1904
In October 1904 George M. Cohan brought his new musical,
Little Johnny Jones,
to the Walnut on its way to Broadway. 26-year-old Cohan was both the star and creator
of this production, his first full-length musical. The breakthrough leading role
was inspired by real-life Hall of Fame jockey Tod Sloan, and the show introduced
two timeless musical numbers—"Give My Regards to Broadway" and "I'm a Yankee Doodle Dandy."
(Photograph courtesy of the Theatre Collection, Free Library of Philadelphia.)
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