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When Irish Cows Are
SmilingTM - LIVE!
Throughout history, the Great Chicago Fire of
October 1871 has been attributed to a lantern kicked over by
an Irish immigrant's cow. Today, the story of Mrs.
O'Leary and her hapless bovine is merely the quintessential
urban legend. In its day, however, the story gave
Chicago's upper classes a chance to blame the fire's
destruction on a member of the immigrant poor.* Forward
the clock 135+ years, for now, we debunk this myth and set the
record straight...When Irish Cows Are
Smiling!TM 
Step back in time with us for a "MOO"-morial
service like no "UDDER" to commemorate Catherine O'Leary's
beloved cow, Daniella Joy. You'll be a part of the
family as this audience-participation comedy takes you back to
March 1872, five months after the Great Chicago Fire.
You'll pay your respects to Danni Joy, and have a chance to
visit with Mrs. O'Leary as she's comforted by Justin Thyme,
the funeral director at the Diggum, Deepe & Dye Funeral
Parlour. This "last round-up in the sky" SPARKS the audience to sing along to some
favorite Irish tunes with a twist (Moo Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral,
Oh Danni Joy, When Irish Cows Are Smiling and others)
with accompaniment from the funeral parlour's mute organist
(and McLiberace wannabe), Orson Buggy. Audience members
will also have a chance to deliver BLAZING eulogies as if this famous cow
was a good friend, and march out to a COMBUSTIBLE jubilant dirge of When
The Cows Go Marching In! Plus, you'll play your
part in discovering who really started the
fire! 
Now headin' into its 7th year of sold out
performances, glory be, it's the perfect Irish celebration for
you and all of your friends...whether on St. Patty's Day or
anytime of the year! Come see When Irish Cows Are
SmilingTM...LIVE!
The 90-minute version is comin'
once again to The
Milk Pail, (1/2 Mile North of I-90 on Route 25) in East
Dundee, Illinois, March 11th-12th, 2009. A 60-minute
version geared toward school-age children who are studyin'
Chicago and/or Illinois history is also available ta travel to
your school...great as a school assembly, classroom
performance, or PTA fundraiser! And don't be forgettin'
now that the O'Leary's have kindly asked ye, in lieu of
flowers, ta be bringin' a box of Lucky Charms cereal
which will be donated to the local food pantry (and enters ye
in a drawing for some cool prizes!)
A
hilarious memorial tribute to O'Leary's
Cow! - Patty
O'Furniture
This
show is UDDERLY delightful! Top Choice! Grade
A! USDA Approved! -Phil
McCracken
A
MOO-morial service like no UDDER! - Colleen Alcarrs
My daughter gave
me this as a birthday gift. I enjoyed this show very
much as I grew up on a dairy farm in
Wisconsin! - Violet Russell
- FOOD PANTRY
DRIVE -
Thanks to the good folk that come to our
show, over the years When Irish
Cows Are Smiling has proudly donated over 1000
boxes of Lucky Charms cereal to the
Schaumburg Township Food Pantry. With the help of good
scouts like wee Nathan & Ben here, we usually deliver
these boxes each March or April right after our run of
sold-out performances. Thanks to all for being a part of
this great community service!
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OTHER EVENTS -
4th
of July Parade (Hoffman Estates,
IL)
Danni Joy was a huge hit at the Hoffman Estates
4th of July Parade where she took 1st Place in her
division...a Blue Ribbon Winner, she was! The crowd
loved the Flyin' Cow PiesTM and
other goodies handed out along the parade route! Look
for Danni Joy and friends at the upcoming Schaumburg,
Illinois, Septemberfest Parade on Labor Day (where the hit
comedy, When Irish Cows Are
Smiling is a proud Septemberfest sponsor!) www.SeptemberFest.org
   
West
Suburban Irish Annual St. Patrick's Day
Parade
Look for
Danni Joy cruising by on her mini Chicago Fire Dept. Engine
No. 5 go-kart, at her first appearance in this parade in
Naperville, Illinois, on the Saturday just prior to St.
Patrick's Day. As a proud member of West Suburban Irish,
she'll be smilin'at the crowd and tossin' a few Flyin' Cow
PiesTM, and maybe some Laughing Irish
Cows, as she zips on by. What's St.
Patty's Day without Danni Joy cuz, "Luck Be Always With
Ye...When Irish Cows Are Smiling!" www.WSIrish.org
South Side Chicago St. Patty's Day
Parade
The south side of
Chicago is always wild around March 17th, and the South Side
St. Patty's Day Parade (on the Sunday preceding March 17th) is
probably the craziest and most fun parade of them all!
We plan on going back year after year to hand out our Flyin'
Cow PiesTM and other
goodies. If you see Danni Joy there, give 'er a shout!
www.SouthSideIrishParade.org
    
*The Great Chicago Fire and
the Myth of Mrs. O'Leary's Cow by Richard F.
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