The Irish standard., 1893-12-16
not master Of. His wonde derful familiarity
with these details made all Of hin roles

not master Of. His wonderful familiarit,
with these details made all of, hin role
simply deligh The rollicking, devil
may-oare spirit and exp quisite sentimen
he infused into .Shaun the Post and
'Conn the sehaughran' made these vega
bond characters .irresistibly fascinating
His Kerry with its pathos, its humo1
and it's loyal affection was at once thu
daintiest, the most delicate and most
artistic piece Of character acting the
world has ever seen in Irish drama. Il
was Boucioault's favorite role. To play
| it before Q refined audience where ii
would receive fnll appreciation, was his
greatest delight. He would often say Of
it: Il play Conn for the people; Kerry
for myself
OF all the Irish comedians at present
before the public, Joseph Murphy has
been the most successful. He does not
rank as q great actor, nor even as very
good one. His plays were written to suit
his personal peculiarities and talents for
amusing, and they have made him rich.
To the unfortunate Scanlan belongs
the credit Of combining the peasant Of
Brougham and Boucicault with the
"F'ritz" of j. K. Emmett and bringing
out character which has since displaced
all others. Scanlan possessed happy,
boyish way and was exceedingly viva
cious. He was q neat dancer and the
singing Of his own compositions made
them immensely popular. All Of his
plays We're characterized by. their neat
ness and their lack OF vulgarity and car
feature. "MavourDeen,'' the last play in
which he appeared, was without doubt
the grandeat Of all Irish scenic produc-
tions and in point Of acting, dramatic
oonxt rilotion and costuming might Rs.l
be considered : model performance.
AS Terence Dwyer," the leading role.
in "Mavourneen, Scanlan has been sue
ceeded by Chauncey Olcott, an IRISH
American singer of considerable repnta-
tion and ability. While not possessing
the rollickin9 indiff ference and the e1u-
berance Of spirits Of Scanlan, in appear
ance, intelligence and familiarity with
the stage, olcott is fully his equal, and
as q singer is immeasurably his superior.
.seanlan's singing lacked culture; Olcott
is an artist. His voice, one Of the sweet
esb and purest Of high tenors, combined
with exquisite taste, make his rendition
Of Irish ballads simply faultless. Since
the days Of Hudson and Collins, there
has been no actor as we'll fitted to inper-
senate the neat Irish cha, acter as Olcott.
The performance of J. K. Murray IN
''Glen -da. Lough" could not be criticized
with any justice to the player. Apoorer
specimen of an Irish drama could hardly
be found than the play selected for his
debut. It had scarcely q vestige Of a
story, was utterly devoid Of any literary
merit and the only semblance to dramatic
action which could be. found it was in
some OF the final cIimaxes Of the acts.
In fact, the only excuse which could be
found FOR it's presentation seemed to be
the display of some really handsome
scenery. With q good play, q clever
company and better management, Muir
ray may yet make good showing as an
Irish star. 1t is doubtful, however, that
he will ever rival Olcott, as he has neither
the lightness, the graceful appearance
nor the voice Of the latter.
Charles Erin Werner lie clever though
rather an erratio comedian. His per-
fortnances in some OF the Boucicault
plays and the old farces, during the first
couple of years Of his career in this coun-
try, gave great promise OF future success,
which, however, was never realized.
! Carroll johnson, who has been starring
for some years in . play entitled 'sThe
Gossoon,' and latterly in the "Irish
Statesman" is very neat in his work, and,
while not possessing the requisite train
ing to make great actor, his methods
are very pleasing. BE is never vulgar.
. The sweet voice Of Andrew Mack, the
star OF asIrish Loyalty" has won consid-
cradle reputation for him. He is 9 begin
ner who has bright future bsfore him,
and with his appearance, singing and
natural acting, ought to make name.
Many Of the men who made regulations
as Irish comedians in the old stock days
have SINCE retired from this field and
sought honors elsewhere. Among the
number are Walter Montgomery, the
original sMajor OHara' IN Wallack's
prod uction Of LED Astray;;" Charles
Stevenson, John Ward, Joseph Wilkes.
Fred Williams, George G. Bonitaoe and
Frank Drew. In fact, the school Of Irish
drama which begans with Tyrone Power,
I, rr,eallys ended With the retirement Of Bon
cictault The Ssanlan type of ooiaedian
haa also runi its conrse and il nov remains
~ M sonne clever actor. like Oleott. with his
.sor.oenl methods and beautiful voice, to
institute i new field, iin which Irish ro-
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