Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-07-14
BACK TO NAP0Ll.
STORY OF A FRAGMENT or REAL
LIFE as PORTRAYED IN A
NEW STAGE PLAY.

Showingthe Operations Of the tunmi
Crauon Law "a a A.feSts thoSS
Wno Att mps 10 Enter the Amer
can FVrxais-
An hour nj Ellis island IN New York
harbor. Is fuu OF smiles and tears
The newly arrived immigrant before
he has changed his native garb. WltA
his Outlandish boxes and bundles SIN
about him. ia etevnaAy lnteFtSelA--
Ills meetings AID partings are full 90
, cbDaish cxuberance and abandon.
lie is never 80 picturesque or 50
pathetic as when he has just doubt
fully intrusted himself 90 the great
machinery oC a new land aud law
To hasn't been much on tho stage
This inrnigrant-hut fragment of HIS
ne finds It's way there In onc-act
= r,lav called The Land ~ the trce-
bv W. &. Dc Mile which was seen re-
, Gently ar a NaSsar Aid Society matt
nee. II Is described by the Times "a
n simple little story. one that happen'
day after day.
In room OF the blk immigration
building. with Its desk and It's hine
coated official. an Italian workman
walks excitedly ~ and down. IA
clothes are cheap and poor. but the
! arc plainly not his working garn, am
! a bright holiday handkerchief is knot
| ted about his throat His eyes ar
| keen and expectant. Evidently DC
n great dav Tor him. IL needs httl
II encoura cement FROM the good nature
officer 20 bring out the whole story
4 big Mediterranean steamer D. lu'
II landing its stecragc passengers. LUIS
"a be- peers through tho gates at q
| incoming crowd. is almost beside hll
self with delight.
| Il waita three year. he explain
| Ihrpafhlcssiv. Il worka verra hard ai
| I sava de money 90 bring 90 me n
Maria and my two little ones.
lie can hardly wait for the gate
! h,. opened But the officer has mo
10 hnd ont. His questioning brings Cd
further details. Luigi earus 81 "A We
with his pick and shovel The
j Is not strong. She speaks little tu
ush. The officer looks doubtful q
saws nothing.
Then all az once the boat r.
The Italian catches "a sight ot h'
through the gates.
IN "Na. na. Signorc. she comea Ia
She getta lame back and two ba
oe Ah-Dio, Maybe She missa IA boa
All Nedete Maria mia Ecco-Ned
-ale ecco-Ah mia moglle-eccO
Iah In another instant. the fran ii'
I wife. ia her Neapohtan costume. d
the the two children. with their bags q
cad bundles. are an in their fathers ar
lust while the officer goes on 90 make
MA report.
the with her head ON her hushar
imy shoulder. Maria breathes in Italian
axle "Ah. my husband 1 see you AK
once thank Cod
the A., which tba Arnericantxed Luigi
.rful spends
oxen Isl 81, carrissima. but now q
,wer English. We an good Americans
aunt. We live I'm Mulberry street. gott'
self. little room for my Maria an Fabio
dual Tessa."
,irile Maria marvels az Lulgi's great
b By arv-45 lire until Luigi Is force
poly. explain.
.ch- yes. yes: in Neapon 1t Is -
? the but liza New York IL is only 81, I'd
IS in muche'
ption Then In quick. excited phras
,lting draws rOseate pictures OF a tutu
,utest which peanut stands and prosp
walk hand i'm hand.
4 the Presently the officer returns.
: and draws Luigi aside. His face IL
= and but his words are terrible. II ap
zone that the little wife does not come
( ont the requirements. She il not he'
story She has no money. and Luigi has
Some that 81 a week. IL Is not enou
have support a family. The wife mu
coul5 back 10 Naples. IL is hard 10
acres Luigi understand. Maria, he
ght il nothing, plays happLly win ne
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