“WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES.”

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 219, 27 January 1917, Page 4

“WHAT HAPPENED TO JONES.”

GEORGE WILLOUGHBY’S NEW MUSICAL FARCE COMPANY. “Better a little laughter to make us merry, than experience to make ns sad,” says the wiseacre, and no one will gainsay its application. A night with “Jcnes” in that exorbitantly funny farce “What Happened to Jones, which will be staged at the Town Hail Taihapc on Friday next, February 2. by George Willoughby’s new musical farce company and headed by that well known actor-manager himself in his original part of “Jones” is as gooc as a tonic. “What a tangled net we weave wher first we practice to deceive,” is th< keynote of Jones’ happen Jcnes who travels commercially witla hymi books and carries playing cards as < side line, goes to a prize fight. Dnrin* the “mill” the police break in, am the crowd rapidly disperses. The pc lice get hot on the track of the pro lessor and Dick, who find themselve in the company of Jones. The thre fugitives in a battered condition, ai rive at the Goodly household. Just a they are congratulating themselve upon their lucky escape, the polic appear on the scene. At this crisi Jones, the resourceful, audaciousl assumes the clerical attire of the Bisl op of Ballarat, who is expected on visit. Thus disguised he baffles tl : guardian? of the law, and deceives tt family of Goodly. However the re;

personality of Jones keeps creeplr out. and he does the most extraordi arily things. Matte: are complicated the arrival of tl real prolate, and some excruciating funny incidents follow in which : escaped lunatic plays a free hand. The latest musical numbers of soi hits and freak dances will be introdt ed into the production, and some prc inent English and American artis have been engaged by George Vi loughhy to support him trainer t present tour. Popular prices of 3/ and 2/, rese ed seats 4/ will be charged, and i box plan is now open at Sherwin’i