The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-12
Lyceum-Dicl1 Ferris in "What Hap.
pencd to JOnes.''

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| Dick Ferris, manager of the I4yceum
theater and Ferris Stock company,
| announces a production of Broad
hurst's roaring farce, What Hap
pened to JONES' for one week com
mencing tomorrow evening at S:15,
| with the usual matinees on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. The piece
has not been seen in this city for a
number of years and this will be its
first presentation at such prices as
prevail at the pretty Lyceum.
In the story, What Happened to
Jones', there figures a professor of
anatomy, his family, his ward Cissy, a
bishop and Jones' the person to
whom it all happens. The bishop and
the professor are brothers who have
not seen each other for a long time.
The bishop has for some time been
corresponding with Alvina, and with
out having seen her has proposed and
has been accepted. The fact that he
has not seen his brother for such a
long time is used as a subterfuge, be-
hind which he conceals the actual OBJ
ject of his visit. Wishing to make
himself as presentable as possible he
has ordered new suit of clothes of
the latest clerical style to be sent to
his brothers house.
The professor refrains from grum-
bling when he has to give up his room
for the comfort Of his brother, and
while in an unpleasant mood, Helma
a, servant, brings to him card which
she found on the floor. Richard, a
good young man, enters in search
Of the card, which turns. out to be an
admission ticket to scientific glove
contest. Richard, however, is toe
clever for the old gentleman, and the
outcome Of the interview is that the
professor decides to accompany him to
the fight. That night, while the fistic
argument is being settled, the audi
s. ence raises such a rumpus that the
police raid the place and the audience
makes a rush for the doors. One
jealous policeman follows the profes-
sor and Richard, who are accompanied
by chance acquaintance named
Jones'" Jones, who is travelling
salesman for a hymnbook house, an6
who carries a side line of playing
cards, is unfortunate enough to crap.
pie with the policeman and have {
goodly portion of his coat torn away
The professor and Richard enter Their
home thru a window, and when the.
find that Jones Is with them, the pro
fessor decides to let him hide in ths
house. and Jones finds his way int
the room that has been set aside fo
the clerical dignitary, and seeing tn,
bishops new clothes, proceeds to in
vest himself with them. The police
man, angry at being baffled, an
nounces that he will arrest the frs
man he sees with a torn coat.
Seeing Jones in the bishops clothes
the family rejoices and each huge ans
kisses him, much to the annoyance o
the professor, who as matter o
policy must not tell the true state o
the case. The rest of the play i
evolved from the fact that Jone
knows nothing Of the many thing
with which real bishop should b
thoroly conversant and which Ciss,
and the professors daughters wisl
Ito discuss. Further to deepen th
complications the bishop himself ar
rives upon the scene and keeps Jone
on the alert at all times to preven
the cat from getting out of the bag
Unfortunately for himself and for
tunately for Jones he puts on the tori
coat and is promptly arrested as tn
offender. Of course, the wrinkles ar
ultimately smoothed away and every
3 body is happy.
Dick Ferris will interpret the rol
of Jones' Ben Johnson will be see1
as Ebenezer Goodly, William Il
e. Murdoch as Anthony Goodly, d. d
< bishop of Ballarat, and A. Byrol
1 Beasely as Richard Heatherly. Mis-