The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-03-12
PLAY ACTING SOCIALISTS.
MoRRIs,s REVOLUTIONARY COMEDY,
.THE TABJES TURNED.0

MORRIs'S REVOLUTIONARY COMEDY,
"THE TABLES TURNED.0
II will .be Prescsted on Thursday at the
Woumanis Opera Heuse, " the Police
Do Not Arain Iaterfere-stsry OF the
PIay-Triunph OF the Social Eeveiution.
ave want a court room scene for the first
act" said Mr.. Goldsmith. Mr.. Goldsmith Ia
the adapter OF the play. Tho Tables Turned"
which the Socialists propose to produce at the
Roumsnia Opera House Thursday evening.
" have q lovely court room sceno." said Mr..
Tannenholz. the manage OF the Roumania.
You remember that play where the Jew In
Hungary is charged with numbering a young
Christian girl 30 that he may battle In her
blood?
- II remember the case" said MI. Goldsmith.
ut was a lie."
1T was a lie," agreed Mr.. TannenholE. 80
We had a play written about IT,"
"A Hebrew play; yes, I remember"
1t Is mostly Hebrew productions. by the way,
that are presented at the Roumania. The
thrce-sheet posters before the door are In He
brew. There was Hebrew opera there last week.
"Thore is a Judges desk" said Mr.. Tannen-
holz. and benches for the jury, and-and
everything, just like q court trial. II YOU saw
the scene ycu would think you was getting q
yeEr In Sing Sing. It's u lovely scene"
lis there r. dock p
Mr.. Tanncnholz thought there was q dock.
Nthere wasn't he promised to got one madc.
I'VE must have II big dock. said Mr.. Gold
emiti. "The dock Is In the play. Jake Harp,
the swindlcr. does not sit in the dock. Mary
Pinch. tho working girl charged with stealing
alonf. does. 20 sure and have n dock"
"Ihavo II lovely purlor scene. with"
r we don't need any rarlor scene. The Soc
ond get Is in tho open air--in tho green fields
with the flowers in bloom. the birds singing in
the trees. the children PLAYING in the meadows.
tho pears ripening in tho orchard, tho golden
grain ready for the sickle. the happy villagers
Gnncing around the chestnut tree, the glad
%eunshine flooding tho LANDSCAPE. the village in
the distance. tho copse in tho BACKGROUND. the
brook ripping merri!y past, the weikin ringing
with"
Wait q minute" interposed Mr.. Tannen-
hol2. You don't expect al these things in IL
Bowory theatre. DO you? haven't any copse.
Win. ia u copsa nnyhow--a policeman? ?"
ITS Il cluster OF trecs-a forest"
"Yes. I have trees"
"And the brool; ?"
"I can get you one PAINTED. But you'll have
to pay extra. Couldn't YOU make u pnrlor scone
do? / have II now parlor scenes--"
"Nonsense" .
White Adapter Goldsmith and Manager Tan
ienholE were thus arranging tho scenic effects
at the lioumaiin yesterday afternoon II dozen
disgusied Socialists We're wandering up and
stage. and around tho wings and scenery. They
were part OF tho S"eiH 81 lGt amateur q. play actors
There was to have been u grand rehearsal at
The Rouma,lin yesterday afternoon from 2 to 4.
. md i T Esa n ;siis ' 0' ta aSp sn& 'T Ths Of tM sas e e5iei
keaIHhCr r;t I. the play s arS %Jg 5 e. Jarrett. and
ing and julius Wiener. the promrter and stage
t1"l laser T Uni en's at cInsTo a %sssi Hssli Ul M Mr. S Wie.
ners PLACE might have been fllod but for the
II in' lis thI no se na' 4 sh I Sc Sa'y o SSSs 9' M she a aoiGGsmi3h
formally announced that the rehearsal would
sy S%E ~ Just pt ths sam % 1 RSsesS singers ! Al saSss
@Ss. The only Necessity for ora a rshearssi IS to
Icepst9m them to . big stage. Their %Iciears.
s :hsr aithstfe rh ssys has nssn n 81 e b sess-" a iSii rsr
iearsai with ali the players present.
ol nno b play W II IL tive M astsi It tbs is aGfa nrtisb from Onst a
Socialist. The, first act, opens in a criminal
fSSIr5b in n New Yo Esior JsdefR d dnrrs'i i is sso on The ne
pot a the dock, but is seated in a chair before
tusss Tstasns . ! y, verdict |! q ssii{Ey; ,.n'r JURY N''
you have been found guilty q a serISus;
are apt to call robbing the widow and orphan. !
A strong phrase also. with which I hesitate. to
ding. You viii pcrmit me to remark that the
very, fact that such nauseous and improper
tieman shows how far you hive been led
a respectable member Of society"
.a hi's sf s6sl Goq ti Esr' a %oi ha sq,! Is sa ssn fsns'aaa 10 Z
weeks Imprisonment as a "hrst-class misde-
Mr.. Harp thanks his Honor. and asks leave
r. 80 home and make some arrangements for
Tho case Of Mary Pinch is called. District
trivial" hs says Ie:STTP hey i are w iS1as HI case
y sni rHf Of ,dmi spson.enti is 81 80 ,H Mides g&ss; M Sl iIIc .TH
s HrItioG1s h u1;Sn, SO I, to sayi q political bearing; Al
W@rd the he' insec ars y's Of so siefs ' or, in fen oth 1er
s \ Fl %@ ; ;Ss ?ia iS, MS + ss;' S S1sss # n Hs SssE 'r Ia:
has threp %s%hl:drsp; This c%Iesies : disturb.
grafton on the spirit OF discomfort among the
SScapt. 'MhiiIHIiiams" is tho FIRST witness called.
nollows-You noticed her take all three
mi!!ia%gs tasidelmHs wants me to say from
s why; AnyhEG1w: III Wa ssy tto ga day swear i. ~
the sMs uoa anS:AiYH Ss;. / " Wss All s1 sy r@sa I"r . Of the the
de sd c !! iSli9wea Jd her s9d IL then en- l b tick her in;
hey. eosa ON TO tell many, manifest lies, with
many ~pnlpable contradictions. regarding the
alleged larceny.
Officer Neveranougll" il called. He also
swcnrs he saw the woinan take the loaves. He
quito plain he is swearing falsely.
"Ofi.er Blackmail" follows. He tries to
reconcile the stories OF HilliaIns and Never
anolich. and makes u bigger mess OF It,.
raw hor steal them all" no says. All from
ons store-iiom three stores. She dropped the
lonI in the store-I mean in tho mud on the
street-,tbat Is. In the store, She dropped only
,nud."
That's all; Mr.. Blackmail. That's our case.
yonr Honor" says Mr.. Bellows. Then aside:
do what the Judge tells them"
Mary is asked n she has anything to- say to
the charge, and thereupon Mary Launches out
IN u poetical speech. She didn't steal the ioaves,
she says; But she needed bread-ah. God help
us, how badly! Her husband was u handsome
young conntryman once. They lived happy in
the country-oh, 80 happy! The little gray cot