The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-01

governed wholly by the mandates of the
Mosaic law. While it is not of the adj
Vanced Jews that the play portrays the
customs of the present day, but of what
was practced in the early part Vt the
century by the strict orthodox Jew. A
great many rabbis throughout the coun-
try have become Interested in the play,
and those who have seen it commend Mr.
Zangwill for having written a play so
truthful to history. Messrs. Liebler &-
Co, managers of Children of the Ghet-
to- are presenting the PLAY with cast
of unusual strength. The company is
headed by Wilton Lackaye whose Sven
gall in "Trilby" is so well remembered
Mr. Lackaye unprecedented the character
OF Reb Shemuel, the rabbi, and those who
have seen him in the part, give him credit
Tor having created character the equal
of that of Svengali in "Trilby." There
is another distinctive character in "Chfl-
dren of the Ghetto known as MeIchitse
dek Pinchas, poet, and out of which
Mr. William Norris has received univer-
sal commendation for his art as a comedy
character actor.
Miss Rosabel Morrison, who plays the
part of the heroine, is a daughter of
Lewis Morrison, the well known actor
Other members of the company assigned
to the more important roles are Guy
Bates Post, Fred Lotto, Gus Frankel
Adolphe Lestina, Henry Dolan Ada Cur
ry, Laura Almosnino. Nine Cottrelly
Ada Dwyer, Mabel Taliaferro, Louise
Muldener, Alice Evans and Zelle Daven-
port. Mr.. Hearne's reputation as
a stage director is of very
high order. The scenes of the play were
made from photographs taken by Mr.
Zangwil himself. 1t is safe to presume
that Children of the Ghetto" will be
given a cordial reception in Savannah.
When De Wolf Hopper was in London
he had no more ardent admrer than Hen
ry Labouchere, editor of Truth, and one
Of the most famous and influential men
of England. Labouchere admitted thai
when ne first saw Hopper he could not
understand his fun but the comedian
grew upon him till finally Hopper had
no stronger admirer Laboucheres trib-
ute 10 Hopper is one worth reproducing,
s'First find what seems the suitable
frame for Mr.. BE Wolf Hopper's talent:
then break it, One is tempted to 60 over
to Ireland in ones search for definition
of this lofty. angular transatlantic this
talent of studied opposites as he stands
there. swash-buckler and tyrant of his
stage, with the fragments of his COM
pany revolving in vertiginous obedience
around the extended digit of his left
hand, or bowling quiescent beneath his
Jovian nod. Mr.. De Wolf Hopper aston
ished me many times during the evening
but on no occasion so much as when
towards the end of the display he actual
ly walked up to a bench and sat down
upon it. For 10! none of these prodigies
which are the bread and butter OF Nj.
Hopper's audience, occurred. The bench
remained absurdly obedient to the stale
old law OF gravitauon Gong since aboi-
ished by Mr.. Hopper. the sky remained
fixed in its place, and Mr.. De Wolf Hop
per in his, for quite FIVE minutes The
moon did not descend to kiss him Really
his return 10 the normal is the clevenest
Of the astonishing displays of the Jan
van Beers among the players In the
house of that distinguished Belgian artist
you open a door and find the shivering
wilderness Of the North Pole; you go to
bed and the weight Of your body sets in
motion panoramas OF a Brazilian forest,
with astonishing monkeys, scarlet scream
ers ana preposterous blossoms, the sea-
shore OF Trouble bedecked with Paris
iennes, the serious call OF Charlotte Cor
day on Marat, a thousand pretty i'm
promptus. SO II Is with Hopper He will
bring In a real locomotive TO crush his
beloved. he will play billiards In the air.
and Will be serious when you expect the