The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-02-16

| living evil and horr;d consequences Of
lhe vicious, almost incredible. "cade:
system Of New York, il. particular.
and Of every great city in general
| The exact words used were, OF cour. g.
incomprehcnSible 10 ono utterly un-
s che. ed in the tongue; nut, jIdEins
from the tense silence Of the audience.
me saSps OF many. and the tears and
shudders of practically all. tho play
revealed living. awful and hldeous
situation. we'll known TO all who nave
read and heard Of that blacklist side
of life but heretofore not presented
SO far as | know, on the stage, Doubt
less brutal certainly powerful. IN ol
Shofer' teaches great moral. and
teaches skilfully aud most artjstically.
" the company nothing but praise
self VIII his in hin la. 81 GO Comedy ml
shading; aud darkcninc into q grief
stricken horror. down 10 the smallest
.. INC minor claracters. every man aud
woman showed the difference between
the actor and the clothes-fo sarah
I'iiler, though n young woman, mace
~ and played the part, Of Iianscta, the
MIR tiaocD to perfection: William
Heibenlaub made the role OF Kid Mike.
the despicablc cadet living. horri bio
reality: Lyman Kappa rport, rs iisrurl
lIcrsh Pansky. STRIFE, to the last degree
OF orthodoxy, was thoroughly con
yircing; sadie Banks showed genuine
and great ability as Annie. the touch,
hardened partner OF tic Infamous l:id.
no afterwards became "straiEht' and
was forgiven by hcr people She had a
song IN the second act hat moved
Niddish words were set to the tune Of
Every Little Movement" is not that
art? Mary Wilcnsky. as Tutzic, an
pathetic, .pitiful ngure OF the perform
ance, and she played her lorlorn role
with deep and sorrowful sympathy.
The last scene shows the exterior of
the schulz tho synagogue, ana. as
the door is opened from time to time to
admit those who TO pray and 10 wor-
ship on the Day OF Atoncment. the
ing. The invocations. the prayers TO
Isracl's God, with their ancient, Oriental
I turns, and nournful minors are sung:
tic weird almost uncanny ''shofcr,''
the immemorial rams horn. sounds out
and the infinitely sad little victim OF
the cadet dics--,lmost on the steps Of
Israel'S temple.
The sort OF performance tina. one is
not likely TO forget. w D. CT
May irwin in "GcttIns n Polish
Booth Harrington and Harry Leon
Wilson will introduce May Irwin in
Getting Polish" 10 loca! theatre
gocrs at the Academy tomorrow night
|, seems almost unfair TO the fame Of
these two nen'to feel obliged to re-
call tho fact that together they were
responsible for The Man From
Tome and the other good plays, while.
individually, Mr. Harrington wrote one
OF the. greatest OF modern NOVELTIES.
Monsieur Beaucaire,, and MIR. Wilson
wrote THE Spendcrs"
1t is a matter of common knowledge
That the entire range OF native ORA
matists does not contain their equal
il tho matter OF literary attainments
That they have learned how to writ e
plays wcll and TO the public's fancy, was
extraordinary success OF their past
| ventures.
Getting n Polish is heralded as
simply q iit,lc comedy dealing with
the sudden acquisition Of great wealth
t'hy Il woman brought up to /. lilo Of
| thanklcss drudgery. AS its central
| figure ii Introduces May Irwin, the
| funniest woman i n,ne world. Sup
(, porting Miss IrwI,.is the usual strong
| company that licbler & Co. habitually
! give to all plays under their mana ge-
nent. II Will be recalled that this firm.
which is practically responsible for
The debut OF Messrs. Harrington and
Wilson. as dramatists, has had under
| It's direction every one OF the SUCCESS
! ful plays Of these writer's
| New Grern HuuTc.
/ Manager Daniel V. Arthur. who will
present Miss Grace Van Studdiford in
! disc of Mahomct," on Tuesday night.
( candidly admits that he devoted the
1! most of his time and thought to Civ
duction Of her career. He was con
| iident that Miss Van Studdiford could
! be relied upon to delight and thrill
| her audiences with a voice that has no
! contribute his share toward the sue
cess Of the venture. And the New
! York press agreed that Manager Ar
/ thur had done so. This new Smith
Planqucttc comic opera is acknowl etg al
| 10 be one OF the most BEAUTIFUL v
| staged and coStumcd production in
| ycars. 1t VIII be brought here COM
/ plete, direct from the Herald Square
| Theatre New York Seats on sale to-
| morrow
! Concert FOR Hospital.
! an interesting event in musical cir
| clos OF Richmond Will be the concert
! this evening In The Jefferson Auditorium
| for TIC hcnnlj OF the Sheltcring Arms
| Free Hospital. The members OF that
! circle OF Kings Daughters who are