The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-09
PLAY FROM YIDDISH
TO VISIT BROADWAY
Will Be Produced in English
Ditrichstein on Ticket
Spectators.
STAGE NEWS AND GOSSIP

specifically described As "Broadway.
however distant It may be from that
thoroughfars. will be devoted TO the
production in English OF plays written
BY Yiddish piaywrishts. The singie
specimen Of this kind Of drama which
has enjoyed popularity in the English
speaking theatres was To-day IN
which George B%roadhurst coilaborated
with Abraham Sooner. who wrote the
p,ece az II was acted in lower First
avenue.
The Yiddish playwrights make their
dramas brief and abstract chronicles OF
the time. keeping them strictly up to the
latest changes In social life In this COM
munity. They are of course understood
nv the compatriots Of tho actors and
the SURROUNDINGS in which they are
presented are not always to the taste OF
those who have lived uptown. But these
plays deal with problems which interest,"
a much wider circle than those who un-
derstand the Yiddish language. 30
these plays will be presented In transla-
ton AT an uptown theatre before many
months.
In the meantime there is to be on
December II a special performance NJ
the Thomashevsky Theatre Of "1sraers
Hone" by Leon Corbrin, as a compii-
ment to the author. who In well known
here and in Europe as a playwright IN
the Yiddish language.
When Helen Trevelyan comes 20 this
country to act she will be seen In Little
Miss Llewlyin,'' in which Billie Burke
acted at the Lyceum Theatr when the
piay was known as Suzanne Both
forms OF the piece go back to the BEL
gian play lie Marriage de Mile. Beuie-
mans" The play was acted at the Ly-
ceum Theatre in an adaptation made by
Haddon Chambers, the Australian play
wright. In London in order TO empha-
size the difference between the young
hero and the rest OF the characters. VINO
were in the original Belgian, wh'ie ne
was French, the scene OF the play was
transferred to Wales.
II Gabriel Rejane comes to ms coun-
try in the spring II will be 10 give q
few performances to which ADMISSION
will be only by subscription.
Walter Thomas has been engaged oy
James X. Hackett to act Mdlcoim. Prince
of Cumberland, in Macbeth" which ID
not in the least an undesirable nssse
ment, in view OF the fact that half sal
aries are 10 be paid by MIR. Hackett dur
ing the rehearsals.
Harrison Ford has returned TO ms
original role In Rolling Stones at the
Harris Theatre after having retired TO
allow two other actors to try their luck
with 1t. Mr.. Ford played In the original
performance, another actor was tried In
his part. but when the play was acted
here he was again in the role. Shelley
Hull tried IT, and SO did another before
Edgar Selwyn finally recalled MT, Ford
In the meantime he appeared in Bunker
Bean and two other plays which lasted
for only a few nights after the long re-
hearsals. It was all n question OF type
which Is the bugaboo OF the American
theatre to-day. To achieve a success.
even IL one was not the physical type,
used to be the PROOF OF the actors
ability.
-
7. to 1~o,ightfu, IN read from Leo Dit
richs,oir,s comn,aint that no, only is tho
- ,ut,,,, tho ~sufferor from the rush
~ 20, seats on saturday nights and the
r..ul,inv excessive prices which they are
ter OF "A play may De II is certain 10 uThW
a large audience on Saturday, Conse-
ouently in the case of the popular per-
formapces the spectators. TO whom the
MANAGERS now give all the tickets. are
able TO ask any price they want and
get II.
stalls Is not the only person VINO ieeis
the injustice OF TINS SITUATION me poor
actor gets his. Listen 10 the WORDS OF
Mr.. Ditrichstein VINO IL JUST now IN one
Oh the reishlhs successes ot the c''s
60 rWnasn inaiu,a,.i 40 nn.,
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a'aIs,.. ,o.noi, oon,,o,.a
90" 49,. ha.n ohaoa 80 nau
:. pe'r'e 49,. 49, 49, n~tn. 90 -,
. WORK az ! nnu " more uI'neuit 10 make
cause they are so sore
l, ia reprettabIe that the unfortunate
actors vino are in no way responsible
sho,,d have IN suSer from this system
,.hich erricbos the managers ana tho
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