The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-03-25

and interesting revelations of a peculiar
phase of life, common to nearly all the
large cities, although its scenes are laid
in London. In his dizziness In sketching
characters from the common walks Of life,
Mr.. Zangwill has been compared TO Dick
ems only he chose the field of Hebrew
life and character which he knows better
than any other writer. These persons will
be especially interested in the play which
Mr.. ZangwilI has made from his novel,
by means of which the various characters
whom they have met between book covers,
are materialized in natural life, and made
TO walk the stage amidst the realistic rep
reservations of the very scenes described
in the book Liebler e. Co. who produced
the play, both in America and in Eng
land, spared no pains or expense to secure
the very actors best qualified 10 realize
in the flesh the characters whom Mr..
Zangwill sketched so graphically from the
London Ghetto, or Jewish quarter, and the
result is said to be one of the most artistic
blendings of literary and dramatic power
ever seen on the stage. In the represent
tation of the Jews market in Pettiooat
Lane there are over 100 people on the
stage, and in London. a large number of
these were recruited directly from White
chapel, where the scene is laid. The prin-
cipals of the company who have returned
10 America, and are appearing on briet
tour through the West and South, are
Wilton Lackaye, William Norris, Guy
Bates Post, Gus Weinburg, Adolphe Les
tina, Gus Frankel Emil Hoch, Henry Do
Ian. Fred Lotto, Rosabel Morrison, Nine
Cottrelly, Ada Dryer, Louise Muldener,
Mabel Taliaferro Ada Curry. Laura AL
mosnino, Zelle Davenport and Alice Ev-
ans.
When De Wolf Hopper was in London a
source of much entertainment to the
comedian was the struggle the newspa-
pers had with his name. II was not till
he was there for several weeks that any
one journal got his name right. The staid
old Times would call him de Wolff
Whopper' despite the fact that numerous
letters Of protest and correction were sent
to the editor. The Telegraph had an
equally sad time, referring TO the come
dian as DE Wolf Hoppera." This last
may have been an English joke; but a
good joke oft repeated grows wearsome.
Punch whose reputation for fun is CEN
tered in the one word of advice TO the
man who would marry. Don't" spoke of
the comedian as being 1.-THE American
wbeeze factory SUPERINTENDENT"
r'Wheeze" is English for joke or gag"
II also said that the comedian reminded
them of a one-leRged man who had lost
his crutch he was "such a great Hopper"
| Hoppers old friends will be glad to well
come him back at the Savannah Theater.
| He has with him the entire London cast.
! In recent interview Blanche Walsh
I has this to say of the morality and OF
| contemporary plays:
| AT present there Is some controversy
| and discussion going on as to the right
| kind of heroine to be portrayed on the
stage Miss Olga Nethersole is trying Ia
Justify what is called that sort OF wo-
man play, while l am endeavoring Il
Justify Sardous heroines. My opinion is
that any play which depicts a phase OF
life. be that life moral or so called immor-
al. is Unsuitable and proper II IL be true &c
| life. true to the existing type. Personally
should prefer to delineate the ideal rath.
q. than the real. TO portray the character
whose example the women of my audience
would desire 20 emulate rather than this
character they would elect to avoid. Blu
the drama OF the ideal Is OF the future
while the present is necessarily given ovei
| 10 the real and believe the real is as i'm.
porfant instructive and as useful as the
ideal; that a Zaza. a Sapho. a La Tosca
or Fedora leads us as much into the patti
OF knowledge as a Jeanne dare Mor'
so. perhaps, since we are better acquaint
ed with the commonplace, the familiar
than the extraordinary. When the idea
character is the rule and NOT the excep
ton the public will clamor for that sor
OF play. as they, now crowd the theatel