The Washington herald., 1907-03-31
National Theater-George VI. Cohan
in George Washington, Jr."

George Washington. Jr.. - which comes
10 the National Theater this week. is an
American musical play in three acts and
four scenes. The first act is laid in Mount
Vernon. Va, Washington's home The
second act, the corridor OF the New VIII
lard Hotel. Washington. D. C. The two
scenes OF the third act are the apart
ments OF William Hopkins. United
States Senator, and q public square in
Pawtucket, r. l., showing the unveiling
Of a monument George NJ Cohan ap-
pears in the role of "a young American
whose father is desirous Of marrying him
10 the daughter Of an English lord. in or
der TO establish a social standing in
London, where he has decided to live the
balance Of his days, The young man re-
fuses 10 listen 10 the matchmaking
scheme. and is disinherited and even told
he is a disgrace to his name. He then
takes the name of Washington, claiming
that the Father OF his Country is the
only father he ever can know. He be-
comes known as George Washington,
jr.. and meets the niece of Senator Hop
kins, a Southern giri and asks for her
hand in marriage. Hopkins tells the boy
that he can never IL his consent until
he has proven himself worthy OF his
name The young man agrees not 10
breach the subject again until some one
has erected a monument to George Wash
ington, jr. James Belgrave. his father
is d man of INSCRIPTIONS ideas, and has
amassed a fortune by promoting get
rich-quick schemes and soon ne. too, is
a member of the Senate and has gained
the enmity of Hopkins, who has openly
denounced him before that body as a dis
grace TO American politics. Lord Roth
burt the father of the gir' Belgrave has
chosen for his sons y Gie, is 10 become in
terested with him IN :. -million-dollaT
swinde and it is upo these terms that
he offers his dau .ters hand in marriage
Young Belgrave Though a mixture of
telegTams. learns that Lord Rothburt has
not yet arrived in Washington. and that
the man supposed 10 be the English noble
man IS nothing more than a central Of
fice detective IN the employ of Hopkins
10 secure evidence OF Belgrave's guilt
that he might publicly denounce him as
traitor. The boy, however. nips the
scheme in the bud, and saves his father
from actual disgrace. The old man re-
forms and asks his son to return TO
him and take back his name. The boy,
AioFfNFNis AElASte. tcAlHE MIN OF MS ann
TO do something for himself and prove
worthy of the name of Washington. and
conddes TO the old man the story Of his
love for Hopkins niece and that he must
have monument before he gets a wife
he gets the mOnument-his father eTects
IL; he gets the girl, and, like all such
things, everything is joyful In the end.
There are about nine musical numbers
throughout the play. consistently intro
duced without interrupting the action.
Each song helps tell the story. among
the musical numbers are THE Grand Old
Flag. Bred IN Virginia. He Was a
Wonderful Man., II Washington Should
Come to Life IN Be There with Bells
On, 'The Wedding Of the Blue and the
Gray, I've Never Been over There, 70
and several others. ali of which were
written and composed by George NJ. Co
han. The cast includes Jerry J. Cohan,
Helen F. Cohan, Willis p. Sweatnam,
Ninie DAILY, Leola Anderson, G. Harrison
Hunter John A Boone. Lola Hoffman,
Frank McNish. jr. Agnes Gildea, Joseph
Leslie, Rosella Rhodes, Mary Glidden,
and the usual Cohan chorus. In addition
to the regular matinee Of Saturday, Mr.
! Cohan will give special afternoon per-
foTmance Thursday foT the benefit of his
professional friends who are in Wash
ington this week