Omaha daily bee., 1890-10-26
THE lOUNGER In THE LOBBY.
Rose Ooghlan and Her "reminiscences of Old
Wallack Days.
ATTRACTIO FOR THE PRESENT WEEK.
Music al and Drama tic Items Of Inter-
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For considerable number Of years Miss
Rose COghlan has occupied a foremost place
in the ranks of the dramatic profession by
reason of her satility, her varied talents
and her beauty. As a member of the famous
Wallack stock company in the good old
times" she played round of parts, which
no actress of her years has eQualed and all
her impers onations were painstakng con-
scientious, deserving the most careful consld-
Grafton from both critic and public.
The years Of her stay at Walaclis afforded
theatre goersnot only a chance to gain new
and graceful Interpretation of the varied
heroineS Of the drama lists, but TO appreciate
the Drillancy the chan gcful humOrS and the
Sprghty qualities of wonlmhood Every
mood that might elicit the admiration of the
male sex or merit the con demn alton of her
own, was portrayed to nm admiring clientele.
BY the iineness of her artistic and the sym
netly OF her personal eXCelcncies comedy
on the stage of that theater put on her most
pleasing shape emotion expressed its strong
est language and wit assumed its gayest
sparkle,
When the time came for the dissolution of
the company, which had furnished New
Workers with so many charming evenings of
pleasure, and Miss COghlan decided to take
upon herself the burdens of a star, there
We're those who looked with ill.favor upon her
quitting New York for the admiration of the
rural critic and rustic audience. 1t was
freely said that ner talent was too great her
conception TOO su otle, her method TOO finished
Tor any audience that had not known the
higher education of the metropolis.
Whlle 1t Is true that during her life al
Wallacks, Miss Coghlan's finest strokes of arr
We're grcetedwlthaq quick recognition; while
there was strong magnetism between the
payers ana the spectators, and the am bitiO,
toward u rarer dramatic art was fostered anC
rewarded by an appreciation and immcdi
response from the house, the management
and the press, still Miss Coghau has no rea
son TO lament her action in joining the ranks
OF the stars.
Western audiences have been found, J
doubt not, 10y Miss Coghan, to be Just as dis
crminating, just as exacting as the people
who made up the Wallack audiences dozer
years ago, and their applause has been ius'
as sweet, Just as intoX icating
But this by way of introduction.
called upon the most brilliant of Pes
Wohingtons, the most dashing of Lady GAY
Spankers, the most spirited and beautifu
heroine OF old-time comedy and modern emo
ton, Miss Coghlan, when he was in Omaha
Tor no other reason than that of "auld lanl
syne.'
The conversation was, as you might ex
pect, largely reminiscent forno woman nov
on the stage possesses such fund OF infor
nation about the stage celebrities of the pas
quarter of century as Rose Coghian
II was Just thinking when you came in, ;
said Miss COghlan, ''of the people who paye,
in London Assurance iu the famous produc
ton Of 1873 at Wallack's MI
Wallace played Dazzle Charles Court
ley was taken by Harry Mon tague
Sir Harccurt Courtley was grandly played b.
John Gilbert; Max HarlSaway was in tn
hands of clever John Brougham; Harr
Beckett played Mark NEEDLE; Dolly Sparkle
was impersonated by George Floyd, Will
Cool was in the hands of MIR Edwin Anon
the women, Enie German played Pert, Will
the Grace HarlSaway was Miss Boniface;
played Lady Gay Spanker In dozen year
all themen, with the exception of Mr. Edwin
who still plays Cool in my company, ared dead
the women are all living
"Here Is case where women show moI