Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1900-01-18
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THE LITTLE MINISTER TONlGHTi
l7he etory Of EThs Little Minister
Ebegfna Ia Caddam woods. There the
little minister meets Babbie, the gypsy
girl She induces him to blow horn
and thus arouse the town. When the
red-coats come. she, by his silent per-
mission, introduces herself as the min
listers wife. In the second act he meets
her at Nannies cottage, and there is
tea drinking, and disclosures of the
minister's heart and mind to Babbie.
In a second scene, the minister, instead
of going to prayer meeting, follows the
lgypsy, who has learned the congrega-
ltion's prejudice, and fed. In the third
act, the scene is at Lord Rintouls cas-
tile. The minister has followed the
gypsy there, but finds Lady Babbie.
They declare their love, but the father
and his choice for his daughter inter-
vene. However, in Scotland, when a
man acknowledges a woman to be his
wife before witnesses, It is a legal mar
riage. Babbie insists that the minis
ter be kept to his acknowledgment OF
the night In Caddam woods. In the
last act he does, and TO the surprise
of ali. claims Lady Babble as his own.
This charming comedy Will be present
ed here at the Opera House tonight by
lCharles Frohman's company. The cast
and production, 1t Is promised, will be
complete in all details and q splendid
performance is looked for.
CHILDREN OF THE GHETTO"
On Saturday evening at the Grand
Opera House there will be seen in this
lefty for the first time and by the same
cast as played In this country and 10
England, zangwill's famous play, 1.-The
lChildren of the Ghetto" a dramatiza-
ton of Mr.. zangwill's book of that
name. The company presenting this
play is made up ofthe following prin-
lcipal players: Wilton Lackaye, W1i-
liam Morris, Robert Edeson, Gus Vein
lberg, Adolphe Lestina, Gus Frankel
Emil Hoch, Frank Cornell, Fred Lotto,
Rosabel Morrison, Nine Cottrelly, Ma
lbel Taliaferro. Ada Dryer. Laura AL
mosino, Ada Curry, Ellen Berg, Louise
lMuldener, Alice Evans. There are
more than forty players necessary to
present the play with about one hun
dred auxiiIaries. This play has been
seen in but four cities in the United
States. IL had its production in the
lefty of Washington last October. From
there II was taken to Baltimore, Phila-
delphia and New York and from the
latter place to London, England. II is
presumed that more than half mlllioa
people have seen Mr.. Zangwlll's play
and perhaps five times that number
have read his book, OF which the play
is dramatizauon. II is seldom that
any play creates so much interest
among all classes OF thinking people as
has been given TO THE Children OF the
Ghetto All who have seen it are OF
one opinion, that 1t is superbly pre-
scented by a company OF actors OF the
highest accomplishments and reputa-
ton. When the play was put on at the
Adelphi Theatre, in London, last year.
the London papers without exception,
admitted that 1t was the best American
company ever seen in that city, and one
capable Of teaching the players OF Lon
don many valuable lessons in the art Of
modern acting. The London Times
went so far as tolsay that no set of
English players could have presented
the play in any better or In any more
acceptable manner