George Ade was an American writer, syndicated newspaper columnist, librettist, and playwright who gained national notoriety at the turn of the 20th century with his "Stories of the Streets and of the Town", a column that used street language and slang to describe daily life in Chicago, and a column of his fables in slang, which were humorous stories that featured vernacular speech and the liberal use of capitalization in his characters' dialog.
Ade in 1904
Ade (left), with John T. McCutcheon, circa 1894–1895
George Ade, 1903
Ade's house near Brook, Indiana
The County Chairman (play)
The County Chairman is a 1903 comedy play by George Ade, which was one of his greatest successes. Produced by Henry W. Savage, it played for 222 performances on Broadway at Wallack's Theatre. It was also adapted to film in 1914 and 1935.
Maclyn Arbuckle as Hon. Jim Hackler in the play (circa 1904)