The San Francisco call., 1898-02-13

script of 200 plays Tn speaking of this style of the drama industry, he said:
 Abraham Goldfaden is the father of Hebrew the- atricas-that is, as profession and pursuit-in this century. He started his first company in Roumania twenty years ago. It failed there, but being trans planted to Odessa, Russia it succeeded His company has since played in all the principal cities of Europe. The past year the company has been in Paris, where Goldfaden resides.
 "Godfaden is the best known author connected with the Hebrew drama. He has written 100 plays The entire repertoire of his Parisan company Is his work The authors who are writing for the He brew stage in America Professor Joseph Latener, Professor Abraham Horwitz and Professor sharkan- sky The most successful of this trio financially Is Professor Lateiner. He is 45 old of Roumanian parents and has lived in the United States about ten years During that period he has written 200 plays, the most successful being Moses in Egypt
 "He is under contract with a New York thearer to write not less than eight plays every He shares the profits of the plays with the of the the ater and gets bonus for his manuscript Alexan- He does all of his literary work after midnight writers is Professor Abraham Horwitz He is about 60 years old and Galican by birth He speaks eight peared An indefatigable toiler been known to write constantly eighteen consecutive hours plays failed completely that after the first night the managers told him that they must take 1t off and cast Professor Horwftz at set to work and three days later he called at the theater with three fn- ished acts of The Love of Jerusalem
 "The play was at once rehearsed and staged and scored immense success Professor Horwitz has a weekly income of several hundred dollars. for most of his plays have great and lasting stability The have been over s5oooo to date Upon the production of his dramatic opera King Solomon nearly s2OOO expended.
 "Of Professor M. sharkansky, the youngest of these writers not much can be said as yet excepting that in his work he gives promise of becoming the foremost of his kind when his present contempo- rares have written themselves out have died. He about 8 years of and has been in this country only five years. He has written but two plays both, however, instantaneous successes. His Kol Ndre or the Persecution in Spain' saved Hebrew theater in New York from closing it's doors.
 "He is the most eccentric and cratic of these writers. He seldom works more than three hours a >and takes months in the preparation of play. But'tyhat he has written will doubt be lasting'
 "So many plays of this kind have already been written" suggested, 's it extremely difficult for these writers find plots and ways treat- ing themes?
 "Not at all," answered Mir. Greenberg You see the treatment in all cases is the same-that is the spirit pervades the treatment-and is absolutely yorable to the Jews of Otherwise it would not be a play for a Hebrew audience. All the plays are written around Biblical Jewish historical incl dents or Jewish folklore One has but to cuI therefrom what he considers worthy and suitable to dramatic treatment And one must admit there Is no limit to opportunity for plays in these directions Why a mere incident will often material for a four-act play Around David and his harp Pro- lessor Lateiner his latest play. This has been running for six weeks already in New York"