  Fancy a man's being father of six or seven or eight children—and then adopting an additional brace! What a heart, what a great, big, fine heart has a man like that! And this is what Eddie Foy has done. Eddie Foy is a unique character in the American drama. Aside from his prowess as a disciple of that theory which measures patriotism by infants he is the greatest clown our stage has ever known. And he takes his clowning very seriously. I always like to hear Eddie Foy talk. I enjoy being with him. He is a true comedian. It happened I was his fellow voyager on his first passage across the Atlantic. He was on his way to meet his bride, an Italian woman. (Fancy my listening to rhapsodies about a bride—not my own!) They are a numerous family—and as happy as numerous. He is a most generous and home-loving person for all his fondness for his clubs. I love to hear him talk about playing Hamlet. He really thinks he can! Perhaps he's right. I wonder. |
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