Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-10
SEVEN TINY Toys
HELP IN Funniest
Newark Theatre Audience Is
COnvulsed to See Them I'M
itate Their Papa.
PROCTOR'S AND ORPHEUM
HOLD AUDIENCES TENSELY
Fun in Profusion at Miners
and G~ayety-oIympic Park
Film a Marvel.

Eddie Eov and his company OF pranc-
Ing ponies got away at the post iase
night and ran as nifty a ace as w.
set of theatrical thoroughoreos INA
ever breezed under the wire.
The event, carded as a farce CUM
adv in three heats, was stageu on
George Robbins's Newark ihea1,s
rack The grand stands were ~
with an excited crowd of applauuine
spectators. lively
finish. and Eddie Foy, the same hoae
Foy as of yore, led the entre us
tance and shot under the wire apoVs
a half length ahead of Pearl MAJ.
thews and James Davis, the caoaree
nair NJ dancers. who finished neck
and neck. ,paa
The duration of the race was cnaiheo
mn on the scoreboard at the una =.
tain as a most enjoyable n lausn.
able time. Seldom a Eoole ros
heen SO well favored by the MUSIC
and Farce Manufacturing
A snlendid assortment of lines anu
4.ngles was turned out for this lnlm-
J+able comedian and his
rnder the label, particularly sig
ridcant in New York, lover the
River" w
with the magnificent chorus, show
ing the master training or poth .he
stage producer and the musiea.
S,ractor and an orchestra augmented
to thirty pieces, every musical num-
her nroved a winner. At the opening
--zul,an &c he rhfp umD6
proved irresistibly catching.
Ring-ting-a-ling a Jolly Jingle.
Daintv Leona Stephens sang Ring
,np-a-ling" and it was the jingnest
+~,ne-a-ling. to which the frolicKlns
chorus added zest and plenty OF ac-
ton. AZ.
IT was Foy night last night. MI
and Mrs. Foy and all the little Toys
mo not all-there are still others
but seven of them came out on the
stage last night and tickled the au-
dience immensely with their songs
dances and limitations of papa.
The Youngest one that appeared
IVA sn't bigger than a teacupful OF SUI
par After being carried on by his
father in a small gripsack, ne
Jumped out and began to carry on
like his father.
eff I keep on I'll start a third party
of my own" said the comedian as
the seven stood arranged on the stage
In a graduated scale of sizes.
The audience applauded the little
Rows until Mr.. Foy led his wife on
the stage to share in the big recep-
ton.
Play Needs No Abb.
"Over the River needs no alibi. 1t
was written for Mr.. Foy with an y
single to his particularly droll style
of comedy, and no piece in which he
has starred in many seasons suits
him as well.
There is really a discernible plot to
"Over the River which, If not es-
sential to the enjoyment of the play,
adds interest to 1t.
Eddie Foy. as the millionaire Mad
json Parke, is caught in a raid at the
Cafe Cabaret, and is sent "over the
river the guest of Warden Vokes for
thirty days on Blackwell's Island.
The circumstances governing his
Imprisonment afford ample opportu-
nifty for the one and only Eddie Foy
to exploit his best comedy traits.
The audience laughed itself weary
and applauded last night until the
place reechoed the sound of clapping.
The entire company supporting Mr..
Foy sang and danced merrily and
everybody assisted the orchestra on
the exit march by whistling the jim
Cling melodies of cover the River"