The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-28
PLAY MOBBED BY FRESHMEN.
"M'FADDEN'S ROW OF FLATS,
SHOWERED WITH EGGS.
Two Men. = Woman and Donkey Driven
From the stage OF the New star
-Clan.na.Gael and HIbcrnians Behind
the Raid-FIye OF the Party Arrested.

From the stage OF the New Star
| -Clan.na.Gael and HIbcrnians Behind
the Raid-FIve OF the Party Arrested.
The actors in the musical farce. 'McFad-
den's Row Of Flats which has been play
ing at the New Star Theatre. l07th street
and Lexington avenue, for four days,
were driven of the stage last night by
some two hundred Irishmen, who hurled
several bushels OF bad eggs and de-
cayed vegetables at them. The storm OF
missiles was accompanied by yells OF de-
rision from the Irishmen. whose ire had
been reused by the oaricature Of their
race. which Is the principal feature Of the
play.
The egging OF @McFaddens Row
Of Flats" had been carefully planned by
members Of the Gamma Gael and the
Ancient Order of Hibernians,. reinforced
by members Of the Greater New York
Irish Athletic Association. The prime
movers In the attack are the same men
who protested some years ago against
giving Irish names 10 the monkeys In Gen.
trail Park.
week ago last night. when the farce
was being played at ths Fourteenth Street
Theatre, a number OF men Kissed the per-
formers roundly and were elected. Man
ager Hollis E. Cooley was notified that he
would get into trouble IL he continued to
give his play, either in New York or any
where else.
About two hundred seats in the orchestra
OF the New Star Theatre and in the gallery
were bought yesterday morning and at
8 o'clock last night the Irishmen marched
in. In the pockets Of each man were four
eggs and some OF them carried vegetables
in their hats.
For ths first half hour there was no
demonstration. The Irishmen were waiting
until they could get the principal actors
on the stage together. These were Arthur
Whitelaw, who plays Tim McFadden.
a ward politician; Mary Donahue, who
plays Mr.. Murphy, the queen Of the McFad-
oen Flats. and James Brady, who plays
Kerrigan. an Irish policeman. Miss Dona-
hue comes upon the stage in a cart drawn
by a donkey and guided by Brady, On
the stage she is met by Whitelaw. The
scene is laid in the Five Points. and the
principal place shown is a saloon.
The Irishmen say that the donkey and
cart represent the lowest grade Of Irish life.
that pig which runs out OF house and is
pursued by kerrigan is an insult to coy
lTlbuflltn, anu lildt tit rctut III tllt
Five Points with Irish women running in
and out of q saloon is disgraceful.
But they didn't wait for the pig last
night just AZ Miss Donahue came on the
stage in her donkey cart tall man about
ten rows back from the stage rose in his
place, took a whistle from his pocket and
blew a shrill blast on IL. Everybody In the
house looked around to see what II meant,
and the performers on the stage faltered In
their lines.
whistle . moment latsr. end an ogG went
sailing through the theatre and struck the
scenery right over Miss Donahue's head.
Immediately the air was full OF missiles
Let EN- gol' More eggs for the dirty
loafers!"
Then man in the gallery bawied: "Firei
Firel FIRE."
Miss Donahue lodged about wildly for
tables coming from all parts Of the house,
but Whitelsw quickly grabbed her hand
and led her Of the stage. Brady led the |
donkey OF. but not before the cart had |
bsen hit In dozen places:
The excitement In the house was tre- |
Women were screaming and |
men trying TO climb over the backs Of |
their seats. Al this juncture Miss Dona- |
hue and Whitelaw came back on the stsge |
and began TO shout their lines at each
the gallery. where just before the egg !
throwing a man had accidentally set fre
TO his coat pocket 10y ignitlng a match.
The smell Of the burning cloth and the
yells OF fire sent the people fighting each
The ushers stopped the rush In a few
Meanwhile the two hundred Irishrnen,
having done their work, tried TO leave
]. koogh ~ the theatre shut the doors
and summoned two policemen, who.
with Special Policeman u. J Conlin. made
fOur arrests.
The four men arrested w,ra taken TO tho
East iOtth street station, where they were
They said they wer John ID, Flynn " iUS0
second avenue, b-njamin Csynnsgh az
80 West Dor y-ninth ttret. Jams~ A.
ooney 81 ~ West siry-fr-, street aud
Mar IN O'BOyls Of 49, Chafks street.
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