The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-02
ANOTHER THEME OF
RACE AT THE COMEDY
Consequences" a Play of Mar
riageS Between jew
and Gentle.
EN NEW ENGLISH AUTHOR


v- lfaski ..............G CASTOR MerIvale
N-. Lly.Ki. ................S Sara Raleigh
T. vas again a study OF Jew against
t.rfI, 40 the Comedy Theatre last night
t1 Consequences. by II. +. Rubinstein.
nov playwright. a brand new play
wright 100 fact almost as new as the
.vr,.t Elmer Reizenstein. This was
t.o theme OF "a Modern Girl" which was
.,rsr'lv seen in the same theatre. al
though tho treatment was altogether diff
f-s.' FclN Phillip in Der Helfer,"
which was the foundation of this play,
t-rat,d the question seriously. whereas
o.. Youthful Mr.. Rubinster has elected
Poo lssHne an antic disposition.
NJ. Ruhiustein came into the world
o' The theatre by way OF tho prolific
dramatic Incubator conducted by Miss
uu-uim5u at Manchester and known as
ue G3cty Theatre. 1t has been the
nursery ~ many OF the younger British
rldywr chts. Their view of the theatre
IS at.g Their literary in the sense that
any written fiction is literary. They
vile PLAYS IN the terms Of novels and
without any particular recognition OF the
fact tutt the theatre has its own medium.
lt may be for this reason that few of
these plays. fresh as they are in their
view OF life and superior us they are
IN other respects TO the usual output OF
the paywrights. enjoy long popularity.
The Theme of the Play.
To Shuberts had confidence enough in
,he play after seeing Miss Horniman's
company act Il in London To bring It
over 90 the Comedy. 1t is play OF
youth IN middle class English life. The
daughter Of a minister yearns for
some sort of amorous adventure She
.ts met under an umbrella at a suffra-
r,tt. meeting In Hyde Park a young
lew Fired with the romance Of love
uot h-roNu love but the vaster one Of the
pass ON tset-she sees In him another
, Ferdinand T.assalle and declares she will
take nim nome and have her family know
Ter betrothed. her newly betrothed.
since she has thrown over lover Of her
ovn ras. M order to take on the present
day Lsssallo. The young man Is not by
way OF refusing any invitation To tea at
. Christian house and accepts with
alacritv
pu' hcr romance receives a setback.
The family at first refuses 10 accept a
Jewish son-in-law. Both parents reject
the young mans proposals. But that Is
.7iv temporary. Once they learn that hf
It.. A Ltpski. son of the Lipski TO whom
W. C1llns-the heroine's father-is at
tor~,t The Gentle parents are perfectly
.tt.-a.l
This is rather tame end to the ro-
mantle adventures which the younR
woman had expected. She might just as
well have stayed in love with the Freddy
she rejected in favor Of her romantic jew
But she hopes that the opposition OF the
Itpski family TO her may be sufhciently
violen; 90 make up for the commonplae
turn which her affair has taken IN her
own home So they start Off 10 visit his
orthodox family. The Lipskis, however
l0ok upon her AS AN excellent match to'
their son and receive her with open arms
50 Rosalind--she is the sentimental
herono-has a difficult time finding TO-
nance
The End of the Rainbow.
TIE preparations for the wedding are
enough % convince the young people tina
they are not. after all, suffering from any
ihrc like the great passion f'r eaci
other they had supposed. They are, u
fact rather bored with the whole business
which has been taken so calmly by every
hoty and allowed no opportunity 10
heroic outbursts from either side II u
PRESENTLY decided to hold the marriage n
a registrars in order that one or IN
Tfpski children may have hand in It be
fore returning 10 school. Here IL the wa!
- cscapa for the two dsillusionizcd youni
rsr,ons The former betrothed Of Rosa
LfnsI who IL now suffering from tho rae
nat she Is engaged to hero that noood
objected TO- When the clergyman there
tore performs the marriage ceremony !
+. for the best man and the maid OF homo
instead OF the two who should nave Dee
'r. high contracting parties.
Tn romantic couple is thus free to &
elsewhere and seek further romance.
Fine Quality Of Fun.
rNc author has recited this stor
through the mouths OF his characters !
witty and refre. hingly natural speechei
The ar. nearly all fippant In the'
treatment OF the Characteristics or Je'
..l Gentle. but their satire IL withot
malice Indeed the laughter last mgr
nte general II H. moreover, likely 10 7
l1 tho future for the wit of some OF IN
-nrrra,, Is OF really fine quality.
Then there are indications that att'
Willie Mr. Rubins'eln may become
U'arWsGht lie has already mastere
i., sense Of Characteristic speech NJ
an o. his men aud women talked his ow
IDEAS which is something In the d
Noupmeut Of dramatist who mas
evidently written under the influence
Born ird Shay AS this newcomer mas
consequences" undeniably has 1
l'.-fr-. In the last act tedium MOI
f.4n once seemed no further on than
..,.rH or 'W1 when the change came ar
he situation was saved. But there
.. wgrn originality and humor in the ne
ne1y go much truth 10 nature that q
overs Of what is fine and intellectual
'Hs theatre ought TO hear and delight
f.t rrw .rk. one Of Its saving grac
tHur Ola. intellectually Is after all n
no hrH for tho enjoyment of the theat
'ur" Of any time,
Excellent Acting by 'ompnns'