The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-18
THEATRICAL AUDIENCES
,oU Owe or THEM TREA TED THE
am ISRAFL ZANg WIZ.

I.rae ZanRwill was more than incidental at
Oh, pcrformnnce OF his play ut the Herald
snare Theatre on Monday night. II he had
,aSn the literal mother at the birth OF Children
~ tho Ghetto" instead OF merely the literary
"a her. no could not have made more ado about
n,n.of Ths inscriptions at the doorways
h,,orl.l Tho Zangull Play" in big letters.
.,1 the name OF the piece In little ones. Por-
,,,i,s II him were handed to the people at the
.r,rance, with copies OF verses telling what he
,h,pcht OF his work. and what the readers
ouch, to think. Ofcourse he was to address
IN. audience. That was ono oil the
ncr,si,n q certaintiss. Curiosity to see noted
.,,hor might have bsen safely depended on to
Give him the opportunity. But no TOOK no
eh,nre as to that. Scattered through the house
pcr, few persons who applauded during the
fret two acts. when the rest OF the very fns
oulience was quite silent. These injudicious
znryllans called for him at tho nrst two
Lr,,,. NJ tho curtain. contrary to first night
u.,gc and with no good cause for enthusiasm.
T., tls cone udlng portion OF the third act ABB
a rhoI general att ention. The subject matter
hcar,c interesting and the acting by Mr..
I,ck,y.. Mr. Worthing and Miss Bates. as tho
ohJuratply religious rabbi ana the lovers
whom he separated, was delightfully."- natural.
When the curtain shut In that scene there was
h.,rtv demonstration by the whole audi
ence The three actors came before the cur
,oin twice This was the normal time to COM
t,iment the author. and approving applause
when followed some Outcries OF his namo was
,pontaneous But he did not respond mod
.s,lv and politeiy, Instead OF that man came
ont and said that Mr.. Xangwill would wait
until the end Of the play. and II the people stil
lived it.. he would thank them then. The
warmth Of the house theroupon cooled omin-
ouslv But the author did not take heed that
no Ind been uresumptuous In liking for him
self the time when he would lot an audience do
INN honor The piece ended with no general
rrpetitions Of the demand for his presence.
I IN. clacoue had not served him promptly the
audience would have dispersed at once. But
wh.n thu few applauded and cried "Zangwill."
the many waited. II was at this junoture that
lca hut lost the chance 70 deliver the speech
the majority would he content to see him and
did not care to hear him. He came before the
uron the Assem- bage started for the doors 1t
Was haIf-rost II o'clock, and all but tho
saSFnS T gnTy that iG ct s eea.a for Hnsw
but it was rosoiute: and 40 no was narrowly
saved the chagrn OF keeping his long address
Lnutlered
Yesterday afternoons audience at the Muir
ray Hi! was divided In Its manner OF accept
ing Held by the Enemy" The majority
the mclodrama. while the minority regarded
tho whole thing us huge Joke. Those taking
the former view had far more reason 10 be sat
isnpi for the performance by the stock COM
rany was ommenda BILE throughout. Yet those
in search Of laughable material had q few
chances to be amused What was funny
in this war play came from an over
amount OF turbulent action. For In
stance the battle which RACES during the
thrd act was q source OF amusement. So many
turssIues OF sim liar scenes In war plays have
been seen that the devices OF excitement are
losing their power to seriously impress The
sound OF horses hoofs. which in the early days
Of Held by the Enemy" was accepted as
stirring realism. has become comic. The In
cident in "Zaza." showing how the noise Is
made. dealt another blow to the time honorsd
device. The Gathering OF horses hoofs in
Secret Service" Just barely escaped being
completely ludicrous to the critical. At tho Muir
ray Hill Monday tho audience laughed openly
at It, Carelessnsss in not waiting until the
actor had left the stage before the hoois OF the
horse he was supposed to mount and ride away
on were heard retreating was In one case the
cause for laughter. In a clever travesty on
The Heart OF Maryland" by Hugh Morton
soldier rushed In at intervals giving mes.
enges at such fast rate Of speech that nothing
run of and would be heard at a mad pace
The courier in Held by the Enemy" was hard
ly less funny, One more cause for laughter was
hcclock work regularity with which the bombs
tho seconds between the explosions as q ner.
Noua man counts the ticEsof clock. some
thing in the appearance Of Miss Ingham as thu
too The scene REPRESENTED a fertilization a
ether sunrise or sunset. Anyway, red lights
which resembed no state in which the sky ha'
ever been seen were used. The desired effpc
OF gloom was gained. however. Some officers
court marital. The man who was being triet
wore the inevitable loose white shirt of thu
mn!odramatic hero In peril, and struck poses
when III plays OF this sort represent dcspeTat.
virtue. The tahlcan. was pictnre'que-Mit
only one ,dscordant figure. This was MS
would have been suitable for a pink tea blu
@ f so.. I'D oys rpS "a. ya ne sbo%
to say: Il can only stay moment. you know
must rush right away to Mira, Van shoddy'-
seemed to strike many in the audience. 70
me was q, general litter when the eurtall
tails and had no important bearing on the per
10 nance taken as a whole. The compan
made an excellent showing and the play 10 I'll
Interesting.
An unexpected visit BY the Empire stoc
company is welcome this week because it give
Us some moro OF Lord and Lady" at tn
knickerhocker in the place Of something VI
had had enough Of Mr.. Faversham as tn
tirsy lord and Miss Mlward as ths toeran
laly have about the same companions as be
fore. and none Of them has deteriorated.
he week s opera at the American 10 Aida.
The Harlem Opera House has a felicitous com
edy in AT the White Horse Tavern" played b
Airst-rate Frohman COMPANY and the Gran
Op"ra House has pantOmime farce in "Eigi
Bel" with the brothers Byrne In it. Knob