An Old Jew

An Old Jew is an 1894 play by the British writer Sydney Grundy. It opened at the Garrick Theatre in London on 6 January 1894 with its original run ending less than a month later on 3 February. The play was written for one of the leading actor-manager's of the era John Hare. The play was revived on several occasions, beginning the following year at the Coronet [Theatre (Los Angeles)|Coronet Theatre] under the alternative title of Julius Sterne, the name of the main character. Gerald du Maurier a future stage star, made his debut in the play with a very small role.
It was the most sympathetic play to the Jewish community by a non-Jew since Richard Cumberland's The Jew exactly a century earlier. This was widely recognised by Jewish intellectuals of the era.