The evening world., 1911-08-05
Learned at Frolic That
He Was Still Good, So
He'll Glue the Old Time
Steps in 1.-THE Little
Millionaire"
But It's Killing Work, He
Says, and il III Hadn't
Stopped When He Did
He Would Haze Been
Dead.
BY

VII tAv OAv'
7 1ERE's a lively bit OF news: George
NJ. CohaL Is going to dance again.
The recent Friars' Frolic pulled
the string. and the jumping jack In him
has been restless ever since. SO lie
spent his vacation between desk and
plano rafting on The Little Million
aire." one of those little fellows that
bump into everybody-every time he
moves he maxi a noise like ice ciink-
Ing In a SUBSTANTIALLY busy spending
money - hurries ong-transgressions
and that stur-song-good girl that
needs the moaey-gcts it-dsnce.
There you have the play ~ Its au-
thor outlined II TO me. The dancing
will come In time and be along the old
familiar lines.
Il know only four steps. you know"
said the modest dancer. twisting q
smile. tw'rling a stick and cooking an
eye at the parting In his hair. And I
thought I had sent them to the store
house for good and all. but the Friars'
Frolic brought 'cm out. You see. /
iou'd cut now good 1 was
Don't take this seriously. It was the
man smiling at the boys toy. George
u. Cohan has changed greatly In the
past Few years. He has ''quleted
Town. lie no longer combines the Inn
pudence Of youth with the
OF talent. His manner suggests that
ne has climbed down out of the glaring
frame OF the electric sign.
Il feel as though I'd like 10 do = litt,e
dancing again, that's ALL" he explained.
But 1t VIII lake me at least four weeks
20 get Into shape. The day after the
FIRST rehearsal OF the Frlars' show I wa,
SO lame ! could hardly walk. My whole
body felt as though 1t had the toothache.
1t was the first time ] had danced 4
step since a year ago las. January"
DANCING WAS KILLING HIM
WHEN HE QUIT.
He beat a reflective tattoo on the aoor
with his stick. .
III ! hadn't stopped then" he added.
looking up with nothing but seriousness
In his eyes. I'D he dead to-day. There's
no doubt about that In my mind, Dane.
Ing was killing me. When I closed with
The Yankee Prince In Detroit was
down to ll6 pounds. To-day I weigh li7.
That's the wer.
NO." he reflected. Il couldn't have
stood II much longer. Dancing tears
you down fearfully. There's my sister,
for instance. She never dance again.
It's killing work. The last two or three
years ! was at It ! felt dead and dopey
all the time. I lived on milk and eggs,
couldn't eat any solid food. Now I can
eat Ave or six meals a day-if my friends
give me the chance"
But with only the glimmer OF a smile
he turned again tc the serious side Of
dancing.
Il had worked like the dickens and /
needed a rest. That was the only thing
that saved me. Any one who dances for
a living shouldn't work, l believe, more
than SIX or seven months a year. l
made the mistake OF playing through
six summe In addition to the regular
seasons. I've often wondered how Genee
stands II. She looks perfectly we'll AMI
strong. or course. her early training
probably has n good deal to do with II.
/ had danced from the time I was a
kid. but always hard. never with any
idea of training myself carefully.
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