In Which Eddie Foy Runs a Street Car and Gets into Trouble Generally
Arling, ringmaster of a small wagon circus, abuses Polly and her seven children. Foy, a farmhand, sympathizes with her and she decides to quit her place as trapeze woman in the show and get other work. She sends her brood to the poorhouse, and Foy, ignorant of her flock, makes love to her and is accepted.
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See allEddie Foy
The Tramp
Polly Moran
The Widow Wallop
Charles Arling
The Ringmaster
Eddie Foy Jr.
One of the Widow's Children (as Seven Little Foys)
Charley Foy
One of the Widow's Children (as Seven Little Foys)
Mary Foy
One of the Widow's Children (as Seven Little Foys)
Bryan Foy
One of the Widow's Children (as Seven Little Foys)
Josef Swickard
The Farmer
Mae Busch
The Farmer's Daughter
Charley Chase
The Circus Spieler
Richard Foy
One of the Widow's Children (as Seven Little Foys)
Madeline Foy
One of the Widow's Children (as Seven Little Foys)
Irving Foy
One of the Widow's Children (as Seven Little Foys)
