The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1898-03-04
May Irwin.

May Irwin will be one of tine best attractions
Of the entire season. She comes to the ACad-
envy of Music, Baltimore, on February 2Sth,
when she presents her latest comedy, The
Swell Miss FitIwel," an original play in three
octs direct from a recOrd-breaking four
months run on broadway. In her newest pro-
ductiOn, this merry coincidence has scored the
greatest of all her successes. From the rise to
the fall of the curtain her audiences are con
VulSed with continuous shouts of laughter and
hearty applause. The lay is the brightest the
author, Mr.. Du SOuchct, has yet written. He
has fitted Miss Irwin with part which she
plays with much skill and effective ness, genuine
comedy, power and spirit. Ii is sparkling. eff
fervescent, with funny original plot, amusing
situations, iaughaoie incidents, genuine sur
prises and Il plentiful supply of bright dia-
logucs. In it, Miss Irwin has uuquestionably
made the hit of her career.
Her new songs, some of which are The Frog
Song, "A Little Pinch OF Salt, n'On the DUN
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 Trcadwell ard
Others. The piece is beautifully staged and the
gowns are certain to provoke comment. En-
cores and curtain calls should mark the pre-
sentation OF this play and its jolly star at every
performance.
The story of THE Swell Fitzwcn is based
upon the experiences of Il young woman who
marries the Count de Cugac. The Counts
father is greatly displeaScd and cuts Off his
sons allowance. The young married couple.
being true TO each other, ana 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 a
swell mOdiste establishment under the assum-
ed name of Miss FitZwell. The Count, desiring
to provide finances without compromising his
pride with mis- wife, also secretly enters into
business, manufacturing face powder with an
Irishman. The same lrishman backs both in
business. Intricate complications arise caus-
ing Miss FitZwcll, the Countess, to put in an
application for divorce. She sends to Okla
homa Il tried friend in the person of Mrs Laredo,
female physician, who secures the desired di-
vorce acting us proxy, but in Miss Fitzwcl'S
real name. After the friend returns with the
necessary papers. Miss Fitzwell discovers that
her cause for complaint against her husband
has been unfcunded and that he has proven
true and noble husband. Effort is then made
to undo the divorce and of course further com
plications result which at the end are brought
to happy and satisfactory conclusion.
The characters involved are an extremely
funny 1risman. II German nobleman. French
Count, an oklahoma lawyer.a French Marquis
female physician, French actress, a profess
sonal witness, society bellies, dressmaker's
fOrewoman and other bits OF character color
ings of an interesting nature, besides of course
Miss FitZwell, in which Miss Irwin appears i'll
the title role.