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DOOR KEEPER
The sin: I give such a strong rip of the
ticket from the customer's hand: Believe me when it's an
English theatre, I don't.
CASHIER
The sin: That I do not treat my
customers politely. Believe me, I do not owe you
[anything] at all: in this I owe the "travels" and a few
of the troubles I have with my ideas at home.
STAR
The sin:
Who is like me to the stars in the sky, because in truth
I am no more than sand on the earth.
CRITICS
The sin:
That I do not write the true truth that I think of the
play.
ACTORS' UNION
The sin:
We have so many members in our union, and we burden the
Jews with so many theatres in America.
PROMPTER
The sin:
That you hear me speak louder and clearer than the
actors on stage.
THE VALUABLE PUBLIC
The sin:
What we hold in English theatre is more beautiful and
dignified than in the Yiddish theatre in America.
And for
all: In this Yiddish theatre with all its sins, the most
important Jewish institution. |
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THE MANAGEMENT
The sin: When we announce that we are playing
Yiddish theatre,
and in the end, we only play ninety percent in English.
STAGE DIRECTOR
The sin:
What I want to make you believe is that the productions
cost in the thousands, and that it is the most beautiful
and the best that has never been seen before.
AUTHOR
The sin: That I put my name on a foreign
play.
MUSIC COMPOSER
The sin: I want to sell you old tunes for new
ones.
LOVER
The sin: That I
bore you with my singing of unrequited love.
DRAMATIST
The sin:
Which in each play I tell you about my troubles and
sufferings: Only believe me, when I tell you about my
own life, will be much more dramatic.
USHERS
The sin:
Who leaves our customers to search for their seats, and
that we already show yes, it is a stranger. |