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protection, and Mr. Flynn said they had

protection, and Mr.. Flynn said they had
done so.
James II. Sullivan. another member OF
the protesting committee, told the Mayor
that Captain McElroy, Of the Tenderloin
police station. had struck one Matthias
Hartford with a club or blackjack. He
was told TO formulate charges and pre-
sent them II he had any complaint on
that score, but IL appeared later that
there was no likelihood Of the matter
being pressed.
Denis A. Spellissy and Arthur O'Leary.
the other members OF the committee.
agreed with their colleagues after the
visit was over that they had no reason
10 believe the Mayor was going to inter
fere with the actors or managers
They contend that nothing had been
thrown at the players by any one IN the
audience on Monday night. and depre-
Gated the reports Of ''rowdyism." They
all agreed that their best method OF
procedure would be 10 ignore the play
entirely, and Mr.. Spellissy, though not
admitting that anything like ''rowdy-
ism" had been In progress, said 1t would
have been better II they had ignored the
first production.
The publicity which attended the first
nights performance, however. had de-
featad any prospect OF carrying out this
policy OF ignoring" the play, because,
according 10 a representative OF the Shu-
berts, the house for last night was en-
tlrely sold out early in the day.
Perhaps the most ingenious explanation
OF the trouble came from Denis spellissy.
though he advanced It after he came out
from the Mayors Office According 10 this
account the "rowdyism" was all started
by a group OF women. who he noticed
were "typically English" and who started
to applaud just before the Irish spectators
began 10 hiss.
1T was this clacque that brought on the
trouble" declared Mr.. spellissy. "and L
noticed them when they came IN; they
were typically English"
The Gaelic American" an Irish weekly
which has raised a protest against this
play from the time OF its first production
in America, VIII advance the same theory
editorially IN its current issue. out to-day.
The press representative Of Biebler q
Co, together with the representatives OF
Shubert Brothers, who manage the theatre,
united in stating yesterday that II for
NAL and dignihed protest had been sent 10
them in advance by any representative
body or society OF Irishmen in this city
they would have been glad 10 keep THE
Playboy" off the bills. but the methods OF
intimidation attempted on Monday night
have only succeeded in stirring things up,
so they feel they must stick 70 their guns
What the Players Say.
The players were not intimidated by the
rioters. but while the younger men and
women had their fighting blood aroused
by the treatment accorded them, their
elders were indignant.
Eithne MaGee was none the worse for
the potato that hit her on the head.
Il felt sorry for the people last night
who wanted 20 see the play" she said.
They had their evening broken UP by
those rowdies and they couldn't enjoy the
play as much as they might have done.
But 7 don't believe I ever played Pegeen
determined TO put all my strength into the
part Just because Of the trouble.
Il wasn't a BIT afraid" she continued
THE more they hooted and yelled and
threw things the harder worked was
determined that they wouldn't make me
stop and they didn't. I was so absorbed
in the play that l didn't distinctly realize
that / had been struck.
Il remember slight blow on my head
but was delivering rather long speech
and didn't pay any attention 70 the blow,
A moment later l realized that something
was in my hair and I put up my hand and
drew out a potato. II had caught in my
hair Lady Gregory is keeping it as
souvenir | have wheel OF A cheap sill
yer watch that broke all to pieces when
some one threw II on the stage. Some
BODY threw a tin cigarette case. too
But then Miss MaGee IS young-only
twenty Mrs. Mary MaGee, her mother
took a different view OF the affair
They weren't Irish. those people VINO
threw things last night she said. They
had Irish names, but they didn't have
Irish hearts It's A disgrace 10 Ireland 10
let such people bear good Irish names
people who aren't fair enough or edu-
Gated enough 20 let those who want 10
see The Playboy' do so