Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-04-10
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4 Very Creditable Production by Homo
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Very Creditable Production by Home
Talent-Other Theatre Attraction.
Tt was very large and appreciative
audience that Witnessed Leah the For
saken" at the Opera House last night,
and the general verdict was that the
production was in many respects SUI
perior 10 a large number of similar
plays by professional companies. Il
was certainly the best effort made in
many years by Wheeling talent The
play itself is very pleasing. The story
is interesting. and IS we'll told by the
playwright. Ii was produced last night
with special scenery, calcium light eff
fects. and handsome and appropriate
costumes.
The cast Of characters was as fol-
lows:
Rudolph son of Lorenz ..........
...... Gee. Mr.. Frank w. Nesbitt
Nathan, an aposJate Jew, known
as the 'SchOolmaster" ........
...... ........ Mr.. z. w. Hennig
Lorenz, an old Magistrate.
...... e.. e.. Mr. James p. Morgan
Ludwig, Barber and Doctor.
....... .... Mr. Edw b. FranZheim
Father Herman, village priest....
e. ...... .... Mr.. Frederick Taylor
Abraham, blind Jew............
Gee. ...... Mr. Murray Springer
Jacob. tailor Gee. O.. Mr. Walter Vardy
Fritz, baker Geo.. Mr.. Percy Callahan
GrOphCn peasant. Mr.. Harry Creighton
Johann. peasant. Mr. Thomas Keyser
Matilda, peasant .Miss Susie Jones
Theresa, peasanL.Miss Maggie Springer
Amelia, peasant Miss Jennie Spooner
Flower Girl o.. ......Niss Pearl Frank
BOsel, Jacobs sweetheart. .-......
$500. .... Miss Margaret Lindsay
Dame Gertrude, an Old woman.
........ ..... ....Miss sara Nolan
Mother GrOsChen, an Old woman.
e.. .....-....9iiss Irene CJurueigh
Sarah, jewish woman ..........
Gee. O.. .... Miss Lydia Carroll
Leah, child Of Rudolph and NADIA
lena ...... O.. Little Alma Frank
Madalena, niece OF Father Herman
......... ...... Miss Rena House
Leah, Jewish maiden ...... ....
.... o.. ..... o.. ...... Miss Hennig
Lack of space forbids extended men
tion. To say that the principal parts
were well taken is but to give express
sion TO the truth which was recognized
by the most critical in the audience.
Miss Henuig's conception of the title
role was very pleasing. and her action
was graceful. artistic and a genuine sur
I
with her ability. in the melOdramatic
situations she was at her best, earnest.
tOrcible and always natural; while in
the sentimental passages her work was
beyond criticism. Mr.. Nesbitt pos
sesses a remarkably pure and clear
voice and distinct enunciation His
elocUtion was perfect. but he was
/ trifie stiff aJ times. Miss House was
very pretty and wOmanly in the part
of "Madalena. and shared the hOnors
with Miss Henuig. She received some
very handsome flowers. Mt e. w.
Hennig had a very difficult part, but he
looked and acted the consummate viii
lain, and Notwithstanding his role was
not one to secure the sympathy Of the
audience. ne was the recipient of a gem
erOus share OF the applause.
Mr. Morgan as the old magistrate,
Mr. Taylor as the village priest, Mr.
| Springer as Abraham. and Miss Lydia
Carroll as Sarah. rendered their re-
! spective parts i'm a very artistic man
ner. In Mr. e. b. Franzheim. who sus-
tanned the role Of Ludwig" the COM
( edy element was I'm capable hands. Mr.
[ D.. D. a.
person could have done more in the
character The production, taken as a
whole. was very creditable.