The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-06
AT THE LOCAL THEATERS.
New Haven Theater. FTSKE O'HARA.

The story of MT. Blarney from Ire land" the play in which MT. Charles E. Blaney is to present his new star, Fiske O'Hara, at the New Haven thea ter for two nights only, tonight and Tuesday night, is in four acts and is novelty, inasmuch as although 1t is written for an Irish singing star yet all scenes of the four acts are laid in and around New York. In 1t the hero comes to this country at the request of Michael Murphy, who had been helped over here in his early days by Blarney's father, and who had promised in return that he would pay the young Blarney's passage over and give him place when he grew up if he wanted it. Blarney's father dies and he comes over Murphy puts him in his office.
 The superintendent in the office has a hold over the son of Murphy, who has had trouble with the daughter of his | fathers friend. He threatens him with exposure unless he get money for his l silence. The father, Murphy, has his suspicious aroused by this superinten- dent, Barker, and discharges him after hearing him proposing elopment to his l daughter, Kate, whom he had forbid I den him to make love to. Blarney is put in charge of the office and Bar | ker, the discharged superintendent, be- | gins 10 plot Against him
 Charlie, Murphy's son. has forged checks and Barker holds one of these over him. In the second act in the scene of MT Murphy's offices he threat ems Charlie that unless he gets money for him he will expose' him to his fa- ther Blarney takes the check from Barker and knocks him down. Later in the play, Blarney takes the blame 1 off Charley's shoulders in protecting l the daughter of his fathers friend, whom Charley has wronged and givfs up his own position to do So.
 He enters politics and through the help of an Irish woman who has some money, wins the fight, although he has to defeat his former friend, Mir. Mur- phys plans to become a senator in do- ] ing so. Barker is his opponent and is spending money freely He robbed the safe in Murphy's oftie on the night af- 1 ter rents had been collected.
 In the third act the election comes off and Barker appears to have the 1 best of it until Nora, Blarney's Irish woman friend and Jimmie, boy friend of Blarney's catch his main helper and l put him in a hole where they pour water on him from a hose until they get l the papers he has with which to throw the election over to Barker. Blarney wins the election and proves that Bar ker robbed the safe in Murphy's of- flee on the night Charlie was supposed to have done it. Tn the last act Blar- ney is occupying a summer home onl Long Island, where Murphy and his friend Croker, come to find out the truth regarding Croker's daughter. Blarney shows where Murphy was de- 1 ceived regarding Charlie and where | Barker had been the, man who robbed l the safe, some of the money and 1 checks having been recovered and he | having been seen coming out of the window in the office by a witness. The play closes with Blarney inviting the two old friends to remain for the we'd ding reception he is going to give and the curtain falls after the tangled points have all been strengthened out and the wedding of Charlie and Sadie Croker is celebrated
 In addition to the story of thrilling | interest, MT O'Hara introduces a num- Der of songs which he has written es- pecially for the play, and which he sings in a voice that has seldom been l equaled
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