After all, John Barrymore, Sarah Bernhardt and other luminaries of the goyish stage, even though they knew no Yiddish, came to Second Avenue to watch the emotionally enveloping stars of the Yiddish stage.
By the end of the play, when Mr. Preen has recovered and it is Mr. Gogol who is ill, the mothering turns goyish, and borscht gives way to lime jello.