The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-21
ZANGEILL PLAY IN YIDDISH.
JiCOB ADLER As "THE KING"
or the SCHNORRERS

stor, Ct Old London Jewish Life Made
O,Cr into a Musical Comedy and Pro-
duced az the Grand-staF scores as
the Shrcwd and ArlstOcratie Beggar.
Israel Zancw.ll's clever skit entitled 'The
ri,c II Schnorrers, which Richard Mans
esIdEa- long wished the author to dramatize
t,r i.m. has been turned into a musical
,onedy ~ jacob p. Adler, the Yiddish
,ctor and was produced yesterday at the
Grand ThcGter 70 a highly appreciative
audience,
The time and place Of tho play Is the
oi,bteanth century, London Jewry, when
tbe Jcwess Betsy was queen Of the ballet
and when Dutch Sam, a prime favorite OF
George H.. was champion bruiseT Of his
lime. Another great son Of Israel fourished
,hep whose name was MdHdsse BueHd Bar
,iloi Asar,id Dd Costa.
lowered with the pride Of race that dis
wgri-hed the Spanish OF Ssphardic Jews
q. opposed to the German or AshkenAzic
IsracIites. ia Costa, who was a beggar
naturally became the prince Of all beggarz.
what, scramble on the ground for coinsl'
be eyclaims when he finds the wealthy Jew
and Fast India director Joseph Grcbstock
catering coin to a number Of beggars
And 80 dominant Is his personality that
before Grobstock realizes 1t he is actually
tossing gold coins upon this prinoely beggar.
4 am rng in the ladder for you rich
Jews to got to heaven onl' is Dd Costa's
idea If his role in life.
IA costa condescends so far "a to invite
himself % Sabbath supper at the India
Directors house. Grobsiock begs the beg
ear 10 accept some Of his clothes 80 that
10 might be presentsble before Hrs Grob-
ttrk
m Costa accepts innumerab bic clothes,
hut he sells them and presents himself In
his royal rags after the frightened Grab
stock had notified his wife that a great
magnate was coming to sup with them.
Just as every needy Irish gent leman
Of the press has, according TO Thackeray,
a noedier depend mt upon him, so Dd Costa
Las A poorer beggar, Hdnk6le, dependent
on him. Grobstock didn't invite Ydnkth,
hut Do Costa brings him, and with his
dominant personality Immediately begins
10 lord over servants, guests and all.
YanlfG wishes to marry ia Cos'd's
daughter, Deborah, 80 he has to pass an
examination in 'schnening,' or begging
before his father-in-law TO be.
This ia Ydnke e. problem: to see that
Ia Costa gets all the Madeira ON uT)Oi lfCh
opulent table Ydnk6H employs a simple
device He tells of the death Of a friend
of the Gr7bstoeks; then he adds the death Of
thefriend = daughter; then the friend wife.
No one cares for drink then and Dd Costa
drinks all and promises Ydnkele his daugh-
ter.
In the third act the elite Of Jewry, the
Spaniards, are met in their great syria
goEue to prevent the marriage OF Dd COstd's
daughter with that mere German jew
Ydnk6f Dd Costa 30 e1asperates these
blue blooded Dons that their president,
whose name by the way Is Beldsco, cries:
'Sirah, leave the room or we will send
tfes howlinR' Then Btldsco has a At.
In a fash ne mighty King Of SchDorrers
1, in the residential chair, and he il 80
completely master of the situation that
before the congregation realizes II, they
have passed rules permitting the mar
Ti8Re
nemusic composed by J. Brody. Is good
in spots but the piece Is sheer farce with
songs and choruses thrown in. Adler's
Ia Costa was one Of the most remarkable
impersOnatious that actor ever presented.
Kesten as YdHk6l6 and Miss Weissman as
Dc orah also showed great ability. Mr..
ZangWil would not grumble to see Mr..
Adler as his king Of shreds and patches.
The piece will continue to-day and to-
flOrTOW