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Leah, the Forsaken
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Leah, the Forsaken (1863), a play by Augustin
Daly. [
Niblo's Garden, 35 perf.] Against the laws of 17th‐century Germany, the Jewess Leah ( Kate Bateman) loves a young Christian farmer, Rudolf ( Edwin
Adams). Their liaison is discovered by an apostate Jew, Nathan ( J. W.
Wallack Jr.), who betrays them to the authorities. The Jews are threatened with expulsion from the village, and Rudolf is led to believe that Leah has deserted him in return for a payment of silver. In despair, Rudolf marries a local Christian girl, Madelena ( Mrs. Frank Chanfrau). Some time thereafter the Jews, who have kept their part of the bargain in dissuading Leah, are nevertheless ordered to leave. Just before their departure, word arrives that the laws against the Jews have been abrogated. But by that time Madelena has had a child, and Leah's heart has been broken. Rudolf learns of Nathan's treachery and of Leah's loyalty and he begs her forgiveness just as Leah dies. The play, loosely adapted by Daly from S. H. von Mosenthal's German drama,
Deborah, gave the author his first success and started him on his distinguished career. It also gave Kate Bateman the role with which she was thereafter identified.
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Leah, the Forsaken
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre
Leah, the Forsaken (1863), a play by Augustin...17th‐century Germany, the Jewess Leah ( Kate Bateman) loves a young Christian farmer...village, and Rudolf is led to believe that Leah has deserted him in return for a payment of...
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Sears-Collins, Leah J. 1955–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
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