The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-14
|N "RAGTIME'' 'OGAN GREW UP
FROM 4 PICKANMY TO Be A GREAT MAN

lstrels struck the town Just about
time that the youth had learned
By sayings and had kindled hopes
Ols being a missionary in the hearts
OF family.
Ian dropped scriptures for a banjo
anthurled his feet IN the lobby of
the eater until he attracted the at
tent of the Frohmh's who were
wlth1e minstrel comlany. He be-
camene OF the original pickanin-
MES nd went to Eubpe with the
show.Na "endman" got sick and Ho-
I gan TO Lis seat. He male a hit. got
steady Enjoyment as , regular min
strel M drfted over We world with
various ,mpnies.
Hogansed {, sit up nhts scribbing
odds andnds OF negro s,gs. Nobody
paid any ltention TO hintnd he spent
several dlars for penciAand naner
Comedian Hallen aud Ht came To
San Franaco where Hogl was and
Hallen tolHogan to write,m a song
lie gave hit $40 for II. 1t tentitled
Keep thengolden gates omen !"
and Hallen iade $1,000 frot in one
/. season. HOan woke up.
lie wrote Master Peter 10 Lit
tie Eyes OF BE" and the raw in
the Sky" RI, produced pA @OId
ID Tennessee ~ an went TO ColOrN with
It..
Hard times we're in Colora and
70 Hogan walked u Chicago, leavt he
' others OF the company 10 amb to
q Says Hogan yesterday: The pl4 M
a a success I'm itself but people wckt
4 pay 20 see IL. | wrote a song az
7. time which I called, Mr.. Dundon,
+ Ne LOOse!' I sang II several timex
@ fore an orchestra leader, and VIM
u got To- the Wirdy City. busted
e purse and shoe-leather. | found
q song all the go under the title or
b Johnson. Turn Ne Loose The orc
b. ira man had published il and
% out in the cold"
L. Hogan told his trouble to With
's q publisher. and under the latter /.
IN enlargement turned out, All I
b. Look Alike 20 Me" Witmark Tx
t. and said that IL May Irwin, the
10 known variety actress could be II
,s ed To- bring IL out that 1t would
c. success.
d. May Irwin came TO Witmark
boz Hogan played and sang the son
RI, her. IL was agreed between the puI
Sy or and Hogan that the actress W
M De offered $500 to put the songs !
bd rCpertory.
in Hogan sang It with all his T
us May Irwin listened.
ud "I1l give you 800 TO be the fl
To- sing that I'm public she SAID
DE Hogan had finished.
m Hogan fell off the stool and r
t0 Witmark. The deal was mad
Tor Hogan again began touring the
bat being broke in many, and even
lcb finding himself in Chicago again
ds q "pork-chop appetite and free
or income"
IL boarded with a friend o,
.1t- speculative PLAN" says Hogan.
ere sroculated as to when he would b
%. for my board and / on his sndu
Use Relations between Us grew ST.
.om Ilc stated his doubts Of my eve
ting work and the meals grew
gam iu my corner Of the table. one
nay goo a letter from Witmark sayin
I.I- I would soon have q check Tor
'sh- ties on AN COOns Look Alike
ON and not 20 be surprised at the a
~ / was too blue and hungry to fe'
'h' over this BY and bye came the
read Co.. II looked like So, and
.'N- graduated myself.
I-nJ at this period my friend was
hut to induce me by gentle hints t
lo my residence. These hints consi
20 very small pieces of bacon, limit
nad fee, while the eggs were alwa
IeF not enough 90 go round. l neN