New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-17
Harry Pollok
A TRAGEDY
possession OF Harry stevens New
York's Shakespearian authority
-o~Bp W. O. MGEEHAN-~


Act !. Street in York
POLLOK Now is the winter OF our
With Welsh weinert earning not a cent
The robber baron Johnson is abroad
And natching all the with his crew
OF scurvy scarecrovs gathered from the fields
But I that nots shaped for heavy work
Nor 70 for daily bread
Must get me hence before the rent due
alas, and pity It's, It's true
u.EFTPrCK-Al nv lege he mott n
The wherewithal to purchase pork and beans
Fen the chariot waits without
MeKETFcK-wathoa s..olspe faith
POILOK-Blow winter winds thou not half as tough
As Broadway the going rough
NeKErRcK- Come eg we'll seek wenck and get
The Garden lease We shall be eating yet
tNarums without Enter Jack Curley)
POLLOK jack What tdinss2
Po1LoK-The Garden gone Is this the truth you SPEAK
Fly to the OF and seek him straight
And Heaven grant Ills not too late
(Exeun all Alarms and eIcusionsC
Act H. Chamber Of the Duke Of Wenck
WENCK-sirrsh. summon nj John, the bsber-urgeOn
The knave refused to send
Those twenty nm Oakleys that l sought
H. makes Of us and all our court
PAGE-The Annie Oskleys, on their way;
He doth your graces gracious pardon pray
wENCK-Tis well for him they are upon their way
Or else his head should pay the forfeit
So much for John, barbersurgeOn
(Alsrums and excursions withoutJ
wENcK-vhss this' Who knocks upon our gates 50 hard
CThunders and excursions. Pollok
you heard that Richards IN the "sroen
WENCK-Ay Pollok and with safe conduct
PoLLoK-Tsmmary shall hear Of this anon thou knave
Run Daniel now and rouse the sleeping
WrNCK Two tsrsc a single sphere,
Nor can one Broadway broOkth the double reign
OF Harry Pollok Duke Of Wenck
DO Thy worst Pollok defy you
lAIarums and Exit Pollok
Act III. Grand Central PGvtOn
FIRST cIrIzEN-Good morrow, what's the wind'
sCoND CITIZENThy that "enck and foHoh nave V'
FIRST CrrIzEN-Fsir Rood; when they fall out
T time, mayhap honest folk
How came quarrel, neishbOr? Hast thou heard!
rCOND CITZEN-Th deh Tammany lie told
McKetrick, chase himself He's bold
The ends not yet
FIRST CITIZEN Pollok day hath started many fights
But finished OF them yet He seems
A plutton when it I punishment
tAa,um. and excursions. Ent Pollok and moKeiek)
pot1oK-H How far that little candle its beams
far as Curey throws little bull
But soft o Wcnck will soon approach
We'll crush m the sculiOn cracks roach
y.krTPICK- NV lees. / beg you do not take the field
The Duke is fierce. They that he is heeled
POLLOK Fie Daniel, order I'll meet
This he Duke Of Wenck anon
(AIarums and excursion Enter WenckJ
wENCK-stand aside, sirrah, and let me pass
poTIoV Tai. tbatl Remember Tsmmany false Duke
poIok strikes bot kicks him from the resrJ
porIoK-oh Duke, fear have mortal hurt
That kick of yours has done me dirt
cushion, 8 cushion! My kingdom for cushion
meKErRICK down dear iege while snan 10. seer ~
pO1TOK-Alas I cannot sit. That villains KICK
Was shrewdly placed ] fear that must STAND
And neer again in all this world
NV brain doth reel The hurt is mortal Dan
murder Bring succor quickly mere
Nv noble liege, it scurvy TRICK
BROADWAY hall veng bastard kick
po,1ov-A cushion. a cushion! Ny kingdom for Gushion
7 fear that till my span Of life shall cease
I'll eat my foodf from off the mantelpIece
.,oor c,r,zrN where was my lord Pollok kicked?
svTTRICK-In the Grand Central Pavilion
-co,,n rrT1zFN- Alasl We getn Annie Oakleys then
1OO'D O TIN Polloks will let him sit again