Life — September 28, 1899 — page 13: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

John Drew as" Lady Teazte.” AS PROMINENT ACTORS SEEM TO BE Ink Haworth and Miss Filkins ample opportu- nity for that “ strong” acting once so much admired, but fortunately little called for in modern plays outside of the Bowery. Ac- cording to the old standards Mr, Haworth might bean ideal Kafael; accordingto ours he {s over-violent and over-vehement. The rest of the cast is fairly competent, and handles its heavy material with fair suc- cess, The humor arises from the Dutch notion of the Jew and Jowish traits so familiar on our own vaudeville stage. It is impersonated In Aaron, a greedy merchant and father of a daughter whom he wishes to marry off. Ho is portrayed by Mr. Emmett Corrigan, who succeeds admirably without dropping into varlety stage meth- ods, tn spite of what must be great tempta- tion, “Tho Ghetto” 1s certainly interesting. Sol Smith Russetl as Portia? RED BY BARA‘S EXAMPLE, LIFE VENTURES A PEW PREDICTIONS. With pruning and accoleration of action tt might become absorbing. Metcalfe, Placing the Blame. HE: Why is it that you never take me to a decent play? He: Because, my dear, this is the end of the nineteenth century, and we live in New York,