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Joan Jordan, Photoplay, New York, June 1921.

Jackie Coogan Cover, From a Pastel Portrait

(...) Photoplay, Nov. 1924

„Charlie‘s a wonderful pal“

Editorial content. „TIPPERARY and the KID

      When asked what he thought of the

      future of the movies, Jackie Coogan replied:

      ,Yep! What kind of dawg is he?´

      By Joan Jordan

      My mistake was in taking Tipperary at all.“ (...)

      „Tipperary is a large, red Irish setter.“ (...)

      „He was a very small boy, standing in the middle of a pink

rug. He wore overalls of the most socialistic order,

and they were at least two inches too short (overalls always are)

so that his elk-skin shoes protruded with an appearance

quite Chaplinesque. He had a very dirty face, the outer layer

composed of all-day-sucker and mud.

      ,Hello,‘ he said briefly.

      ,Hello, said I, ,are you Jackie Coogan?‘

      ,Yep.‘ He admitted it without malice and without favor.“ (...)

      „In the doorway stood Tipperary:“ (...)

      „In a moment he had both arms around the dog‘s neck

and the two went down together on the rug, blissfully

mixed up in a heap of blue overalls, ecstatically waving tail,

and friendly sounds.

      ,Jackie,‘ I began, assuming my most business-like tone,

,how do you like being in pictures, anyway? Is it fun?‘

      ,Yep! What kind of dog is he?´

      ,He‘s an Irish setter,‘ I said briefly. ,Would you rather work

all day with Mr. Chaplin than go to kindergarten?‘

      ,Yep. What does he eat?‘

      ,Who?‘ I asked in some confusion.

      But the boy only looked at me with the patient

pity children are so often forced to spend upon their elders.

,Tipperary, o‘course.‘

      ,Oh – he eats most anything. Was The Kid your

first picture?‘

      ,Yeth. Have you got a little dog house for him to sleep

in er does he sleep on your bed? If he was my dog, he‘d sleep

on my bed, you bet.‘

      ,He sleeps in the garage. Jackie, dear, do listen to me

for a minute, will you please? I‘d like to know what you

really think about pictures, and if it‘s hard work for such a little

chap as you. How old are you, honey?‘

      ,Six – ‘most. How old is Tippy?‘

      ,Almost a year,‘ I said, feeling a wild desire to throw my

cherished four-footed friend out of the window.“ (...)

      „,Somebody‘s got to be in the movies. I don‘t see why

everybody needs to make such a fuss about ‘em.

I liked the Chaplin studio fine, because they was a lot of dogs

there, but none of ‘em was as good as Ti–‘

      ,Yes, yes,‘ I broke in, ,But do you like all pictures?‘

      ,Well, I haven‘t seen them all,‘ said Jackie truthfully.

,I like Charlie‘s and mine. Charlie‘s a wonderful pal.

And he‘s got some swell dogs.‘“ (...)

      Three photos.

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