Show MR FOY KNEW IT WAS HITCHCOCK I It was shortly after Rymond Raymond Hitch Hitchcock cock had come to town the first time wih with King Dodo and had made a decided hit hit Critics were enthusiastic In his praises and the S R 0 sign stood outside Dalys Dals nightly Eddie Foy who wa was playIng In tow town at the time chanced to be on Broa Broad Broadway way when his attention wa was attracted by the elaborate display of the photo photographs graphs of oC Hitchcock and the members ot of his company which adorned the en entrance trance t to Dalys theatre As a a par part of the display ther there was a coy cov ere ered with quotations from the lauda laudatory tor tory criticisms of the dramatic writers There were repeated allusions to greatest hi hit In year years and most fin finIshed finished work and Americas most I promising comedIan Ater After he had moodily read to the bottom of the billboard and had exam examIned med Ined each picture In turn Foy turne turned to an young man who had been watching hIm out of the corner corner of his eye Have you seen this show said Foy Sure was the laconic reply How Is this guy uy Hitchcock any good continued the comedIan Any good repeated the young man with just a trace ot of wonderIng scorn and pity In his voice Any good Why y hes the best In the tho bust busi business bustness ness Hos Hes ef al alt the other would be comedians at the post This mans mansa a scream I tel tell you never laughed so much In my life at anybody Is thIs m man n a as good as Fay FOy ak asked d Foy cautiously There was no queston question about the scornful amusement of the young man manthis manthis this time a as he made reply As good as Foy ho he echoed Wy Why you ought to see this man yourself before you b begin gln to ak ask such foolish questions This Hitchcock hs has got the Foy peron person lashed to the mat mast They ar are not In the samo class at al all This Thia mans a comedIa A man with feel feelIngs feelings Ings cat cant compare them Im Im Sr sorry you asked me that frend friend I feel so strongly about I it Edie Eddie looked sternly at the young mn man for a ful full minute ad and then sald In the tone ot of a tragedian Im Im Foy 1 know y yo t are I i am am sad said the young oung ma man knew It its sold said Foy a I |