The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-25
FINED FOR BEING TWO FACED
THE HIT or AMATEUR NIGHT
UNAPPRECIATED OFF STAGE.
Tae Countenance on the Back of HIs bald
Head 10 IIfeIike mat Some Hrcthren
Took the Pledge and Others Fal-
lowed Iaim Clear 60 the Police Court.

The oldest inhabitant OF The Bronx
recalls tho time when Eloy Foley. q car
painter living ut Is7th street and Southern
Boulevard. had n hair on his head and how
h" nurSed il and nuTsed IL and nuru~d II -
IN fact he nurse,i il to the eKtedt OF large
paragraph Of nursed its. ~ that a space
writer on we'll known Newspaper got
81 IN for the space-until finally IL die
appeared and now Mr. Foley Ia as bald
as a Coot
However, 20 become az bald a. coot
IL not the worst thing that can befall
BronNite. Accordingly Eloy went
around - the Clernont Theatre on Friday
night and entered himself as an amateur
II heng amateur night. He rereived a
royal welcome in the theatres dressing
rooms and he declares the stage manager
asked him for 81 81. For this sum Eloy
had hair put on his head aud on the smooth
hack - his head the makeup man grease
I painted a face
First came the eyes. lfelike even 40 the
extent 81 the unnecessary red lines The
nose was fat and in the wrinkle ~ his
neck were the rosebud bowhke lips Of a
chorus girl Presently the stage manager
announced that -Janitor Joe. the only
Januformity. Janus faced and Janus
headed and CARRIED in Janus cloth would
/ be the next performer Eloy stepped
q the footllghts and the audience hooted
/ Get the hook
After FIVE minutes 81 Get the hook
Floy gave ~ trying ~ sing his song and
went up stage for the centre exit The
spectators caught sight Of his back face
and Cheered mAdly Coins began TO fall
Z 4 - l.. 81.
copper shower, attempted n walk up the
street on the back drop. This brought
forth more pennies and even nickels
| For fear that quarters would be thrown
the management rang down the curtain
Foley picked up the money ON the stage
He was ~ pleased with his success that
he grabbed his derby and rushed out the
With one foot rai-ed siH inches above
the floor he enjoyed himself thoroughly
in a building near by. Al closing time.
however. a regular customer tnAdyer-
tently knocked OF Folsys hat. The
regular customer on seeing Poley's star
ing eyes and rosebud lips fell TO the floor.
Other regular customers went TO his aid
and they ton saw Foley staring at them.
though he was unconcern@dly slipping
his silver fizz. They all nopped through
the swinging doors and Foley soon fol-
lowed. hat in hand. As tina regular Gus
TONERS saw him come out OF tho door
they ALSO saw him facing II Each shook
hands with another and swore never to
touch another drop.
Down Park avenue progressed Foley
with "a fac" turned north. All Park
aVenu"r- were az HE supposed heels.
Presently the front part uf Foley passed
Policeman T-mpler and then the northern
part stared at him. This was too much
for Tcmplsr Raising has night stick he
shouted stop looking at that man =
face The crowd rushed around to the
front ~ Foley and the policeman fol-
lowed
There Fol"v's smiling face greeted the
crowd. Templer wav.red between blown z
his whistle and hanging his nightstick.
Finally ha decided 20 arrest Foley on tho
charge OF being two faced and causing
a crowd 20 collect. So he oollored the
Jnnustio one and took him to the station
house.
Evidently the policeman arraiRned his
prisoner before the lieutenant back fore
most. for IL reads on the hlotter thar he IL
Fly Jolly. IS years old. ~ t0e7 Washing
ton aveuua. few minutes later Foley
sali In nj CHIT court ha was Eloy Foley.
50 years old. Of i37th stre-t and Southern
Boulevard
n" was tnksn before Ma zistrat% OCon-
nor with his chest toward the bench.
Whats thn charRe1" aslSed the Judge.
stand around and face tho Judge
said a court attendant. and the prisoner
turned
The Court gave a Hhort and sharr ex-
rlosion and fined Foley 81 81 for each
face