New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-22
A THEATRICAL FEAT
Actor Plays Two Parts insTsa
Theatres in One Night.

| Western "hold-up" man. in "In the n.
Purple" at the Lyric Theatre, but ha,ss
acted the part OF Conrad Borfnski. ~
shoemaker philosopher. in judith D.
raine," at the Aston Theatre. on the sam |
evenings.
Liebler & Co, the producers Of bou,
plays, sent out a notice 10 the press sa,.t
| ing that Howard Kyle. who -onginats1vl
the part of the shoemaker in judith -
raine" in Canada a couple Of weeks ana
was SUDDENLY taken III and that Mr.. Corr
can. on short notice, would take the pa,4
although he would continue 10 play at ID.
/ Lyric. Mr. Corrigan received the MANS
! script Of the part on Saturday mornhsl .
January II, learned IL the same day re-
hearsed It on Sunday and Monday ard
played II for the much heralded "an,
| time" on the night OF the opening at u,
Astor Theatre, 1. e., last Monday night
His was the best acting in the piece, and
many rnarveled at the excellence Of M,
performance, considering the circun.
stances under which IT was given. Il
would have been an equally creditsts |
piece Of acting If Nr. Corrigan had had
weeks OF rehearsing, said every oaal
When you consider that Mr. Cortgss
played through the first and in the lass
act of THE Deep Purple" at the Lyre
on the same night, he must be creditss |
with an unusual feat Mr.. Corrigan tod
a representative OF The Tribune Just how
he did II.
THE curtain rang up at the Lyric a
Sis was on the stage at the begin
ming. playing the part OF Laylock. West
ern 'hold-up' man who was visiting .
New York | was dressed in blue STRIPED
neglige shirt, a pair OF squeaking boots,
ready-made suit and SLOUGH hat I re-
NAMED on the Lyric stage until the Gloss
Of the act-about o'clock. Then "a,
out through the stage door, jumped iny
an automobile and told the chauffeur %
drive quickly to the Astor Theatre. Hs
started through 43d street toward Broad.
way Scarcely had he got under way
when he was stopped by the police on &C.
count of a fire in the neighborhood Z
Jumped out Of the car and ran up Broad.
way People stopped and watched me ru.
thought that / would be held up at any
moment, for in my makeup I looked Ike
a crook. But reached my dressing roo=
in the Aston Theatre, threw of Laylocks
clothes, made up like a Polish shoemsks
of seventy years and was ready for ny
entrance in the second act Of Judith o.
o raine' at 9:08-eight minutes from hs
e time I left the stage at the Lyric Il
;, order TO make this possible the perform
:, ance at the Aston did not begin until So
n I played for thirty-five minutes az the A.
tor in my shoemakers shop, made ny
exit, discarded my Russian clothes, made
Is up again for The Deep Purple dashs.
) out Of the theatre. jumped into my auto.
4 mobile and was off again for the Lyric
Il arrived at the Lyric Just as tag
y were setting the stage for the last az
II about 10 o'clock. and I had & couple q
IL minutes 10 spare. l made my secoM
entrance in due time and closed at NA
Then / repeated my flying trip 10 Il.
20 Astor, only this time we went through o.
: street to Eighth avenue, up 10 18th, throaga
=. to Broadway and down TO the Astor stasa
entrance. Then I made up again for IL
= shoemaker But this time ! was In NJ
&c best Sunday-go-t connecting costume "a
% least the shoemakers black suit and whia
IL shirt. In order TO facilitate matters ]
had had a collar and necktie sewed to-
ldlSC Sllli LAOiiAt anu q S44N ''eANN -" -
. back Of tie collar, so all had 10 do vas
to put the thing on over my neglige shit
and there was. starched for the occasion
Five minutes for makeup, and l was
o great-grandfather Of seventy or eighty
" wearing an old white wig that used year,
4 ago with John Drew ! made my last e.
"a trance about 10:45, and II was after
"a o'clock when my work was over"
r Were you not a trihe nervous during To
" performance OF your double roller NJ
ia Corrigan was asked.
. mo, not at ALL" he replied. "HapplIi
am not afflicted with nerves. Go E'
lie recall missing a word Of any speech. In
N In every it, and and but Mr.. MclS
,e Ian, the author, was so nervous over "
~ outcome that he refused 10 sec the ps'
IN Torrance Of judith Zaraire' on the ope,
In ing night He went 10 see Marriage
J. Carte another play OF his, at the Cash@
r How long is your part in Judith "
3. raine'?'
you can see for yourself" And III
Corrigan drew from his pocket NAM
Is script Of eighteen closely written pas@
10 aggregating about five thousand WORDS
~ Didn't you find it difficult TO memoirs
g It on such short notice?'
!" mo, an actor has little trouble on Aa
h score"
a did you ever take a part before inca
similar circumstances
YES, | relieved Mr.. Rankin, In Can'
tn Kirby on just as short notice.
r did you ever play a part like the h~
6 sian shoemaker before%'
"a Yes, in Percy Seymour sharpes
Sixth Commandment" some years sss
The character was similar. l acquu"
-. Russian accent from a Russian friena
Il. mine IN Chicago"
- Did you realize that you were DOING
-, best acting in the piece"
" NO; but after the performance ~
~ manager seemed very much pleased
., course, in the short time at my disv's.
III did not have an opportunity TO dissees
part carefully. But l think l unde's'I,
the old fellow. lie was a gentleman A1s.
graduate OF the university. he wS
anarchist. but he did not believe In tns
'le treme methods OF the terrorist ne
ne lleved that all labor difficulties eouSa
Is settled by calm deiberaton between
lis ployers and worklngmen. The dNlne
es OF government, he believed, rested -
people" r,-,.-
OF Just word about The Deep Fu1p.
-er how do you account for the pus.'
ed proval of a melodrama OF that SORT ,.ss
It's "All the world loves man WEI sos
,rs chances-and that is what a0VA :, ~
Nc. The piece is true 20 life-or the so'' m
act that IL depicts-and Il is well ae',I s,oss
m characters are patterned amer "on ,racta
bio criminals. and the story tells OF Ysl
49, that takes place every day "a h>csss
y, but which seldom come TO nsn'
90 e OF the victims fear OF publicity, ,aa pS
u VI - .,h,. ,ulck IN your W