The evening world., 1912-09-04
EDDIE FOY GETS
STAGEFR|GHT AND
I JUST CAN'T SING
Noted Comedian Is Voiceless
When He Appears In
~ Police Court.
GEE, BUT IT'S AWFUL!
80 They Send the Case Of the
Little Foys to Another
Tribunal.
GEE, BUT IT'S AWFUL!

The stage was all set this morning
IN the Jefferson Market Police Court
for the first act Of The Foilies Of
Toy" but the curtain didn't 20 up.
More was the pity, for . good show
was promised and the theatrs-police
court, rather-was crowded.
The plot Of the sxtravagansa hinged
on the singing of the seven Foylets
in company with their pepper At a pro-
fessional performance. Eddie roy was
the hero and Thomas B. Watson Of the
Derry Society the heavy man. Did
they sing or didn't they sins' That
was the question to DO determined by
His Honor. Magistrate Bresn.
When the case came up last Saturday
Mr.. Foy said that his kids didn't sing.
that they couldn't sing. The world. he
said, gave him credit for singing. and
there you are. What could he do about
thatf II wasn't modesty on his part
when he denied the soft impeachment.
Everybody knew that he couldn't sing.
and he called upon the annals OF hersd-
ity 10 show that II followed that the
Kids couldn't trip the gamut at forty
IN NE shade.
When David Belasco was charged with
having stolen a play the eminent play
wright declared that he would give a
performance OF his play and that which
he was supposed to have stolen. Moses
A. Sachs, attorney of the defense in
the Foy case. offered to do the same
thing on Saturday. but Magistrate
Breen pleaded ind!spositlon and de-
clared that IL Mr.. Foy said that he
couldn't sing he would take his word for
It. This morning the Magistrate was
himself again. ready to take all kinds
OF chances. and the actor was TO b
given the centre OF the stage and be
permitted TO sing his head off.
THE iNIMITABLE EDDIE HAS
sTAoEFRiGHT.
And then with success right in his
mitt the actor fell down. For the
hrst time in forty-eight years expert
snce before and behind the footlights
the inimitahle Eddie Foy got stage
fright! It might have been the fault
OF his new manager. Harry ]. Fitz-
gerald. He opens with him mex: Mon
day In lover the River and Fitzgerald
wouldn't take chance OF the show
being transposcd to lover tho Road"
The manager insisted upon his star
waving examination and the star did.
That's when the curtain was rung
down.
They all appeared before Magistrate
Brecn and asked him to FIX n bond
20 insure the actor against sudden dis
appearance or sudden death and said
that they would go right along to
Special Sessions. Mr.. Fitzgerald said 10
the Cour, that Foy had to get ready
for the new performance and that
his time would be taken up with re-
hearsals this week and that he couldn't
be spared to wait on the trial.
There was twinkle In the Magis'
rates eyes as he remarked:
q was up to see the show last night.
"what did you think OF the shown"
why" returned Magistrate Breen
with all due respect to the statute,
lid not see anything in the show which
eoald tend to the Generalization OF
anybody"
'Stung. groanei the comedian whcr
mis- was translated to him.
The bond was fixed at 500 and thu
kondee was Mr.. Fitzgerald. Foy's man
lger.
Fitzgerald used to be my name
aid the comedian. Yes, II was forty
sight years ago. Foy is only my stag
pame. Well. you see we couldn't tel
knything about postponenents. and w
lidn't know how long We might be KEEP
running here. That was very swell
hing the Judge said, wasn't It?
russ II would have been all right 4
..lUhf N With the trlal