The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-09-23
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Ned Harr1gan Returns to the
of Music.

Academy of Music.
Jersey City people who have become
interested in the seamy side of life in
their own city always find delight in
Edward H%arrigan. He knows his New
York as Dickens knew his London, and
he selects for his plays, as Dickens
for his novels, many characters
that creep close to the tender hearts of
the real people.
In "Old Lavender which will be given
at the Academy this week, Mr.. Harrigan
has peculiar advantages to show his re-
markable cieyerness as a character ae-
tor. Many of his admirers who have
seen him IN everything he has put on the
stagt, consider it the best thing he does.
In early life Mr.. Harrlgan Used to work
around the river fronts as a calker. "Old
Lavender is founded upon a wellknoWn
character who used to haunt the docks.
we see him in one act in a Club mouse
entertaining the rogues who are to des-
troy him, then discharged as 2 supposed
thief from his brothers Eanking house.
We follow him through two more acts as
a discouraged ~drunkard. sleeping on piers
and RATS in the river. Ills wanderlngs
and sufferings are as powerful z tenn
perance lesson as was ever preached in
this town People who want to see a
bit of realism in the actual life of their
own city, such as they, perhaps never
dreamed of, should see Mr.. Harrigan IN
this play.
The Incidental songs and dances will
all be given. Dave Braham'S music seems
to go hand in glove with Harrigan's act,
ing. Time has somewhat weakened
H~arrigan's voice, and a few OF his songs
devolve on other people, but they are as
we'll received as ever.
Ron Ton Leads Them All.
A resident of Jersey City. given m
what to slang, discussing amusements
the other evening said he had been to
both the leading continuous performance
theatres in New York, but the Bon Ton
in this city put up a better show than
either of Them People who AVE been
to the three houses agree with him.
Manager Dinkin is giving a perfor-
nance at the Bon Ton which has placed
his house in the front rank of places. OF
amusement. The bill this week inciudes
the great fun making anartettei me
Four Lassards in their l~aughable sketch
entitled a Country SCHOOL, Astarte.
the aerial mystery; the charcoal come
dams. Bryant and Saville; John w;
~acrobatic comedy sketch team, F1sner
and Crowell: the magnates. Conley and
Madden, Irish comedians: pretty ana
sparkling Myrtle Arlington; Miles and
Raymond. in their original sketch; first
appearance this season of Frank Mitch
ell. monologue entertainer and descfp-
tive vocalist: the sweet character sing
ers. La Porte Sisters: eccentric singing;
comedians. German and West; the top.
Cal SGilStl. "a u ~ , - +SA
latest success: a positive novelty in
sketches. The Williams. in the latest
prize sketches. entitled. Turtle Doves
and "A Dudes CourtshiD'' and others.
The White Rat at the Lyric Theatre
Hoboken.
Edgar Saltus has written that in fiction
sit is the shudder that counts" 1t is the
shudder tina counts in the drama also
even more han in fiction. Mr.. Salt
,,o, a,, VIZ mo in limo uith his oh
servation that Balzac in L
Grand Bretache'' had added a
new shudder to fiction. The incident by
which in this story. Balzac produces the
new shudder is similar to that presented
in Edgar Allan Poe's story of 1.-The
Cask Of Amontillado.' A situation Of
the same kind is presented for the first
time on the stage in the last act of r.
II. stephens new drama of New York
night life. "The White Rat which is
superbly produced by Managers Davis
and Keogh, and is announced for this
evening at the Lyric Theatre. Hoboken.