Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1912-12-09
Benefit Performance at Bijou
Theatre Last Night Is
Given by Amateurs.
MOST DELIGHTFUL TREAT
Wonderful Talent Displayed
by Members of CAST Miss
katherine WiientZ Stars.

peTS OIL lne Blue ana Whlte Literary
Society of the Young Mems Hebrew
Association before about 500 friends
and members of that fraternal or
ganization and its auxiliaries in the
Bijou theatre last night as a benefit
for the proposed Hebrew home, an
institution to be erected in this city
during the coming year for the edu-
cation of poor and unfortunate
Hebrews. The performance last
night, which was given in its entire
| ty by amateurs, was simply wonder
| full and would have done credit to a
professional cast. Every character
was excellently portrayed and such
rare dramatic ability was displayed
| by each member that it is hard to
discriminate.
In commenting upon the play DR..
Bernard Feldman, president of the
Y. M. H. A., said: 'It was the big
gest success that the Y. M H. A. has
ever had, and the association can
boast Of a great many former sue
! cesses. In congratulating every
| member of the cast, and the coach,
Joseph Greenwald, in particular, I
am only voicing the sentiments OF
| the members of the association in
| thanking them for their hard and
| conscientious efforts. This production
will be followed by a series CT lee
| lures and educational sessions under
the auspices of the Blue and White
| Literary Society. There will be a
| lecture, open to the public, at least
once a month, and efforts are being
made to have Prof. Demarest. the
president of Rutgers College, deliver
| the first of the series.''
For three whole hours, which time
| the performance consumed, the char
acters of the cast revealed their ex-
cellent acting abilities. 1t can be
safely said that there was not one in
the audience who felt any degree OF
disappointment throughout the four
acts of the production which was
ended with the scene in which a. " I
emotions We're aroused when 'sMm2N4A
Brooks" a character SO wonderfully
enacted by Miss Katherine Bernice
| WileLtz, and Joseph Brooks her
| husband, a failure in the world, very
vividly portrayed to the audience by
| Harry Medinetz, parted as man and
wife.
Under the masterful direction of
| Joseph Greenwald, who also acted
the part of Captain Williams"
every member of the talented crew
shone as stars in the presentation so
brilliantly produced by the cast as a
whole.
BY arousing the sympathies and
wringing the hearts of all in the
agonizing situations which are so
characteristic of paid in Full Miss
Katherine Wilentz scored a decided
| hit and proved the character of
Oh In uJbi bipt =
would have made professional
jealous. Much applause rewarded
/ the efforts of Miss Wilentz, who as
an emotional actress would make
Sarah Bernhard turn green with
envy. 1t was due to her personality
and because she "felt her part" that
she portrayed so brilliantly the char
acter of such great Importance. She
was simply charming and merited
all the praise and applause she re-
ceived.
| Another who pleased because OF
his remarkable emotional acting in
the bewildering situations in which
| he CHANGED to fall as Joseph
Brooks" husband of Emma" was
Harry Medinetz. Always prominent
in every act, he proved worthy of the
great trust placed in him to be able
to enact the part of a disconnected
husband, who lacked the necessary
! qualities to make him successful
| subject in a responsible capacity.
The character of "Jimsey," which
| is of such great consequence in the
play, was cleyerly acted by Lawyer
Jacob NJ. Klein, of whom laudatory
opinions were passed by every in
divdual in the audience. Lawyer
Klein seemed to be ''Jimsey" himself
in the heroic and noble way in which
he treated Mrs. Brooks and in the
determined expectation of decency
from Captain Williams" his en-
ployer. His appearance and his free
and easy way helped him wonderful
ly in his contribution to the plays
success. He was real in every scene
and used a dialect throughout the
four acts without a single break. Mr..
Klein's acting was simply masterful.
To Joseph Greenwald must be
given much praise and credit for the
great success of the Blue and White
Literary Society. Besides being
coach, he purported the habits in the
life of Captain Williams" a general
of finance who has become hardened
and has little generosity in his veins
| because of the terrible struggle he
had to make before he was able to
accumulate fortune. Appearing
whenever the affairs were intense
and whenever crisis was expected,
l"Captain Williams" was an import
ant factor in the presentation. The
work of Mr.. Greenwald can only be
spoken of in the highest compliment
tary terms.
Mrs. Harris and "Beth Harris,
mother and daughter, respectively, OF
Emma Brooks" and "Sato," the at
ltendant of Captain Williams" who
were of lesser consequence, were
characters portrayed in a commend
able manner by Miss Ida Polensky,
Miss Elizabeth Weinblatt and Samuel
lGreisman. Mr. CHEESEMAN'S quaint
manner of saying "Yas sa" after
every question hurled at him by his
master, the captain, won applause.
Miss Polensky played her role in adj
Imirable style as did Miss Weinblatt.
iwho suited her part to the IT.
The opening act presented Harry