The Washington times., 1894-05-13
F. CROCKER,
Treasurer, NJ Strickland, Inc.,
go PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
WE'RE EXPERTS AT It'll.

Mrs. Co2hlan's superb talent, OF her artistic
methods, OF the genuineness OF her desire for
dramatic ideals. have at other times
doubted her choice Of plays and questioned
her taste. / am willing to differ with my
western friend il he does not believe in Miss
Coghlan's art.
Several of the cleverest OF our amateurs
from the Baker Dramatic club, the
Sheridan, the Gonzaga College club, and
others will give performance Of Edwin
Bakers revival of the old military play. 1.-The
Confederate Spy," at Odd Fellows hall
Seventh street northwest, Thursday evening.
Virtually thu same east has given the play
before with great success, and the clubs rep
resented are assured OF its success. Among
those on the cast are Mr.. II. ". Weber, of the
Sheridan club. who takes the leading comedy
part, "Sockery Schneidelbecker;" Mr.. Ed
Baker. Of the Baker Dramatic club; Mr.. r. W.
Low, Of the Linthicum students, and Miss
Kate Halloran, Of the Gonzaga club.
Manager Eugene Kernan's benefit is an
nounced for Monday evening, June 4. His
friends have been getting together and
promise to vanquish all past efforts.
Fields and Hanson's is among the best Of
the vaudeville companies. These gentlemen
themselves who run the company are way up
as musical comedians, as you know il you
hear ::and see the many variety people. Also
there are Gallagher and West, in their origi-
nal conception, entitled "The Colonel and l."
Cunningham and Grant, better known as the
brutal brothers; Eldora and Nouvena, equiii-
brists and jugglers: The Salambos, the elec-
rric dynamite workers; George Austin, slack
wire man; Edgar and Curran, the Irish Sena-
tors: Lang and Sharp, the universal comedy
artists; Charley Case, eccentric monoiogist:
Mile. Ollivette, in her marvellous feats Of
mind reading, and Miss Maud Beverly.
Another Coghlan subject which have be-
fore discussed. because it cannot,but be inter-
esting, is the somewhat complicated family
arrangements of the Coghlans and their con-
nectious. There is 4 chance for another par
agraph under this head this week. The New
York papers tell the two stories of last Mon
day night That OF ''The Check Rook" en-
phasizes what have before said. The opin-
ion Of the critics are quite unanimous.
The play. which is the work Of Charles
Coghlan. is rarely poor one, commonplace.
tiresome. not even possessing the liveliness Of
a farce comedy, certainly not the brightness
Of dialogue which conversation play Mr..
Coghlan seems to have intended ''The Check
Book to be conversation play) must GER
tainly have. The other story is that Mr. John
T. Sullivan. Miss Coghlans husband, was
knocked down and kicked, and that the pave
ment was cleansed with him, as it were. by
Leander Richardson as he came out after the
performance.
Mr.. Richardson is tall and athletic. He
recently published story about Mr.. Sullivan
which no one would blame Mr.. Sullivan for
resenting. Mr.. Sullivan did resent it. in the
mildest manner possible. when they met. And
then Mr.. Richardson exercised himself with
the actor right in public, which was bad form.
But Mr. Richardson does not care much for
form. Mr.. Sullivan was battered when he was
pulled away from the tough Mr.. Richardson,
but as he was hurried towards the stage door
he asked the newspaper man to come inside
where they wouldn't attract so much public
attention. This Mr.. Richardson seemed will
ing do, but Mr.. Sullivan friends discretion
was more powerful than Mr.. Sullivans valor
And the episode ended.
These things happen to the CoGhlans every
day. When they aren't in the papers for q
marriage, mock marriage, fight, a divorce,
q quarrel. u love story. or something OF the
kind. they are dilated on by the dramatic peo-
pie, because they are consummate artists. 1t
seems to be a paying combination. We can't
help wondering if all this long story of theirs
has not been constructed. act by act. to make
money.