Two True Cootes
Albert "Bert" Coote (1867-1938) was the son of Robert Coote (1834-1888) a popular British music composer. Bert first went onstage himself at age five, appearing throughout his childhood in melodramas and other entertainments such as Babes in the Wood, East Lynne, Robin Hood, and Gulliver's Travels. In 1895 he scored a hit as the title […]