New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-17

THE CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO

Mr.. Zangwills elaborate and dlscurslve sketch
book Of the domestic lie Of the Jews in London.
called The Children Of the Ghetto" although II
Is as far removed from drama any work Of
fiction could possibly be has been made the basis
or n play. and this play. after representations IN
Washington, Baltimore and Phila lelphia since Sep
TENDER IS. was produced asst night AZ the Herald
Square Theatre IN New-Nork where It
eeived with interested attention and frequent aQ-
rlause and on the whole with suspicious favor. by
a considerable audience. largely composed Of He
brews
In his book which Is abundant with instruction
as to the manners and customs % his exilea and
wandering race Mr.. ZangwlH has assembled
series Of episodes Of the experience OF various
jewish families and individual Jews.-these cpl
sodes being thiny connected or not connected az
all by strain OF narrative which is sometimes
sprightly. oftener prolix and ponderous and In
vsriahly and consistently htful and erratc. a
book more difficult TO read has seldom been written.
and yet 1t IS hook that contains much truth and
one that is well worthy of study. The description
OF the Hyamses' Honeymoon" and tho description
or the death Of Nttie Benjamin Ansell they
had been written by Charles Dickens would be
hailed as exceptional achievements % subtle char
acterizaton and simple pathos Such conversations
as the beAcose colioquies between Mrs. Isaacs and
Mrs. Jacobs quarrellng ove- their offspring or the
domestic dialogues At the Phillips banquet. or the
interchange II beligerent epithets at Sugarman's
feast and such distinctive and woll-drawn charac-
:
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1os,,, s.r.,,,st. a". no .,re,-as.,,ia as ir,oI-
cradle poet Mel hitzedek Pinchas are absolutely true
~ ao,,,t lf ro,.ooi,,s az o,,, o. faculty. - keen
observation ard rare talent for literal statement
The -e.5,- ts a. 5o.r,,. b,-.a b,. NJ 1arru-lf.s
fat,bf,,i oo,,-. % No. rev,b eslr,. -.r.ies and
,a~s,-s s. 10 Would b ~ Dc v.e-o ol-etrsi~e4 ~
associate with them. IN their congenia atmosphere
OF fried FISH The prosy fidelity Of The book Is
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or o. me pe'N'rsiA oi human nance. 'hal WINE
the ola testament mas no reference 10 iD'"''
eA'7'el'e we poor ''" mas 40 more nee" "o.e '
i've without the nope % heA than me poor Dhrls-
tan But these flashes are sporadic and iufre-
qAent roy the most part me chfoiA'.e is one o.
exceedingly small beer ard i toA'Ws Lorl
Reaconsheids abrupt ana whimsical me'noo 0.
fugacious memoranda. with but little ~ Lord
wisdom MS SAD IRONY. or MS einou.'A oep'".
The form IS unsymmeirical ana me style-"heihe9
from immafrr'iy ~ lack OF clarity ana poASi'-
s SOW and heavy
In his plaN although redundAnt win needless
Incidents tedlously 7roiN In language. and unmer-
cifuly tedious in The exposition ~ the common
places Of actual ANA very stupid HE Ny Iahs-
Will has been more direct and explicit me
/ story that he had 70 f'A rs mainly thft
q gi,.s temptation 70 e.oQ@ WIN h"'
lover and 20 marry against her fathers VII,
Of her mental struggle between love and duty ana
~ her ultimate triumph over her amatory inclina-
ton Her name was Hannah Jacobs She was
the daughter Of the Rev. Samuei Jacobs ca4leH
Reb shemuel Her lovers name vas David Bran
don. and she was as devotedy fond 81 MIN as ne
was Oh "e'' 1"0' N'" e Va 49,,
ginning 10 run smooth and Il might have con
trued - run smooth. even - the nu7'ial aNar'
eu; for the in;erpositlon ~ clumsy JOKE. ~
festival called 'PidyNn Haoen a 'io"c7o'"s Jew
named sam Levine VINO hao oouRh' "t'''"s
ring for his sweetheart Lear. undertook 20 tease
Leah hy forcihv selling The nigh hand ~ Hannah
Jacobs anc putting me 'ln- on "ei ''''' So %
Gaining as ne -N So n'"'1 ..''' ~
Grated ui'o me ny '-s mn ~ -,
- Moses and lsraei 4"is "''9'''"f' I'D ''
presence OF witnesses was p'eSe'''' 'o-'I 10 ~
constituted genuine maj 'aee 49, r,1s
was o"!sed 10 '"'''" d D'.0'D7' 49, -
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father you must expect 10 We . az
proved 20 he saHy rue 'o' HIM '-''''
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was a 1ohen' that IS TO say "","
jewish alls'"'ia'f' w P''' "
and hat m"F''a-e "e.N'e -
divorced woman j. '''''''. "' ~
Law Neither shall they take woman ' a"".
from her hushand, FOR ne IS hoF uh'o ms Do1'
After that me s'rife IN me so1le No'.--
began 40 SITUATION co~'U De '"''r 49, '