The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-22
THINGS IN THE NEW PLAYS.
u, ptrCE WRITTEN AND IDTER-
'" ,tSID by Mr.. WILL.

Performance An Example of Fine
az. INSTRUMENTATION scenes in y
nj Drama and in One from Paris.
,.,,,, yang-i'l's drama. Children OF the
.,,,r woula he better of In dignity. and
WV, on m dollars, IL the author were a
.0,b II, ,e4 away. His personal Efforts to
~ mt @ attention have brought him into
p.,syor With people OF good taste. To most OF
%.r, seems q coxcomh to be rdIculeI. To
.,b,..ntcs are so offensive that they get
'N,,lv angry. and he Is being eufred and
,,,clin lr.nt accordingly But his conduct
.,,s.ths a. e"rtising purpose for which 1t 10
i.,,,rns. fl'ended More discussion Of the
.,vis,ht-r'y melted than would ordinarily
Given 70 1t. 1t is not good
.s,,st WORK to make it's lay unsided
,, ,apown. nor is It bad enough to be either
.o,sl.r 4 regarded. Its fault 3 a serious
-, rangrt. n'erest and enterta.n people OF
,.if,surr. q y Iack 81 plausible otive in Its
story It's 10 the sentimental homo that
-, audience must turn for relief from It's
,r,cs,.ion NJ small incidents. The marriage
,,x,foysrs 81, prevented hv tho reverence o,
III. cltrs father. rabbit Tor one oil the
,,,-oc,i Avs u his religion. The audi
.,., has seen her 20 through mock mar
.,,,. IN lie apnulled read ly by form
~ ,..irtous Observance. This makes her
,.i,ic,ly a divorced woman. forbidden to
,,,r,v an, descendant Of the tribe OF Aaron.
,r,h "a her over 10 lie rebels In vain against
,n.h A strict tn'erpre'a' Of tho old cdict.
,4., woman en- ers bearing the wine in which
,r,y mr.. 70 Hedge the h"trothan She learns
,..r her father his prohibition OF the mar
,r.g. and lra-s her lovers passionate out
hurst. Indignant protcs' She IL stunned by
.oe revelation her fT;her makes. She listens
,,,nt'y 10 her sweehearts Pleading. and let's
l,mf-rnrt 70 her father she makes no tur-
bprrtptest than that no aw is cruel with
nj her training in 'lA 'ath ~ her people
there sinsunclrn' excuse. 10 tho mind OF the
tu'icnce 'pr her rrru0cdtion OF him. With
the rDhli's reverence for the old tenets there Is
rosymratar. 'iS insl>tcnce on the binding
i,-ra ui lturgir7. law and the girls sub
~ ssion to that ancient tenet do not count with
The audience in he face q! the true love. The
,gung mans IDEAS express the View that
ieal.y pverv me who sees ths play must take.
However. Mr.. InngwilI has missed the hearts
,fths majority he has at least in way hit the
heads o. the m norty. He has made his char
tc.er' tax as they would in real life. and not
l.othc th-atric disclaimers in the other Ghetto
I'ar While much is done by the actors. Miss
lg.a.. Mr. Iacknye and Mr. worthins, for the
Ips, Of tiction is due to the author. The
stage management at it by James A. Herne
tsnlmiraM.
yait, "A clever is Mr.. Herns's treatme nj
n the AS, net Of this exceptional play.
rLr scene rcnrssants the Ghetto market
mace on the eve ol Passover Cramped dwell
Ing. aul shprs occupy he left and back Of the
Iage On the right Is the entrance to n
tgnagogue In tho roadway are vendors
wagon A-'he curtain rises dense crowd a lis
,ae place The light OF day Is darkeninQ. The
.-ws are doing their ma rk citing preparatory to
e.lE ia worship They are keeping the
discover Every one is in action. Buyers
tro trying to drive close bargains with
equally close vendors A woman loses her
rgllI. and only after searching and ANXIETY
ends her 4 man a tho back beats drum to
rai attention to his wares. Two little bows
In," sDma difference and settle II with a real.
lstIr Nght Equally tru. to life ia the Ipteres,
., some men who stand hy and encourage the
youngsters TO attack each other. The women
ir" too much taken up with their market.
10y 70 ray any attention TO ANYTHING
Sc. There 'S ham of voices, and a
u.r 60 struggling humanity. 1t is just like
what may he found in the east side Jswisf
quarter Of New York The sky grows rel
VIII the setting SUM- and the rabbi comes iron
his house to remind the people to cease thei
"mrloyment and to go homo to prepare them
se.N~s for the synagogue. The crowd dis
lrr-eS, the shopkeepers put up their shutter
ana the redlars roll away their carts. Every
hing becomes peaceful. Then the first OF tn
congregation comes to the house OF worship
Zach person enters naturally and with
manner of his own. The women ar
EossupDg Some OF the children are re