The evening world., 1911-06-09
Comedian Who Thought He
Was Forgotten Is Honored
by Great Outpouring.
MANS TRIBUTE.
Walks From Fordham to Say
PRAYER at Coffin-Survivors
of First Company There.

A Mere than a thousand p~ersons--old-
1ne actors and modern ones poll
Seventh Ward. Broadway managers.
Down and cutters from the Bowery. all
&iAds and classes-were at the Church
Sf the Ascension. In one Hundred and
Eleventh. street. just on Broadway. to-
Day for the funeral OF NED" Ilarrigan
Dr. the famcus team Of Harrisan q
Mart.
In the assembiase that packed the
thurch until II could hold no moro were
On and women once famous as laugh
>ekers. but now forgotten by a newer
Bensra tion OF audiences and players.
)omc Of them are living In prosperous
retirement. others In forced retirement
&hat 10 not prosperous. Some are pos.
hg for the makers OF moving picture
Dlms--they confessed II shamefacedly
their former companions. Some few
- still, prominent figures on the stage.
bat from Annie Yeamans down to q
title snaried German who used to be
ali boy nj the old Theatre Comiaue
hey had come to pay q last tribute Of
eopect to the dean Of the early farce
triters and actor-managers.
u Before the body wa removed from the
Nome at No. 40 West One Hundred and
Second street a pathetic little incident
Grcurreds A blind man came to the
house. A little boy. his nephew. wal
hading him by the hand. lie said that
he had walked all the way down from
Vie home In Fordham to say a prayer
= the conn Of Ned Harrisan.
Sl,No MAN OFFERS UP PRAYER
PoR DEAD COMEDIAN.
n usel to laugh ut him thirty years
5Eo." satd the blind man. After I lost
~ sight l still went to his shows just
y hear him sing. Memories of him have
heightened many = dark hour for me.
- rye come. H. q to touch his
nnes With my fingers and say one prayer
81 Aiue.r
3hs bind man spent fifteen minutes
his knees alongside the casket. Then
went away.
Tthe chnrch vas crowded 10 the doors
BAG before the funeral procession ar
Hved. Banked Mt the altar were scores
GthanIsome floral pieces. Rev. Father
Ptgbe. the rector. solemnixed q requiem
lAss. The pail bearers were Wills p.
Dwsatnam, the comedian. Daniel Coll.
formerly q member Of Harrigan's
pmpany; Harry Weaver. Joeseph Girls
>er, Robert Fisher. Charles Reisei.
heorse Nash, the character actor. and
William J. Ferguson. the comedian. all
eseiy associated at one time or an
her with the dead man
with the widow sat the surviving
Ehtldren. DR.. Anthony Hart Harrigan.
IRE. Richard Louis Loughran Of Phila-
plphia. william. Philip and Nolan Har-
0an and Miss Grace Harrigan. In the
pacs assigned to relatives and close
k3snas were Mr.. and Mrs. George Bra
Am. David Braham jr.. Farley. Rose
~ Ida Braham; Mrs. Louise Harrisan.
)s~ter-in.law OF the deceased. inc her
haghter; walter Harrigan and Harry
)SAham. and Mrs. McElroy. a sister OF
4ony" Hart. Harrigan's old partner.
nth the mourners also were the three
prviving members OF Harrigan q
(art's hrst company - Harry Fisher,
q popular comedian; TIT. CronIn,
Dick ouilter.
oAsE OF THE OLD TIMERS WHO
PAID A LAST TRIeurE.
kf9hirty actors who hat played at one
Ume or another with Harrisan 4 Hart
gere present In a body. This group In.
0ludsd Joe Hofheimer. James McCul.
Dugh, THEODORE Pedro. Christ Coney,
IL Sparks. John r. Rice, Ed. Mack
- Ferguson. John walsh. Henry Gard,
Der. Robert Stevens. Annie Collyer
AArles Mccarthy. John Mayor. deorg,
Aanie Mack. Mole Yemans, Lsrr1
i4gooss. Joe Davis. Ed brady. Maud,
raymond, Ed. Bank n Mother
I1Aniey.
E Dcoktere1 abou' the nave were suaf
~ know figures In New York lie al
uprems Court Justice John W. Gosf
Dgmer Police Inspector Alexander Will,
Inns, Phil Donof e. the Tammany
5soder: Henry Clay Miner jr. former
hsiice Captain Brolan and Alderman
hoter Donovan.
After the services the body was taker
receiving vault at woodlswn. TO u,
hurled later either at that cemetery O.
Calvary. But long after the cortog,
led departed the ancient actor folk s:il
NIny about the little church talking %
"a Harrigan and the good old days.
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