EDWARD

See also:

• EDWARD HARRIGAN (1845– )

HARRIGAN (1845– )  , American actor, was born in New York of Irish parents on the 26th of October 1845 . He made his first appearance in San Francisco in 1867, and soon afterwards formed a stage partnership with Tony Hart, whose real name was Anthony Cannon . As " Harrigan and Hart," they had a great success in the presentation of types of low life in New York . Beginning as simple sketches, these were gradually worked up into plays, with occasional songs, set to popular music 2 A singular mistake, which has been productive of further error, was made by Albin, who drew his figure (Hist . Birds, ii. pl . 5) from a specimen of one species, and coloured it from a specimen of the other . by David Braham . The titles of these plays indicate their character, The Mulligan Guards, Squatter Sovereignty, A Leather Patch, The O'Regans . The partnership with Hart lasted from 1871-1884 . Subsequently Harrigan played in different cities of the United States, one of his favourite parts being George Coggswell in Old Lavender .