The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-17
IDA CONQUESTS7ARS IN FARCE
"TBE MONEY MAKERS" Exploits
HJMORS or English RiCING.
An Able cast Falls to Scare ~ Much
Laughter with the Current Coins of
British Puns-CNrll scott, Edmund
Lyons AMI Eugene O'ROurke.


British Puns-C>rll scott. Edmund
Lyons and Eugene O'R0urke.
Miss Ida Conquest radiant and animated
and surrounded by large and generally
able company, endeavored last night at the
Liberty to scare up merriment for the
American public out of the humors Of
English rncing All hands worked hard.
But, except for the responses Of obvious
partisans. failed for the most part TO rouse
the bold gufraw from its lair, or even to
entlce the furtive smile. The Money
Makers" which the programme nominates
as "a three act comedy 10y George Rothiu,
was an improbable aneodote in the first
act, wild farce in the second and not
much of anything at all in the third.
A couple of mpossibly ingenious young
girls who want TO get married TO couple
of impeounious Young men hit on the plan
Of advertising five shilling tip IN the
Pink Tn. For their head luarters they in
wade the chambers OF one Of the youths
an officer in the Guards The ingenuosily
Of their advertisement ELECTS thousands OF
responses but while they are rioting IN
their vast and easy earnings, cute Ignorant
OF the illegality of their deeds. 1T trans
pires that Bustcf. the horse they have
named. has been scratched.
Down swoop the disappointed gamblers
and by farcioal mistake make the officer
rich Scotch uncle the victim OF their
wrath There is much violence much
feminine hyste RIGS and masculine Language,
which end by Juggling not only the rlch
uncle. but the Young Cuardsman.
In the brief last act all II explained, ana
it turns out that it was Buster, not Bus'er,
who was scratched. The wages of the
ingenious upsters are saved. The police
are appeased, and the Scotch uncle fails
victim TO Miss Conquest's charms.
The idea is not bad IN the way of tarcical
anecdote, and II is worked out with the
conventional devices of tho stage. If with
somewhat more than the conventional
romping and roaring But the humor
was very English, and the slang, on which
most Of the quips depended. ncon VERBALLY
English. The tanner. the hob and the quid,
and especially the monkey and the pony,
were the coins of wit They do not pass
current with American audiences.
As the young guardsnan Cyril scott
was, az usual. charming in spite OF ms
agitated and staccato methods Edmond
Lyons lent his ripe familiar JUNCTION to the
part of the uncle from Aberdeen, who fell
victim to the charms of the ladies and
bang went nary a saXpe nee. Eugene
ORourke did small part Of sturdy
butcher disappointed in his tip With rare
force and humor
Daisy Atherton MS the second innocent
tipeter LILLIAN Ihurgate as a bouncing
maid, Emily Rigl as French actress from
! the Folly Theatre. Mabel Dixey as modl-te
and Edna Mcclure az florist all did what
could be done with rather -cant material.
In England racing IL the sport not only Of
kings, but Of queens and OF jacks OF all
trades In London the amiCuble pink and
blue fun Of The Money Makers may well
+ have proved generally popular In Amer
lea. where racing has few votaries between
/ the very rich and the Tenderloin, it, sue
I cess is hardly even problematlcnl