the heir of an extensive English
estate. Thirty years before that his mother had been hurried
across the threshold and out into the cold world because she
married the gardener.
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<p> Mr. Cohan's observations upon the peculiarities of English
society will probably not be preserved as conspicuous examples
of current scholarship. He is content to be amusing at the risk
of being obvious. He manages to be both. Since he is himself in
the star role the play will probably run for months.</p>
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