Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-16

quotes a few of the following sage deci-
sions reached by few of its members:
| A liar need not be malicious liar in
order to be q liar.
1t is unfortunate that the state of busi-
| ness makes lying necessary, as it unques-
| tionahly does.
| There are some women and even men
| who never lie.
| race, male and female, is about 80.
One of the members cited Mark Twain's
maxim. when in doubt tell the TRUTH.
! but Miss Comstock says they forgot to
! give another of Mark Twain's maxims,
| Truth is the most valuable thing we have:
| let Us economic it.
James A. Herne is doing some remark
| able work in staging Israel Zangwilrs
! Children of the Ghetto" Mr.. Herne is
| again demonstrating that he is one of the
| ablest stage directors in this country. His
| carefuiEess in detail was never more for
! chilly shown than in this unusual and pc
| culiar play. The detail observed in staging
| the play is unusual. The property list will
| be surprise to the managers of the the
aires where it plays. but it need not worry
| them, for the company will carry every
| thing, to the rams horn, the Seder
| cup and the artificial fish in the market
| scene. The electrical devices will be par
! ticularly effective. One Of the main Incl
dents Is the ceremony of Jewish rabbin-
| ical dive rec. which occurs in the first act,
| in strict conformity to all ancient require
| ments, the rabbi even refusing to allow II
| to be written with quill, lest 1T be fnVatl-
/ dated. The strict adherence of the Jew to
| the law will be conSpicuouSly shown In this
| play.
| Ching Ling Foo, the newest attraction In
| polite vaudeville, has been engaged by
| Managers Burke & Chase to appear at the
New Grand shortly. For weeks the dra-
| matte columns of the New York papers
| have been filled with descriptions OF MS
! performance.
Pstrice is not old but theatrical history
| records the fact that she was one Of the
! first legitimate stars to enter the vaude-
| VILE field. More than that, she was the
earliest to gown her acts in as costly way
| as the most distinguished actresses part
| in a four-act play. and she has sought in
| every way to keep polite vaudeville of
| character that makes 1t possible for ladies
| and children to enjoy such performances;
Never has she departed from the reiineo
| standard she set for herself. and her ex-
| ample has had great effect In Keeping
| others frcm deteriorating and deseneratlne
| into that class that can act IN variety
| houses attended by males only. She never
| allows her repertoire to stale. ana con
| stantly> secures the brightest efforts OF the
| draInatists who contribute one-act plays 10
| the amusement profession
The version Of Dumas THE Musketeers.
| In which James ONeil will be seen at the
| Columbia Theater the week OF october z
was made by the famous English novelist
Sidney Grundy, and was played by Beer
| bohm Tree at Her Majestys Theater in
| London for one year. Mr.. Tree revives 1t
| this season. MIR. ONeill Will come mere
| supported by a company of seventy people
| The scenery used by this attraction Is SAID
| to be the most elaborate painted for New
| York production in very many years.
| NATIONAL THEATER.-The National
! Theater. newly decorated and thoroughly
| renovated, opens its doors for the season
| Monday evening. The attraction will be
ha will nil
| to- in reference to which lively articipa-
ton of something novel has been created by
| the story Of the author on which 1t Is
| founded The action of this play occurs IN
| that portion of the East End of London In
| habited by Jews, metaphorically termed
| The Ghetto by the author-not because
| the law has compelled the segregation of
| the Jewish people here, but because they
| have become set apart through their own
| desire and through the influence of race
| prejudice against which they have batted
| fer time beyond memory. In writing the
! book on which it is founded, the author
| was guided by truth, and in writing his
| play his purpose has been to dispel falsa
| conceptions of the Jews, their religion and
| their life and aspirations, and yet present
them exactly they are. The fact that
| his subject is Jewish should be made no
more of in estimating his play than If an
| old Roman or Morse subject of a novel
| character had been chosen by him. It's
| references to the Jewish religion but
| incidental to his story. and necessary to
| the development of its plot. Other than
| this he has no end to serve from the re-
| igious standpoint, excepting, perhaps to
| show the strong adherence of the Jew to
| the law and traditions of his race.
Children of the Ghetto will be present
| ed in four acts, with appropriate scenery
and a mnuteness of detail rarely observed
in any production. The exact story of the
| piece is not known and will not be divulged
| till Monday evening. Mr.. Zangwill has
taken extraordinary precautions to keep
| his dramatic treatment of the novel mys-
| terry. 1t is known. however, that the first
act occurs in the sitting room of Milly
| Phillips house, the second In the loungng
| room of the Peoples Club on the eve of the
| Purim ball, the third in 'Reb' Shemuers
| home and the fourth in the market place of
| the Ghetto, the scene showing both the
| exterior of and the interior of a room in
| ''Reb Shemuels house, and the exterior of
the synagogue over which he presides
| The central interest of the play is the
| love story of David Brandon, young pro-
gressve and unorthodox Jew from the
| cape" and Hannah Jacobs, the daughter
of most orthodox, "Reb" Shemuel. But
there are several sub-interests which the
author has cleVerly interviewer with TINS
| in such way as to allow him to introduce
tlrty-cight other speaking characters, and
to present a street scene in the last act
which will, it is said rival biograph pic
ture as reflection of the activity of the
locality which it cOunterfeits. In this scene
one hundred auxiliary people appear
This play is under the management of
|
Allen in The Christian here last year.
This firm has the reputation of always
seeking the best. regardless of expense.
They have upheld their reputation in this
Instance by providing every essential re-
quired for a perfect presentation of Mr..
Zangwill's effort. The company contains
several well-known players and many
others capable If not of such wide repute
Wilton Lackaye, Blanche Bates. Frank
Worthing William Norris. Adolphe Les
tina, Claude Brooke, Charles Stanley. Rich
ard earle, Nine Cottrelly, Rosabel Morri-
son, Ada Curry and Ada Dwyer play
prominent parts Hits of the most pro-
nounced kind are predicted Of Mr.. Lack
| aye, Miss Bates Mr.. Wortfling. Mr.. Norris
Miss Dwyer and Madame Cottrelly. AS the
rabbi. Shemuel. Mr.. Lackaye will present q
! wonderful makeup.
Mr.. Zangwills play is a new departure
and dramatic effort of high purpose and
| there is no doubt great audience will give
| him a hearing at the National TheateI
. Monday evening There is already a very
extraordinary advance sale for the entire
| week.
| COLUMBIA THEATER.-The coming OF
Otis Skinner Is always an interesting event
; | in the dramatic season, and during his en-
| gGgement here at the Columbia Theater
Monday September Is. as the opening at
traction he will produce Henry Arthu.
| Jones new comedy entitled THE Liars u