The times., 1899-09-10

caught the galleries. ana - oStaB hcdt~
about town. Since the deities named are.
after all. the best critics OF such things the
Happy Home" composition may be de-
clared a success
Allie Danish. one OF last years BdOu
Stock Company. was a prominent figure
at the opening OF Manager Grieves' house
on Monday last. Miss Danish Is an ex-
eeedingly pretty girl who adds attEctive-
ness to the front row OF the chorus aad
who might do well in a more important
position.
| Correspondent Fettis. Of whose fishiag
/ exploits The Times had something 10 say
fortnight ago, has finished his vacation
and returned TO Washington. Mr.. Fettis
was not accompanied by the bass OF which
he wrote home. but then it is possible that
no derrick could be rigged OF sufficient
strength to get his catch out OF the
water.
Al W. Martin. whose Uncle Toms
/ Cabin" Company is well known here. spent
a portion OF last week in Washington. So.
( too, did Frank Perley. manager OF Alice
Nielsen; George Johnson. OF the Murray
and Mack Company. and W NJ. Bates.
/ business manager OF Children OF the
i Ghetto" Among those who returned 70
/ town for the openings at their theatres
were Managers Painter aud Chase. Victor
johnson. T. Arthur Smith. Otto SeIhau-
sen, Sol Minister, and Nathan Stein.
| II is said that Charles Reynolds formerly
OF the Bijou Theatre. is interested in a
scheme for building new vaudeville house
in Baltimore. Manager James Herman has
a strong hold on the affections OF the citi-
zens OF that town. however. and a rival
place OF amusement, il erected. would not
be likely 10 prosper.
/ Paul WHstach. one-while dramatic edi-
tor Of The Times. and now press agent for
/. Richard Mansfield. has returned from his
/ trip abroad. and is at his New York home
/ 100 Riverside Drive Mr. Wiistach writes
that he enjoyed his jaunt immensely and
row feels sufficiently strong in fingers ami
! imagination to contribute his share toward
making Mr.. Mansfield's next tour trium-
phant one.
A picture of Mary Sanders, known to
Localities as Mrs. Percy Winter adorned
| the first page OF a recent Mirror
+ Miss Sanders is still in Boston with the
Castle Square Stock Company. and has be-
come prime fayorite with denizens Of
The Hub
| With the narrative in the current issue
/ the series OF Stage Stories which has
! been published in The Times during the
/ last two summers, comes 10 an end. In
the time mentioned forty-four sketches have
appeared, the list including "a Love Tale"
| The Murderer" 'Allus Was a Chump."
| AN Episode in Bohemia The Eject OF
| Realism, - An Arrested Arrest . The Tale
of Motive. I" a Killing Cure His Nib
Z! lets, The Unexpected Happens"
I Dreams "On Mott Street" "A TunsfuI
T.Vrs - Werner Vf1rafs,ss yx-0of--,
After the Play" Nell Emorys Sweet
heart, What Hyde Did," Great Oaks
From Little Acorns. An Amateur Affair, ;"
"A Raise in Hands,, Jess Letters OF
/ Fire The Eyes of a Picture IT. Henry
Smith-Actor. sAll at Sea. "Finis," The
| Deadly Parallel The Ghost of HamIet's
Father "A Bit Of the Commonplace. by
Proxy. Cupid and the Calf. /" Two" An
I Incident : The Midnight Ferry. Il Fair
/ Exchange" "A Sort of Tragedy "a
! Methodieal Madness, AT the Lanterne.'
"A Slave of the Ring" The Night OF the
Reformation" From the Thumb Nail.
For Benefit OF Boths-' and With the Sec
ond Act
/ Israel Zangwiil. a picture Of whom ap-
pears in the current edition of The Times,
4 leaves New York for Washington this aft
ernoon, and by o'clock tonight viii De
/ lodged at the Shoreham. Mr.. Zangwnl has
| been conducting rehearsals OF his drama
/ tized novel, Children Of the Ghetto" in
| Gcthamtown, and comes to the Capital for
/ the purpose of Witnessing the initial pro-
duction OF the piece week from tomorrow
I evening az the National Theatre. The au-
I thor will probably remain here for three or
1 four days after the premiere, and viii then
return to Manhattan Island.
/ Mr. Zangwills face, though anything but
/ handsome bears many indications OF the in
domitable viii and invincibIe courage that
have made possible mis- success in the teeth
of serious obstacles. The writer has been
generally considered 10 be one Of the few
fortunate individuals to whom triumph has
come easily. but this is hardly the case.
Born Of Jewish parents in the great Ghetto
/ OF London, in 1854. his early struggles for
education were attended by the ssverest
hardships But, despite mishaps and trou-
bles, he fought persistentiy until. by one
means and another. he had been enabled 70
take I'D a collegiate course. Mr.. Zangwills
capacity for learning may be judged from
the fact that he was graduated a B. A
from the London University with triple
honors before he was u years OF age
Having finished his schooling. the young
fellow began his efforts at composition.
While he was in his sixteenth year prize
serial from his pen had run through an
English weekly, but ne was not permitted
to turn to literature seriously until he had
attained his degree. His first work Of con-
sequence was published in 1888 It was a
sort OF fantastic romance. intended as a
political skit. finished in collaboration with
a friend and dubbed The Premier and thu
Painter"
In 1890 Mr.. Zangwnl founded ariel"
kind OF London Puck. which
had short existence Of two
years. In 1891 he had printed
THE Bachelors Club which made a won
derful hit in both England and America.
and which launched him on his career as an
author Children OF the Ghetto" COM
pilation CT sketches of Jewish life in Lon
dons WhitechapeI district, appeared X
1892, and brought him into wOrld-wids
prominence as a writer OF marvellous de-
seriptive power and forceful imagination
The book created no end of comment, es-
pecially among the Hebrews. some OF
whom praised him while others censured,
The discussion was especially spirited in
America, but neither enemies nor friends
succeeded in making Mr. ZangwiIl issue a
disclaimer or an apology concerning the
volume
Within a few months of the time markell
| BY the publication of Children of the
Ghetto" there was issued a pendant to
The Bachelors Club" in The Old Mails
Club" These stories are now united be-
tween a single set of covers, on the first
of which is lettered the title OF The Cell
bates Club In two noveIettes, The Big
Bow Mystery" which was written in 1891.
and Merely Mary Ann" which came OFT
in 1898. as well as in longer tale, which
was issued in 1895 and named The Mas
| ter" Mr. ZangWflI sought more serious in