Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

Eddie Foy.
Nah, I'm tired of picking her up.
Why, I was told you knew all the answers.
I'd hate to meet a Mary...
Think fast. It's due in 10 minutes."
Gee, it's a wonderful feeling having your name written to music.
A second round of champagne on me, if you had any.
...may be too long for a billboard.
Gentlemen of the press, I presume?
...who, in the long run, wouldn't rather be a great guy than a great actor.
- It was a good old song in its day. - Yes, sir, it was...
I'd like to be shown
Not the hand! He plays the violin.
Occupation: actor, author, composer, and producer.
What's my partner's name? Ha-ha-ha!
- The famous jockey. - Yeah. Come on, partner.
1891 found our fortunes flat as a pancake.
She's supposed to sing "The Wedding of the Lily and the Rose."
Tell your sweetheart not to pine
Excuse me for breaking in on you like this, Miss Templeton...
While strolling through the park one day
Say, listen, young fella, my name's Eddie Foy.
That's Yankee Doodle on the end A wonderful position
Nobody was more expectant than he was...
George M. Cohan. C-O-H-A-N.
We've been dating.
Come here. Look at that. Funny, isn't it'?
G-A-N spells Harrigan
Your own son almost murdered in cold blood.
Colored gentlemen say "That lady certainly is a beaut"
You'll look awful pretty peeling potatoes.
And put it all on Yankee Doodle Johnny Jones is up
I was a pretty cocky kid those days.
Madame Bartholdi, champagne for everybody!
Now, if you'll take a tip from me, Fay, you'll do just what I'm doing.
We just thought we'd rest a few more weeks.
Your father could do a buck-and-wing when he was 60 years old.
We toured the kerosene circuit in a tank show...
Quick, Georgie!
We're through with you
He got me a seat up in the gallery.
There you are, Sam.
I inherited that, got that from my father.
He gave them seven kids.
- Oh, here you are! I've been looking for you. - What?
Sam says it's a great part, no other actor in the world but you could do it.
- How do you do, Mr. Albee? - Good evening.
- Who sang it? - Oh, was it a theme song or something?
Anything about a Yankee That's awful neat
Under December or May skies
This is better than being on next to closing.
My mother's name was Mary
Can we have a picture of you tearing up your contract?
It's a good idea. You get tired resting too long.
Cozy and warm
He's got no ear for music. I'm the senior partner.
There's one thing in our favor. Erlanger's on our side.
"So long, Mary"
- Well, really, I... - I never saw Dietz drunk before.
Mrs. Cohan. Mr. Cohan. Good night.
Sit down and rest.
They're good writers. Nothing I could do to improve their stuff.
Let's see what the inscription says.
It seems it always happens.
What's the matter? Can't he raise a family and be a stage manager too?
But here's a little present for you and mother.
I’m a Yankee Doodle dandy
...and I thank you.
From now on, it's just you alone, son.
Good luck, honey.
Albee, Coster, Beale, and Proctor...
Don't forget
Oh, buried.
You've got a list like who's who here. There's everybody but Hirohito.
Good-bye, Georgie.
You read it, Sam. These aren't my reading glasses. What's it say?
Everybody's done that. You don't want to be just an imitator, do you?
- Did you get up on that number? - Yes. It's a lovely song, George.
- Reckon you'll like it - If you should strike it
Hello, Mr. Cohan.
...the dawn of a new nation.
Mm-hm.
I know a dollar-a-year man who'll take care of you.
- No, no, no. - Shut up.
It's great to shake hands with a mob
I was valet for Mr. Teddy Roosevelt.
I've never seen the guy. Got his name all over the place. Look at that.
I could wave a flag, they said. Nothing else.
Vesta Victoria, Eddie Foy, Warren Volk, Charlie Case...
His truth goes marching on
The only contract we've ever had.
Yankee Doodle Do or die
Yes, sir! And the other 21 and a half hours, I pattern myself after dad.
Maybe I have overdone it a little.
Mary
Give me time to work on that one.
So long, Mary
Mm-hm. Always worried about me, aren't you? Ever think about yourself?
Glory, glory, hallelujah
Now, don't you upstage your mother, or I'll whale the tar out of you.
But what are you all so surprised about?
I'm not interested in Mr. Cohan or his plays.
It didn't mean anything anymore with Dad, Mom and Josie gone.
Oh, George, I didn't know you could yodel.
For it was Mary
Yeah.
Come on, we've gotta get off to the Lyceum. We've got to see Fay Templeton.
Mm-hm.
You know, most actors give their whole lives to their profession, not once scoring a hit.
Come along with me
Oh, he's been through the mill. Small-time and big-time vaudeville, rep shows.
Hmm. Been sick or in Europe?
- Jive talk. - Oh.
For some reason, they teamed me with a donkey.
Heh. In Buffalo, they say I have a nice little voice.
- Hello, dear. - Hello, Mom. Hi, darling.
"Over There" was just as powerful a weapon as any cannon...
Or a glint of the truth That the boys cannot print
Hurry up, hurry up, hurry up You simply have to win
There you are. What did I tell you?
Nelson monument. It's a good thing I wasn't born an Englishman.
In the opinion of people we respect, it is a bad play.
When Dietz heard the music, he said to heck with his wife's money, he's gonna use his own.
I'm the senior partner. I'll do the throwing out.
I won't go to the boat with you.
Foy, Foy, Eddie Foy.
...but there was one challenge I hadn't met.
Oh.
There's your introduction. Go on.