The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1891-12-22
THREE NEW COMIC PLAYS.
ADDITIONS MADE LAST NIGHT TO
1HE STOCK OF STAGE FUN.

InCre was q great t1mo at: HArrtgan's Thea
tro last evening over the frst performance o
THE Last Of the HoRans." There was plent!
OF noisy commotion on the stage. and no.
little In tho auditorium. for the new play wa'
offered and received with enthusiasm. Author
Harrigan played part, Of course, but III
had to make q speech before he was permitted
to begin. He said that the work would. hi
hoped, slide along in the Same old groove o.
'joke. SONG. and farcical sequence" It did
Midnight hardly more than found the
piece concluded. There had been spells
OF talk in. the. FIRST net that needed
ourtailment but the rest Of the three hours
and half Of action had passed quickly and
merrily. the principal actors had been ap.
plaudod and recalled. the songs had been en-.
cored. and tho usual proofs Of . Harrigan
triumph bad been put into evidence.
Mr.. Harrigan long ago reached the limit Of
novelty in placing typical characters Of New
York rude llfo on the stage. and 90 the
individuals in The Last OF the Ho-
gans" woro old acouaintanceA Most OF
the members Of the HarTigan company.
and particularly. tho older ones. are
extremely entertaining. like Mrs. Yeamans,
Mr. Wild. and Mr.. Harrigsn himself. who
arc inyaripble in their methods and man
norisn.s. Their tasks could not be altered
materially without risk Of failure There
fore. tho play last evening was o reintroduc-
ton of the familiar personalities in fresh
arrangement OF scenes and incidents, and its
success lay In putting the old wines into now
bottles without any loss Of flavor. The re-
the paraakers Of the exHiiaration lad an ev sa
'nE 2t T al pieces tina. have
rrospcred with the public. Tho Last OF the
HoGans" isa m tS;L farce and nothing more
matte ability or high artistic aims In this
1sys5s
diySIso %Sisl1tsSis; and sd%i5aSIy pso:
sSsS md SAFE @sthod hts
%stailsl; TINT p!Oaa s! ohs more T.
sonethaa Of = plot. concerning an inheritancs
BY To- OF h som tine salg OF an Artisan
cpies but ali that WAS hasg and an
contrast with the vim and variety OF the out
Tho scenes of tho fsrce showed: one after the
5es Of %SS S6ss a ana dGais% S9s
and aDds somn ctiSn was The %sEssh,fs chapel;
Sa!lssqSs ritual Of initIstioa was worked: g
broken in. All this was a HarriSan success Of
sonr avni ~ wsa fhe maIfn1 ~ u p,n ne
co far as gain OF. farcicality was concerned
The Anal act did not falI on IA activity or hui
moi stscs w Gny ha sncias1ts ther house
Guiding the discovery Of the long lost last Of
the Hogans" IA the person 81 dime museum
o %o ~ Tho oRrsm me- untnWincIv Sraaasd sn
anchor behind his boat, were new and strange
III their aosu:d:ty.. u, A.,
,J,ttiGe hsKsepsr. an irish IaWVer. Wa. IN his
familiar vein Of dry. quaint humor. Mrs Yea
mans vas . funny Irish woman again. and
son son streat ncsroe Mas faWis tSe someWhpt
EOO bad no opportunities 20 do IS veil
TolIncl the nimhla 20 dancer ~ the torms ss
farce. did not dance at all Therefore. neither
OF these Actresses Gmoynted e much But
e COMPANY. TO- DO Vel IN t6s char
MCCARTHY was the biggest fun maker in the
e Or
SIshsa. Wsrs sung e , sesSS;%s.nIHsnss 81
~ tba Mystic Star r9ss r ~ Minbow RoadsnS
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10 ''f' 'u''''S'u. WIN -ne D''
The Drew. I. = That e'.a fro. McKee,"
white hair came to the front Of an upper box |
nj tha Standard last NIGHT After the audience
had noisIls called for the author He was |
Archibald D. Gordon. and the play
bills !, said that he was the sole
e Girl from Mexico" ' When he began to talk
ho ,~.. non,no,od t. ,,.nn.. (. "a ai.+,,.t a.,
ne was COMPOSED IN manner ana distinct IN
utteranee: When ne had spoken ten words
sembars. 10Y. CIT Last ma. an
author who was going to make no false
pretencos. II do not claim the entire
soers who had sat years in the unblushing
sstoSishaa aam;rstion Rut this exosctst t
q = miracle aid not last long. n. Gordon
"ws many yaISable suSaesons to Mr and
s' Tbst te SIeals VIII" ann and snhstonco y, b,s
have
t;;piiest IN MS o. pioua1!Su' Ano PyOBIdtuuto