Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-04-09
ben HUR' MAKES
RETURN VISIT TO
NEWARK THEATRE
Spectacular Presentment OF Gen.
Lew Wallace's Famous Play
Will Be Here Next Week.

I'D EN-HUR," the offering at the
ID Newark Theatre next week,
appeals not only to theatre
goers, but to all classes of men and
women-those of the church and those
who are not-for it has all the qualities
which call the religiously inclined as
well as all the dramatic fire and ro-
nance which attract the worldly. 1t is
because of this power of appealing TO
all people that "Ben-Hur'' has become
successful. Pageantry and pomp there
are for the lovers of those things; re-
ligious fervor and reverence for holy
things for the churchly; excitement and
adventure, a M lovers, for the
regular patron of the theatre, and COM
bining all these things into one har-
monious whole is the story of Ben
Hur's devotion to the cause of right
e~ousness, his love of truth and honor,
and his manly fight to maintain his
position before the world.
The hatred which springs up between
Ben-Hur and Messiah, the man he has
b~efriended, is a magnificent passion,
and grandly is hat hatred requited in
the famous chariot race at the circus
of Antioch, wherein Ben-Hur defeats
and overwhelms his Roman enemy,
casting him off from love, honor and
riches. The realism of the race scene,
with the multitude in the amphithea-
atre; the shouts of the b%ettors: the
excitement of the contest itself as the
men fly around the track, each driving
four fiery horses and each intent on
crushing the other and winning the
goal, almost beggars description. The
scene is thrilling and makes the blood
and the breath of the beholder pause
for a second while the interest is CEN
tired on the battle of those two strong
men and their mighty steeds.
Another of the splendid scenes is that
in the Orchard of Palms, where the
Egyptian Iras tries by her seductive
charms to bring Ben-Hur to forget in
the Lethe of her dark beauty his be-
loved Esther and the high purpos on
which he is bent. One Of the most
picturesque and pleasing scenes is
shown in the Grove of Daphne and the
Temple of Apollo, where the nymphs
make merry and revel in honor of the
pagan god whom they worship. In the
last scene of the play the whole spirit
of awe and reverence is brought to II
climax and an exaltation difficult to
believe of the theatre is apparent. The
moment is when Jesus makes His
triumphal entry into Jerusalem. The
populace are gathered without the
gates, singing hosannas and casting
flowers n palm branches in the path
way of the expected king.
Klaw & Erlanger have given Ben
Hur" an even more splendid setting
this year than ever before, magnificent
as have been the former productions.
and theatregoers will enjoy a treat at
the Newark Theatre this week. In
cluded in the interpreting cast this sea-
son are Richard Buhler, Mitchell Har-
'ris, Anthony Andre, Charles Garfield,
Van Dusen Phillips, Frank Weston,
Francis Justice, Walter NJ Sherwin,
Alice Haynes, Eleanor Moretti, Loyola
O'Connor, Maud Ream Slower and
Zaidee Appleton.
II Is the desire of the management
patrons bear in mind the fact that
the curtain rises on the evening per
formances of "Ben-Hur' precisely at
s o'clock, and at 2 on the matinees.
Late Corners will not be seated during
the impressive prelude.