Word: habima
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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With the advent to the boards of the Boston Grand Opera House this evening of the Habima, the Jewish theater of Moscow, it seems appropriate to recall the two other remarkable troupes of Russian players which in the past few years have come to town. It is hard to say which of the Moscow Art Theatre or the Chauve Souris made the most lasting impression on the theatre-going public. M. Stanislavsky and his players gave the sophisticated playgoer a tonic which did much to put new blood in his veins and awake him once more to the infinite possibilities...
Pure Hebrew is the speech of the stage when the Habima presents, and in this tongue four pieces will be presented. They are, -- "The Golem;" "Jacob's Dream;" "The Dybbuk;" and "The Eternal Jew." As in the case of the Moscow Art Theatre, knowledge of the language of the players is by no means necessary; the astounding effects make their impression regardless. Such men as Maxim Gorky, Stanislavsky, Ghaliapin and Lenin have been won to the cause of the Habima at their first performance, and it is due to the ardent championing of these men that the Habima has survived...
...HABIMA PLAYERS...
Jacob's Dream. Continuing to stick its tongue out at common sense reality, the Habima Company adds another to its weird repertory, this last, however, being of less sombre stuff. As the title suggests, the play contains the familiar characters: Jacob, Rebekah, Esau; the familiar implements: the ladder, the mess of pottage. But it strays from the story told in the Sunday School texts. However, the Habima Players know their Old Testament well enough to keep the spiritual significance intact. Moreover, they know their theatre...
...Dybbuk?By the Habima Company, impressionistic mystical drama in Hebrew: by the Neighborhood Players, mystical drama done realistically, in English...