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Playbill Vault's Today in Theatre History: October 26 by David Gewirtzman, Robert Viagas, Sam Maher, Steve Luber

1844 William Harrigan, half of the iconic 1880s writing and performing team of Harrigan and Hart, is born today. He and Tony Hart will create the popular Mulligan Guards characters reflecting New York's immigrant polyglot. He'll become the subject of a 1985 Broadway musical Harrigan 'n Hart.

SOURCE: Playbill at 12:00am on October 26, 2015 ☆ ⚑

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