▁her ▁away , ▁and ▁when ▁he ▁opens ▁the ▁en velope ▁Vi ▁sho ots ▁him ▁with ▁the ▁revol ver ▁from ▁her ▁hand bag . ▁ ▁Vi ▁reads ▁the ▁letter , ▁which ▁says ▁that ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁need ▁for ▁Joe ▁to ▁come ▁because ▁his ▁mother ▁had ▁been ▁dead ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁When ▁she ▁real izes ▁what ▁she ▁has ▁done , ▁she ▁s inks ▁to ▁the ▁floor ▁and ▁beg s ▁Joe ▁for ▁forg iveness , ▁which ▁she ▁receives . ▁As ▁Joe ▁dies , ▁he ▁s ings ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁finally ▁going ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁mother ▁in ▁heaven . ▁( J oe : ▁" I ' m ▁G onna ▁See ▁My ▁Mother "). ▁ ▁Performance ▁History , ▁Re ception ▁and ▁Leg acy ▁▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁impro vis ational ▁and ▁mel od ic ▁talent ▁of ▁George ▁G ers h win , ▁a ▁former ▁song - pl ug ger ▁for ▁a ▁music ▁publishing ▁firm ▁on ▁T in ▁Pan ▁Al ley , ▁allowed ▁him ▁to ▁write ▁songs ▁for ▁three ▁Broadway ▁shows ▁and ▁then ▁write ▁complete ▁scores ▁for ▁four ▁( although ▁because ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁previous ▁shows ▁was ▁a ▁rev ue , ▁G ers h win ▁had ▁basically ▁no ▁dram atic ▁experience ). ▁Two ▁of ▁G ers h win ' s ▁most ▁successful ▁works ▁at ▁this ▁time ▁were ▁the ▁scores ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁George ▁White ' s ▁Sc and als , ▁a ▁popular ▁annual ▁rev ue . ▁Paul ▁Wh item