The San Francisco call., 1908-05-26
YIDDISH ACTRESS
PORTRAYS AGONY
Mastery Playing Of Scholars
Part by Nine. Reinhard
Moves Audience
CAST OF CHARACTERS
The Yiddlsh Opera,
1.-The Scholar"
By Walter Anthony

No one with a normal spine could
Reinhard's acting last night in the sec
ond act of THE Scholar at the Nov
city theater invited; when as 1.-The
scholar" and assuming male role,
she counterfeited closely the agony OF
soul sundered from it's happiness.
Even if your knowledge of German be
limited to fitch liebe- dich." and your
familiarity with Yiddish be even more
circumspect, you would have been
moved By the force and power Of her
scene.
There was less music and more act
ing last night by the Yiddish company,
which, by the way, seems to have
esta blished itself so firmly that Man
agere Franks prophecy of permanent
organization is by no means hazard
Gus guess.
with convenient musical Interruptions.
It might serve well as model for
other writer's in that the music is
never dragged on indecorously to grace
scene where no one wants it, but re-
mains like dramas modest hand maiden
in the wings until called for.
Alter, (Mme. Reinhard) is scholar
in a,rich Jews home. He is the butt
of all good natured fun and is quite
bashful withal. Sophie. daughter Of
the household, Is celebrating her birth
day and in a spirit of fun is Joined in
marriage to the pariah scholar by one
of-@the revelers, Mordchie Crank. the
COMEDIAN. The marriage according to
Hebrew law holds, and the merchant
cas1s Alter from the house. The re-
mainder of the play, which is in four
acts, is devoted to bringing the un-
willing wife to the side of the husband.
who loves her, and affords some fne
scenes of real tragic power, which
Nine. Reinhard.' particularly, mastered
finely. Tonight The Scholar" will be
repeated.
ALCAzAR
Little Bessie Barriscale and the other
Alcazar players continue to make THE
Rose of the Rancho" as popular in
San Francisco as 1t was during its two
years stay in New York Seven cur
tain calls last night after the first act,
two of which Miss Barriscale had to
acknowledge Individually, evidenced
the pleasure the play gave.
Others of the large cast to win ap-
proval last night were Bertram Lytell
VIII Walnng. Burt Wesner, Adele Bel
garde. Howard Hickman and last, but
by no means least. Herbert Far1eon.
whose work as the muleteer is the best
Herbert Ke1cey and Effie Shannon
begin rehearsals today for their OPEN
ing performance next Monday evening,
when J. NJ. Barrie's comedy, "Alice-Sit-
by-the-FIre.y will be the Offering.
CENTRAL
Held by the Enemy" the last of the
trilogy of war dramas produced for
the fleet visitors. was the bill at the
Central last night William Gilletts
famous military drama was capably
handled by the stock company Of the
popular home of melodrama. Elmer
Booth made a hit in the part Of the
war correspondent, which was the role
created for Gillette himself The play
was greeted by. a crowded house, and
their appreciation shows that the taste
OF the Central patrons for martial
dramas rs still strong. Next week the
attraction at the Central will be "A
wlfe's Secret"
PRINCESS
The delightful musical comedy. "Ths
Dear Girls, with Edwin Stevens as
professor of school of acting, began
the final week OF it's run last night at
the Princess theater. Next Monday
night THE Tar and Tartar will be
presented with Stevens in the stellar
role.