Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1901-01-02
"What Happened to Jones. !"

Iue w dGoFCOWH puDllC, al Jn6 Con-
cordia Opera house. Monday, January
z, will witness George II. Broadhurst's
hilarious farce What Happened to
Jones'" This is not Mr. Broadhurst's
first attempt, for in 1.-The Wrong Mr..
Wright" and ''The Speculator'' he
had two successes, and since the ad-
vent of Jones'" "Why Smith Left
Home" and the House that Jack
Built" two more successes, have de-
veloped from his busy brain. The
action of the farce is concentrated,
the whole story covering a period of
only one evening. In the story of
''What Happened to Jones'" pro.
fessor OF anatomy, his family, his
ward Cissy, bishop and Jones, to
whom it all happens, figure.
The bishop and the professor
are brothers who have not seen each
other for a long time. The
bishop has, without having seen her.
been corresponding with Alvina for
some time, and ultimately has pro-
posed and been accepted. The fact
that he has not seen his brother in
such long time is used as a subter-
fuge behind which he conceals the
actual object of his visit. Wishing
to make himself as presentable as
possible, he has ordered a new suit
of clothes of the latest clerical style to
be sent to his brothers house. The
existing affection between the
brothers is not SO great that the pro-
fessor refrains from grumbling when
he is compelled to give up his room
for the comfort of his brother, and
while in a garrulous mood, Helma.
a servant, brings to him a card which
she has found on the floor. Richard,
a good young man, enters in search
of the card. which turns out to be An
admission ticket to an alleged scien-
tlhc glove contest. Richard, how
ever, is too clever for The old gentle
man and the outcome of their inter-
view is that the professor decides to
accompany him to the fight. That
night while the istic argument is be-
ing settled. the multitude raises such
a rumpus that the police raid the
place and the audience scampers.
One zealot Of the force follows the
professor and Richard. who are
accompanied by chance &C
quaintance named Jones. Jones, who
is travelling salesman for a bible
house, and carries side line of play
ing cards, has been unfortunate, for
the officer in gra ppling with him has
torn "a piece from ',ia coat. The pro-
fessor and Richard enter their home
through a window. when they find
Jones is with them. The professor
decides to let him hide in the house,
and Jones finds the bishops new
clothes. which he dons. The police
man, angry at being baff1ed, announces
that the first person he sees with a
tell-tale coat will be arrested. See
ing Jones in the bishops clothes, the
professors family rejoice and each
hugs and kisses him. much to the
annoyance of the professor, who as
matter OF policy must not tell the
true circumstances. The rest of the
play is evolved from the fact that
Jones knows nothing of many
subjects with which the real bishop
is thoroughly conversant and which
Cissy and the professors daughters
wish to discuss. 70 further deepen
the complications the bishop himself
arrives on the scene and keeps Jones
on the alert at all times to prevent
the cat from getting out of the bag.
Unfortunately for himself, and fort
unately for Jones. he puts on the torn
coat, and is promptly placed under
arrest as an offender Of course the
wrinkles are all snoothed away, and
everybody is satisfied at the finish
Seats on sale at c.. A. Gamm's drug
store.