Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-14
PERTH AMBoY EVENING NEWS, FRIDAY, SEPT Z; 1905

! gura tOt he Olfufnn d from llt Olu
many and with 4 list nf shows which
include all of the Relasco plays and
q dozen other broadway successes
nj recent date IL ;e q certainty that
bie shows will he Given for very lit
tle money as usual nj this extremely
nrosperons play house. 1t should be
observed hat the nerformances now
beqin MT 1 2 matinees and 1880 in
the evening. y fnct dne to the addi-
lion of extra vandeyille features.
stTbe p,ircc Of India"
tc1aw q ErIcnger's stage produc-
tion of Cen Lew Wallace's historical
romance 0The prince of India, -
dram.tized Nv I C. Clarke, with
music NV prof Horatio Parker, will
receive its Now York premiere at the
Rroadwav theatre a week from next
Monday evenino This is the COM
panion drama tn "Ren-Hur'' and like
that great novel and play. tells a
powerful love story and possesses a
very strong historical and religious
interest. Like "Ren-Hur," it appeals
equally to habitual theatre-goers and
to religious people. who seldom, If
ever visit the theatre.
The heart interest is carried by
Prince Mahommed afterward Ma
hommed IT.. noner of Constants
nonle and Princess Irene, of the
Creek house of Palcolagus. The re-
ligjous side is developed in the role
of the Wandering jew, known in
Cen WalIace's story and in the play
as "The Prince of India" This won
derful legendary character is splend-
idly DEVELOPED in the drama, his
lofty aspiration for the union of all
religions in one common brotherhood
with a simple creed. and his remark
able attachments. making him a most
svmpathetic and interesting stage
personality.
In the play. as in Gen. Wallace's
story. he is made what the author
evidently intended-the symbol of
the universal desire of man for a
resting place for the soul in a single
and pure religious belief. The hand
ling of the mystic and the human in
This strange character is mastery.
This religious theme. interviewer in
TO the dramatic story. is but inciden-
tai TO a powerful play and in no sense
gives this performance a distinctive
Iv relieious aspect.
The time of the action of the story
Is in the period inst prior to and dur
inc the siege of Constantinople, cul-
minating in the fall of that city in
Nav. 1853. under the onslaughts of
tbe Moslems headed by Mahommed.
This poWerful YOUNG Islamite, while
Prince Mabommed. son of Sultan
Amurath. meets Princess Irene and
falls desperately in love with her.
She returns his passion. but being a
Greek n follower of the Greek Chris
tian church the variance of their re-
ligious beliefs stands as a barrier be-
tween them. This barrier falls in
the last act. when. after the capture
of the city. she promises to become
tbe wife of the Sultan and he grants
TO all Greek Christians the right to
exercise their religious beliefs I'M
trammelled within his domain.
The owe story of Mahommed and
irene has been told in song and story
for over four hundred wears and it
has heen utilized as the foundation
for several nlays presented in the
early mart of the nineteenth century,
hoth nf Franee and England. While
United States minister to Turkey,
Cen Wallace undoubtedly accumu-
lated q great deal of valuable inform
ation in reference TO Mahommed and
The Princess Irene never before pub
lished and this he introduced with
anlendid effect info his remarkable
rnmance
"The Prince of India will be
stared aft the Broadway theatre in a
n]rolopue and five acts with eleven
great scenes. The vast equipment of
scenery costumes. armor. weapons
and other stage paraphernalia used
in tbe nresentation of this niece rem
resents an outlay of over $4,000
on the mart of Klaw &, Erlanger. who
have in this production. as in all
others with which their names have
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