New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-03-24
LONDON'S YIDDISH THEATRE |
Jewish Grand opera and Shake
speare To Be Presented There.

Owing to the recent announcement that
another Yiddsh theatre, this time charity
PLAYHOUSE. is 10 be erected on the East Side
in New York for the amusement and edu-
cation Of this city's Hebrew population
THE Pail Mall Gszette's" account Of the
completion of the Yiddish Theatre in Lon
don, which is also erected to INSTRUCT as
well as TO amuse the Yiddish people Of Lon
don's East End, is interesting
An attractive building in red brick capped
by domes ard towers. has risen in the COM
mercial Road out Of the penny subscrtp
tions. supplemented by generous donations
of the people, SAYS The Gazette
II is called The Temple or the Felman
Yiddish Peoples Theatre. after the great
Yiddish actor who went TO London some
years ago and endeavored to establish
permanent Yiddish theatre there, but died
on the stage at LODI before his project ma
tured
After his death the idea was taken up oy
A Kennard who first founded a society
and began to gather in the pennies ana
then formed a company with capital o.
az. 600 90 build the theatre.
II is a one-tier house, decorated IN due
white and gold There is accommodation
for fifteen hundred persons. After the first
night the prices will range from FIVE shil-
lngs 10 sixpence. The theatre Will be open
every night except Friday.
Nj. K,nnard informed representative OF
tile Pan Mall Gazette" recently that ne
hopes to secure from the Lord Chamber
lain, in view of the closing for the Jewish
Sabbath. permission 20 open on Sunday. II,
chr
7 inpracticabie. the two thousand subscrib-
ers will form club for Sunday perform
ances.
The theatre will be opened with new
jewish grand opera in four acts and seven
scenes by Samuel Altman, A. K. c. NJ, en-
titled King Ahaz."
1t is the epoch in Jewish history when
the King has turred from the faith Of his
fathers 10 play before idols. Csiel, the
hero. who belongs TO the old faith, is de-
clared a traitor and is Obliged 20 fee from
the country as the result Of a woman's
Intrigue leaving behind lis wife and child
Fifteen years later he Is discovered half
wild In the woods. Ahaz has been sue
cecded by his son. the old faith reigns once
more in the land and Csiel is able 10 re-
turn.
The principal artists are Miss Zausmer
Csoprano), Usiels wife; Miss Phyllis
| Davis (contralto), the wife Of the Vice
! roy Mr. Ksssinsky Uenor), Usiel: Mr.
Winogradoff (barytoneD, a friend OF
/ Usiel and Mr. Katz (bass), the King.
! With the exception Of Mr. Winogradoff.
who comes from the Imperial Theatre. St
Petersburg, these artists have been found
| in London.
The chorus, thirty in number, and the
! orchestra, Of twenty four have also been
engaged in London.
For "Rigoletto, which is to be pro-
| duced shortly, the principals-Mme Oh
kina. Nine. Krasavina, NJ. Tchernof and
NJ Semenoff-are coming from st. Peters
burg.
The production that is Immediately to
follow the opening grand opera will be
Mr.. ZangWills The Melting Pot"
With the view of keeping the theatre
open all the year round, Mr.. Kennard Is
arranging for new productions from Yid-
dish dramatists and for Yiddish versions
Of English drama from Shakespeare to
Shaw.
His aim is. in fact, 10 reproduce for the
benefit Of the large Jewish community
every form Of grand opera and drama and
TO make the Temple an educational centre
for the Yiddish people in the East End.