The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-02-25
NAV Irwin.

Nav Irwin will be one of the best attractions
of the entire season. She comes to the Acad-
envy of Music, baltimore, on February 18th,
when she presents her latest coined y, The
Swell Miss FitAwell,' an original play IN three
OctS direct from recOrd-breaklng Tour
months run on Broadway. In her newest pro-
GuctOn, this merry comedicnne has scored the
greatest of all her successes. From the rise to
the fall OF the curtain her audiences are con-
Nused with continuous shouts of laughter and
hearty applause. The rlay is the brightest the
author, MIR. Du SOuchet, has yet written. He
has fitted Miss Irwin with ii part which she
PLAYS with nue. skill and effective ness genuine
comedy, power and spirit. 1t is sparkling, eft
fervesccnt, with funny original plot, amusing
situations, laughaple incidents, genuine sur
DriSeS and plentiful supply of bright da-
iogucs. In ii, Miss Irwin has uhquestiOnaby
made the hit of her career.
Her new songs, some of which are The Frog
nay Line, Keep Your Eyes on Your Friend,
Mr.. Johnson Honey on my Lips "Pickan-
inny's Lullaby" and "Syncopated Sandy"
they are the best she has ever had
There are many clever character parts in it
and hits are made by Mr.. Joseph Sparks, Igna-
clio Martinetti, Charles jackson. William Bur
ress, Marion GirOuX, Marcia Treadwell and
others The piece is beautifully staged and the
gowns are certain to provoke comment En-
cores and curtain calls should mark the pre-
scntatOn of this play and its jolly star at every
the story of THE Swell Fitzwell is based
upon the experiences of Il young woman who
marriCs the Count de CagiaC. The Counts
father is greatly displeascd and cuts of his
sons allowance. The young married couple,
being true to each other and not wishing to
admit their dependency upon the rich father,
decide to take some steps to better their cOndi-
ton financially. The wife secretly opens IL
swell mOdiste establishment under the assum-
| ed name of Miss FitZwel. The Count, desiring
TO provide finances without compromising his
pride with his wife, also secretly enters into
business, manufacturing face powder with an
| Irishman. The same freshman backs both in
business. Intricate complications arise caus-
ing Miss FitZwell, the Countess, to put in an
application for a divorce. She sends to Okla
! hOma tried friend in the person of Mrs Laredo,
Il female physician, who secures the desired di-
vurcC acting as proxy, but in Miss FitZwel's
| real name. After the friend returns with the
| necessary papers, Miss FitZwell discovers that
| her cause for complaint against her husband
| hns been untoundcd and that he has proven a
| true and noble husband. Effort is then made
! to undo the divorce and of course further COM
piicdriuns result which at the end are brought
| to happy and satisfactory conclusion.
The characters involved are an extremely
| funny IriSman. II German nObleman. Il French
| Count, an oklahoma lawyer,a French Marquis,
| Il female physician, Il French actress, Il profess
SIGNAL witness. society bellies, Il dressmaker's
! fUrcwoman and other bits of character color
| iugS of an interesting nature, besides of course
| Miss FitZwcll, in which Miss Irwin appears in
the title role.
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