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88DELIGHTED THE GALLERY. John L. Sullivan the Star and Champion, Last Night. Not through any desire to see the show was Funke's opera house filled last evening, but rather through a curiosity on the part of the general public to see the world's champion pugilist, Jno. L. Sullivan. strut across the stage as an actor. All interest in the play, "Honest Hearts and Willing Hands," was lost even from the very start and it indeed went drearily. As a play it is stale in plot, and the villains lines are too terribly unnatural even for the fervid immigration to allow. The great slugger has but few speeches, thanks to the anthor of jumble, and what he has is given in that "tough" accent and style that destroys whatever beauties they may possess. Judging from his present efforts Jno. L. Sullivan can never attain even the qualities of a good amateur barn-stormer. But perhaps he will never try it; he is a drawing card as an ex-slugger and that serves his purpose. In the last act a three-round sparring match with gloves is a feature that pleases the gallery mightily - and in this act he is truly at home. | 88DELIGHTED THE GALLERY. John L. Sullivan the Star and Champion, Last Night. Not through any desire to see the show was Funke's opera house filled last evening, but rather through a curiosity on the part of the general public to see the world's champion pugilist, Jno. L. Sullivan. strut across the stage as an actor. All interest in the play, "Honest Hearts and Willing Hands," was lost even from the very start and it indeed went drearily. As a play it is stale in plot, and the villains lines are too terribly unnatural even for the fervid immigration to allow. The great slugger has but few speeches, thanks to the anthor of jumble, and what he has is given in that "tough" accent and style that destroys whatever beauties they may possess. Judging from his present efforts Jno. L. Sullivan can never attain even the qualities of a good amateur barn-stormer. But perhaps he will never try it; he is a drawing card as an ex-slugger and that serves his purpose. In the last act a three-round sparring match with gloves is a feature that pleases the gallery mightily - and in this act he is truly at home. |