Broadway Jones by George M. Cohan

Broadway Jones by George M. Cohan. First produced in England, Bradford on 22nd September 1913 and continued to the Prince of Wales Theatre on 3rd February 1914. George starred in this comedy about a city boy who inherits a small town chewing gum factory. He saves the factory and wins the heart of a local girl. Co-stars Jerry and Nellie Cohan. it ran for 176 performances. The caption under the cartoon drawing of a man who has been flattened by a steam roller reads One Laugh Three Hours Long. Never Mind the Crush'. The smiling crushed figure says By Gum'. The artist is John Hassall. A tiny black and white version of the image was used in the illustrated souvenir. For the Prince of Wales

Bradford Chewing Cohan Comical Crush Crushed Flattened Hassell Nellie Oct16 Roller

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