New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-02-25
EDDIE FOY AND SONS
TN VAUDEVILLE
The Ancient's Seven Jewels at the
Palace and Other Stage
Children.
y, tRTIITE RUIZ

Al The Palace music hall this week are
NJ. Eddie Foy and the seven solemn
small Fovs--the lttlest one. who Is not
much bigger than a mosquito. the col
cmuost Of all. Mr.. FoYs appearances
with his numerous family were ai"as
quaint and unusual even before he IL
duccd them TO Join him behind the io2t-
lights.
They used 10 come into town from New
Rochelle TO sec their father act dt sat
urdav matineos- all i'm Yachting caps WIN
sniu,. black leather tops. and suits or eN-
ac,lv the same pattern and size. This
method Of Quitting his offspring saved
Foy senior time and thought better oH-
rcnded in his art but a. the boys were
Of various sizes, some had caps CONNIE
down over their ears. some sleeves that
hid their vearers' hands completely, VINE
others stopped well UP on their Wrists.
Mr.. Foy cndeavorod as near as possible
10 strike happy mean.
Seats would be given them in the bal
conv or a box. where they sat unmovei
until their sire appeared, when they wouii
level their fingers az him. whisper hoa'Se-
~ and with great delight 'Dere
FADER, Dere lie is" and depart PRES
entity for New Rochelle. black Yachting
CABS and all, highly satisfied with their
day
The children have grown since them
and the biggest is now almost a young
man There are two girls I'm the mid-
die of this human stairway, and a
They all wear red Jackets with big white
buttons. and. standing in row. sing
and dance solemnly with their father
and one oven does an imitation Of him.
greatly 10 the amusement Of the crowd.
Mr. Fov's taste in teaching little jerry 10
nick his parents pocket as part OF their
sneech will be questioned by some nut
nossibIv little Jerry. being an actor :
con has that artistic detachment so
rs~e among English speaking people
,.hicb nermits him 10 regard this per
forrance as but Bit OF stage business
net Immediately 10 be incorporated lh'o
his own scheme OF HE.
The Foy children are natural an" sIlh-
ME at any rate. and little like the con-
ventional stage child Of the serious play
si,post always mawkishly sentimental OF
di.agreeblv p7ecocious. The last is Pc
culiarlv true OF the child's part in the
row and not unamusing play. THE Rule
NJ Three" for the reason that the niue
GIRLS precocity is made to take tho form
~ ecboing some Of the manners ana
methods OF her own precious. man-eating
notber II seemed as II the author must
almost intend her as q horrible example
through which indirectly TO indulge IN
cynical comment on the mother ana 1T
speakine of the play we said as mucn ana
described her as abomnable.
4 correspondent who appears 10 lack
something OF that artistic detachment
boped for the Youngest Foy writes over
Tho signature AN Old Friend" TO protest
tho, the little lady who plays the part IN
"rbe Rule Of Three is not abominaoie'
but ~ dear. sweet child, well hammered
and a child OF whom her mother may be
very proud
II would seem scarcely necessary 10 eN-
plain that critical acjectives Of this sort
arc aimed at the character as author and
stage manager have created il, and not at
the personality OF the hapless youngster
who happens 10 play the part