The Denver Jewish news., 1921-06-22

w " P's ''i'h "p''i'
arouse the English-speaking nations
TO the outrage on decency and moral
ity. Thus came the yellow Ticket.
In America the commercial man.
ager. A. ii. Woods. Russian Jew,
read 1t and signed a contract saying
If it takes all l own and doesn't
bring in dollar I'm going to pro-
duce that play for a protest against
the Russian-Jewish catastrophe
The play was produced. it made a
great success, and the greatest elc-
ment, said Mr.. Morton. in that sue
cess was Florence Reed. who came
from sick-bed 10 play it, and did
il as if it meant her life. short
ly afterwards. the yellow-ticket itself
went out of existence. The play had
done its work.
At this point. Mr.. Morton turned
to an analysis of the play. and led
up to the point where Florence Reed
las her great speech. A Jewish girl,
she had pretended that she was n
Christian had changed her name and
was living under these pretenses in n
home where the son had rallen in love
with her Suddenly police officer
enters. denounces her, calls her by her
real name and forced to confess she
tells why and how she came to this
city. She shows her passport, the
yellow ticket.
Il Am n .Jewess"
81 am a Jewess. yes, and | am not
ashamed of it, But l changed my
name. l had to do it. Listen. l
was living in the pale. My father was
i'll in another city. The shock of the
news killed my mother. ] had to get
to him. But being JcwesS |
couldn't leave the pale, / was told
that only the yellow ticket would get
me out. l applied for it. l didn't
know what it meant. / was told to
sign. and the police Officers laughed.
l said I'd sign. gladly had to get
to my father They asked did | know
what was signing. I read it. l
didn't understand it, asked them to
explain Coarse, in the language men
use with men, they told me. l was
never the same since that time. But
l signed. l had to get to my father.
My people mourned me for dead-lit
candles-but l did get to my father.
and he died giving me mis- blessing.
Since then the police have been hound
ing me. They won't let Inc be II good
woman they want me to live up to the
letter of the yellow ticket"
l have not given the exact speech
only the context of it. as | rcmem-
her it. Weeping. the actress bowed
to the audience who madly recalled
her. !. Her eyes streaning. she went
to the footlights and RAISED her hand.
1.-THE Confessfai of Ny Hsart.T
THAT is the speech In the play; you
have heard what Mr.. Morton has told
you, but there's something he doesn't
know something that oniy one or two
people know and I'm going to tell
it to the world today. Now. The
confession of my heart -
1t was unexpected. The house went
still as death. 1t was more dramatic
than any play 1t was life-somc-
thing vital which was to be enacted.
sat cold on the stage, 1 am sure l
turned pale. Miss Reed was pale
her beautiful. mobile face was white,
her eyes staring hard-her body rigid,
her expressive hands raised aloft.
Morton was trembling. / saw the
audience. They were open-mouthed
and mute.
Il am going to confess something.
was in the hospital when
decided to play that role in The Iel-
low Ticket. Before that l was re-
hearsing in Under Cover with the
Selwyns. Mr.. Woods was in the the
ntre every day, telling me he had.
the greatest part for me-something
which would make me famous. I told
him to go away. that l was under
contract and contented. and l didn't
want to be made dissatisfied. But he
insisted. And l told him wouldn't
listen. Then l was taken dangerous
Iy ill. I was rushed to the hospital,
for serious surgical operation. The
morning after my operation, ! was
lying in daZe when Mr.. Woods
walked in and said: I've bought You
from Selwyns. here's the contract for
the Yellow ticket. and he read me the
speech I've just done for you. 1
said: I'll sign the contract Weak
and still i'll, / went to rehearsal. The
operating doctors had done some
things they shouldn't have done and l
was paralyzed from the hip to the
toes on the left side. played the
first six months with n brace
"Ny God" circulated Morton. II